Solo choreography and performance - Sue Hawksley danced process #1 was presented in the Sculpture Court at Edinburgh College
of Art in November 2008 as part of document, a group exhibition
by PG students of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art
photos: Jon Bird & Mike Bowdidge
The work comprises tasks of set or improvised
dance material to be performed while situated among the public with whom the
dancer is talking-while-dancing. This performative device was chosen to create
a choreographic situation whereby the dancer would be cognitively challenged
and embedded in the environment. danced process #1 raises questions about the
notions of 'embodiment' and 'embodied mind', the nature of performance, the
role of gesture, and the difficulties for both performer and audience inherent
in the cognitive multi-tasking required to engage in the process.
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