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Research paper thumbnail of How does sight affect a kinaesthetic and proprioceptive sense? Inês Zinho Pinheiro 3 rd Year BA (Hons) Special Project Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance

Research paper thumbnail of Dance and Architecture: Bauhaus, Oskar Schlemmer and Mirrored, me

Research paper thumbnail of An analysis of the project “Archiving my friends’ movement in video and through my body” in a ritualised activity context, with reference to Anna Halprin’s work

Research paper thumbnail of Kenneth MacMillan believed that dance “could deal with controversial, contemporary subjects” (Parry, 2009, p. 139). Identify some of the key themes explored in MacMillan’s work and discuss how these were expressed through his choreography

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Research paper thumbnail of A phenomenological approach to performers’ self-awareness in dance

This dissertation explores performers’ self-awareness in dance. The study focuses on my own exper... more This dissertation explores performers’ self-awareness in dance. The study focuses on my own experience as a dancer, as well as on participants’ responses collected from workshops and interviews. Working between these experiences and reports, and from a phenomenological lens, I question how dancers’ self-awareness might change throughout the transition between rehearsal and performance contexts.

The dissertation has a narrative-like quality where I use various episodes reported by dancers or from my own experience. Therefore, dancers in this thesis are considered as active collaborators, not passive subjects. In order to access their internal and external processes in relation to their self-awareness I organised workshops, group conversations and individual interviews. One of this study’s main findings suggests that dancers’ self-awareness in performance is affected by the type of rehearsal that precedes the performance. Furthermore, this research delves into dancers’ video usage and its influence on their capacity of bridging how they feel with how they see on video. Also, the thesis considers dancers’ ‘inner conversations’ while dancing and what that process is and means.

The study not only aims to understand the shifts that occur in dancers’ self-awareness in function of their surroundings, but it also considers ways in which dancers may heighten their self-awareness. This includes a research about the role of video in rehearsals and performances; performance preparation (i.e.: what dancers do before a show in order to feel ready to perform); and the transition from rehearsal to performance. Another main finding concerns the participants’ ambivalent conceptions about the use of video. These were perceived both as promoting and as hindering the dancers’ proficiency.

Research paper thumbnail of A phenomenological approach to performers’ self-awareness in dance

This dissertation explores performers’ self-awareness in dance. The study focuses on my own exper... more This dissertation explores performers’ self-awareness in dance. The study focuses on my own experience as a dancer, as well as on participants’ responses collected from workshops and interviews. Working between these experiences and reports, and from a phenomenological lens, I question how dancers’ self-awareness might change throughout the transition between rehearsal and performance contexts.

The dissertation has a narrative-like quality where I use various episodes reported by dancers or from my own experience. Therefore, dancers in this thesis are considered as active collaborators, not passive subjects. In order to access their internal and external processes in relation to their self-awareness I organised workshops, group conversations and individual interviews. One of this study’s main findings suggests that dancers’ self-awareness in performance is affected by the type of rehearsal that precedes the performance. Furthermore, this research delves into dancers’ video usage and its influence on their capacity of bridging how they feel with how they see on video. Also, the thesis considers dancers’ ‘inner conversations’ while dancing and what that process is and means.

The study not only aims to understand the shifts that occur in dancers’ self-awareness in function of their surroundings, but it also considers ways in which dancers may heighten their self-awareness. This includes a research about the role of video in rehearsals and performances; performance preparation (i.e.: what dancers do before a show in order to feel ready to perform); and the transition from rehearsal to performance. Another main finding concerns the participants’ ambivalent conceptions about the use of video. These were perceived both as promoting and as hindering the dancers’ proficiency.

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