Utopia? Some Thoughts on Europe in the Performing Arts

Conference Report by Anna Leon The title of the conference that took place in the Dance Studies department of the University of Salzburg on January 23rdand 24th—Post-utopia and Europe in the performing arts—was an invitation to grapple not only with the subject matter announced, but also with the very conception of its terms. The interdisciplinary contributions to the conference—from dance studies, musicology, literature, cultural policy and film studies—presented a multifaceted range of id..