A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton
The present research highlights some key points from Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton, to establish links between Paxton’s work and positions on phenomena of sensation and perception in the context of contemporary performance. It also analyzes the relationship between internal body sensation...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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| author | Mayana Marengo Zilá Muniz (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Florianópolis/SC, Brazil) |
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| description | The present research highlights some key points from Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton, to establish links between Paxton’s work and positions on phenomena of sensation and perception in the context of contemporary performance. It also analyzes the relationship between internal body sensation and the design of the moving body, which Paxton defines as form. From these concepts, the present paper discusses the artistic power of this approach, based on a scenic practice which aim is to create dance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aca5ed86826d4189b53602a4c7d2b6cb2022-12-22T04:27:09ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602017-12-0181A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve PaxtonMayana Marengo0Zilá Muniz (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Florianópolis/SC, Brazil)Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Florianópolis/SCThe present research highlights some key points from Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton, to establish links between Paxton’s work and positions on phenomena of sensation and perception in the context of contemporary performance. It also analyzes the relationship between internal body sensation and the design of the moving body, which Paxton defines as form. From these concepts, the present paper discusses the artistic power of this approach, based on a scenic practice which aim is to create dance.https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/73899Body AwarenessScenic performativityIterativity |
| spellingShingle | Mayana Marengo Zilá Muniz (Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina – UDESC, Florianópolis/SC, Brazil) A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Body Awareness Scenic performativity Iterativity |
| title | A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton |
| title_full | A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton |
| title_fullStr | A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton |
| title_short | A Glance Upon Material for the Spine, by Steve Paxton |
| title_sort | glance upon material for the spine by steve paxton |
| topic | Body Awareness Scenic performativity Iterativity |
| url | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/73899 |
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