Next week, the International and Interdisciplinary Competition(s) in Music Conference will be held at the Berlin University of the Arts, and Christian Spencer will participate in it The CMUS director will give a presentation on “Spatiality, Narratives and Impact of Traditional Music Competitions in Latin America (2000-2025).”

Part of her abstract reads: “The aim is to analyze, first, the process of festivalization of folklore competitions (1990-2025) and, second, their social impact. In the first case, I analyze the aforementioned cases in general terms to construct a history of the competitions and their counter-competitive movements. In the second, I study their impact on the development of instrumental language in folklore (Argentina, Colombia), countercultural movements and the exoticization of performances (Mexico), a gymnastics culture (Brazil, Chile, Argentina), the reinforcement of social archetypes and the renewal of a conservative nationalist-folkloric ideology (Chile).”

Presentation by Christian Spencer: “Spatiality, Narratives and Impact of Traditional Music Competitions in Latin America (2000-2025”

Wednesday, September 3, 10:30 AM
Fa 302, Berlin University of the Arts