Knowledge in Motion: Perspectives of Artistic and Scientific Research in Dance

In a globalised society, dance is gaining in importance as a means of conveying body knowledge: It is perceived as an art form in itself, is fostered and cultivated within the bounds of cultural and educational policy, and is increasingly becoming the subject of research. Dance is in motion all over the world, and with it the knowledge that it holds. But what does body knowledge in motion constitute, how is it produced, how can it be researched and conveyed? Renowned choreographers, dancers, theorists and pedagogues describe the unique potential of dance as an archive and medium as well as its significance at the interface between art and science. Contributors are, among others, Gabriele Brandstetter, Dieter Heitkamp, Royston Maldoom and Meg Stuart.

Frontmatter --; Content --; Preface --; Introduction --; Dance in a Knowledge Society --; Dance as Culture of Knowledge --; Trickstering, Hallucinating and Exhausting Production --; What is an Artistic Laboratory? --; The Mode of Knowledge Production in Artistic Research --; Artistic Research as an Expanded Kind of Choreography Using the Example of Emio Greco / PC --; Talking about Scores: William Forsy the’s Vision for a New Form of »Dance Literature« --; If you don’t know, why do you ask? --; How Do You Want to Work Today? --; Making Worlds Available --; Flickering and Change --; Expeditions to the Inner Teacher --; Sharing with Others --; About Risks and ›Side Effects‹ of Dancing --; Capturing the Essence --; Re- Constructions: Figures of Thought and Figures of Dance: Nijinsky’s FAUNE --; What the Body Remembers --; Reconstructing Dore Hoyer’s AFFECTOS HUMANOS --; Digestion and Infusion --; The Body as Archive --; For a Participatory Theatre: Touching Instead of Fumbling --; On the Threshold --; The Politics of Collective Attention --; Generating Space --; Critique versus Critical Practice? --; Performing the School --; Building a Common Language --; On Considering a Comparative Approach --; Break- Up: New Paths in Dance Education --; Dance Careers in Transition --; Working on Experience --; Learning Unconsciously --; Art is not a Luxury --; The Students Have to Come First --; Notes on Contributors