International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance

Mission Statement 

The ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance (IMD) aims to deepen understanding and awareness of music and dance within local and indigenous cultures around the world. Our meetings and publications welcome participants from a wide variety of backgrounds, including traditional performers and educators. We are committed to ethical research collaborations that benefit local and indigenous communities and support local and indigenous performers and educators to maintain their music-and-dance knowledge and practices. 

Study Group Committee 

  • Chair: Yuh-Fen Tseng 
  • Vice Chair: Mark Van Tongeren
  • Secretary: Shuo Niki Yang, Xinjie Chen 

Advisory, Non-Executive Board of Directors

  • Syaman Vonganyan (Chien-Ping Kuo)
  • Akawyan Pakawyan
  • Tasaw Watan
  • José Jorge Carvalho
  • Aaron Corn
  • Made Mantle Hood
  • Klisala Harrision
  • Marcia Langton
  • Anthea Skinner
  • Muriel E. Swijghuisen Reigersberg
  • Victoria Levine

Contact 

Secretariat

 

Updated Abstract Submission Method and Website

The website for the ICTMD 2026 Joint Symposium on PASEA, AE, and IMD is now live! Thanks to Ajan Ros Phoasavadi, Ajan Paphutsorn Koong Wongratanapitak, and the entire LAC for their excellent teamwork in making this happen.

Abstracts can be submitted through the Google Forms link found under the “Call for Papers” section on the website:

2026年ICTMD聯合研討會的網站正式上線～特別感謝 Ros Phoasavadi 教授、Paphutsorn Koong Wongratanapitak 教授，以及大會籌備委員會的卓越團隊合作，讓這一切得以實現。

Call for Presentations: ICTMD Study Groups 2026 Joint Symposium on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia (8th), Applied Ethnomusicology (10th), and Indigenous Music & Dance (3rd)

Call for Presentations

ICTMD Study Groups 2026 Joint Symposium

Final Programme and Registration Information of the 2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance with a joint day with the Study Group on Music and Minorities

Please see the attachment for the full programme which is subject to updates. 

ICTMD-IMD Official Website

Dear ICTM-IMD members,

Please visit the ICTMD-IMD official website for the most updated news about the 2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance with a joint day with the ICTMD Study Group on Music and Minorities.

DEADLINE EXTENSION：ICTMD-IMD 2024 SYMPOSIUM｜ 徵文截止日期延期通知：ICTMD原住民音樂舞蹈小組 2024研討會

Dear members of ICTMD-IMD Study Group,

The ICTMD-IMD Study group Committee has decided to extend the deadline for abstract submission until February 29, 2024. We encourage more people to apply for ICTMD-IMD 2024 symposium. For the detailed information, please see the new CFP below.

Please contact our secretaries Dr Shuo Niki Yang or Dr Xinjie Chen if you have any questions:

yshuo@ccom.edu.cn

FINAL CFP of The 2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance (ICTMD-IMD) 最新會議徵文通知：第二屆國際傳統音樂學會（ICTMD）原住民音樂舞蹈研究小組（ICTMD-IMD）國際論壇

Dear colleagues,

Attached please find our final CFP.

Please contact our secretaries Dr Shuo Niki Yang or Dr Xinjie Chen if you have any questions:

yshuo@ccom.edu.cn

xinjiechen@whcm.edu.cn

 

親愛的學術好友們

請查收最新版的會議徵文通知。

若您有任何問題，請即時與研究小組秘書楊爍博士或陳心傑博士聯繫: 

yshuo@ccom.edu.cn

xinjiechen@whcm.edu.cn

Change of Venue and Time of The 2nd Symposium of the ICTMD Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance (ICTMD-IMD) 時間地點更新：第二屆國際傳統音樂學會（ICTMD）原住民音樂舞蹈研究小組（ICTMD-IMD）國際論壇

Past Business Meetings

Final Programme and Registration Information of the Inaugural ICTM Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance and 21st NRPIPA Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance

Please see the attachment for the full programme which is subject to updates. 

Register for Day 1 (30 November) here: https://indigenousknowledge.unimelb.edu.au/events/iki-intersections-symposium

Day 1 (30 November) features the 2022 Indigenous Knowledge Institute Intersections Symposium

Call for Papers The Joint Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance, and the National Recording Project for Indigenous Music and Dance in Australia (NRPIPA)

The 1st Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Indigenous Music and Dance and the 21st NRPIPA Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance will be held on 30 November to 3 December 2022 at the University of Melbourne. Hosted by the Indigenous Knowledge Institute, the joint symposium will primarily be delivered in an online format and coincide with the International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December 2022.

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