The European Research Council funded DANCING project based at the School of Law and Criminology and ALL Institute under the lead of Principal Investigator Professor Delia Ferri will host the in-person DANCING Final Conference on 19-20 June 2025 at Maynooth University and warmly invites all interested to attend.

Marking the end of the project after five years of research, the DANCING Final Conference takes stock of the different achievements and results of the project, and presents them to both the academic community and policy-makers as well as stakeholders. On Thursday, 19 June the conference will present the academic research findings of DANCING, while on Friday, 20 June the conference will discuss the societal and policy impact of the project.

The conference will feature keynotes from Emeritus Professor Bruno de Witte as well as from Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Ms Inmaculada Placencia Porrero.

The conference will moreover welcome several guest speakers and discussants, including Prof. Giuseppe Martinico (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa), Prof. Imelda Maher (University College Dublin), Prof. Michael Doherty (Maynooth University), Prof. Sarah Whatley (Coventry University) and many more.

The DANCING team are furthermore excited to exhibit the manifold collaborations with artists and creators embedded in the project. Indeed, the first day will feature the unveiling of the DANCING-commissioned artwork ‘Odisseo-Ulysses’ created by artist Tiziano Pantano. Moreover, the conference will be concluded with the first screening of the ERC DANCING documentary produced by Feenish Productions Ltd. featuring a post-show Q&A with director James Kelly as well as Lucy Bennett and Monique Dior Jarrett of Stopgap Dance Company, which developed the bespoke contemporary dance piece ‘Lived Fiction’ commissioned by DANCING.

Download PDF of Final Conference programme

Download Accessible MS Word version of Final Conference programme

To register for the DANCING Final Conference:

Please complete the registration form here.

or email ercdancing@mu.ie and provide the following details:

• first and last name,
• email address,
• the day(s) of the conference you wish to attend,
• any dietary restrictions,
• accessibility requirements.

We look forward to seeing you on the 19-20 of June!