Knowledge on the Dance Floor. Theory and Practice of Contemporary Dance Studies. A lecture by Anna Kozonina

DESCRIPTION

The lecturer will present the history of dance studies, outline the main areas of research, and explain the unique nature of the knowledge produced by choreographers and dance theorists, as well as the difficulties the researchers face.

Though dance history is as old as the hills, dance has long been under the radar of the humanities. Its ephemeral nature, body as the main medium, sensuality and low social status did not contribute to the theoretical insights. Only in the second half of the twentieth century, when humanities ceased to ignore the body experience, dance made its way to cultural studies. Soon dance studies emerged as a separate discipline which we will talk about at the lecture. We will discuss the theoretical approaches to rethinking dance and their difference from other art research tools.

ABOUT THE LECTURER

Anna Kozonina (b. Nizhny Novgorod, 1992) is a contemporary dance researcher, journalist, editor, participant of the Proscenium laboratory at the Volga-Vyatka branch of the National Centre for Contemporary Art. Was part of the curatorial team for the contemporary dance choreographers’ residence Ruza-2017. Worked as correspondent for the Open Look and Diversia festivals, edited the online magazine Culture in the City. Writes about dance for Roomfor.ru and the Art Magazine.

HOW TO TAKE PART

Free admission with advance registration.

The lecture will be accessible for deaf and hard of hearing visitors and will be interpreted into Russian Sign Language.

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