Vital Bodies is a two-day international conference, organised in conjunction with the Vital 07 Festival. VITAL 07 continues the major programme of Live Art events by Chinese Arts Centre. Vital Bodies will consider both historical and aesthetic representations of 'the body' in visual art practices by artists of Chinese descent, bringing into dialogue a broad range of participants including artists, theorists, curators, policy-makers and arts educators. Proposals for 30 minute papers considering the following broad areas, are invited:• Representations of the body in art historical terms.• Current artistic and curatorial strategies in the field of Live Art.• Considering audience in the presentation of Live Art. • Communicating meaning through documentation of Live Art practice.• Interventions in public space and site responsive work.Panel proposals of up to three people will also be welcomed. Conference papers and transcripts from discussions will be brought together with writing and documentation from the festival programme, and will be reproduced in a publication due out in Spring 2008.