danced process #1: talking-while-dancing
2008. Solo performance and improvisation score.
danced process #1comprises 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.
Image credits: L - Mike Bowdidge. R - John McGregor.
CREDITS
- Choreography & performance: Sue Hawksley.
- R&D supported by a residency at DanceHouse, Glasgow.
PERFORMANCES & PRESENTATIONS
- Performances: Sculpture Court at Edinburgh College of Art as part of document, a group exhibition by Postgraduate students of the University of Edinburgh, November 2008.