The CID Circular September 2011 01. Congress and General Assembly All Members are invited: 24-27 November 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. Venue will be the prestigious Halic University, not far from the Sultan’s Palace. The congress on Ottoman Dance will radically revise widespread beliefs on Oriental belly dance. 02. Festival in Bulgaria Competitive, open to all forms of dance, 17-21 November 2011. 03. Contacts in Libya New perspectives for Libyan dance open after the change of regime. Now you can contact CID Members in Libya to invite dance ensembles to your festival or to plan research trips there. 04. Funding opportunity, Canada Canadian national agency provides funding for training in the arts (dance) in preparation for national or international careers. 05. London International Tango Festival Porchester Hall, 18-20 November 2011. 06. Isadora Duncan in Athens In the footsteps of Isadora, the founder of modern dance. The national Dora Stratou Dance Theatre of Athens and the Isadora Duncan International Institute of New York open registrations for a workshop in Athens 9-13 July 2012. Classes, lectures, guided visits, documentation. 07. New book by Member Lizra, Chen: My seductive Cuba. Canada, Latidos Productions, 2011, 328 p. With information on dance in Cuba. Visit the CID Virtual Library at www.cid-portal.org , a full list of the 600 books and magazines authored or edited by Members of the CID. The CID Circular is sent every month to Members of the CID-UNESCO and over 100,000 other dance professionals in 200 countries. See previous announcements and opportunities at: www.cid-portal.org To obtain contact details for the above write to the CID Secretariat. To ensure you receive your CID Circulars, please add ExecSec@cid-portal.org to your address book. International Dance Council - CID - Conseil International de la Danse UNESCO, 1 rue Miollis, FR-75732 Paris, France www.cid-portal.org ExecSec@CID-portal.org