Vital Signs: Poetry, movement and the writing body. Issue 1 (1st April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thurston, Scott; Slee, Sarie Mairs
• Is Part Of: Choreographic practices. Volume 8:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 9
• Page End: 25
• Publication Date: 2017-04-01
• Subjects: Dance -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Dance -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Choreography -- Periodicals; 792.82
• DOI: 10.1386/chor.8.1.9_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-5669

Abstract

This article outlines a collaborative enquiry between a dancer and a poet. It considers some past and present collaborations between poets and dancers before framing the authors' interest in the traditions of North American postmodern dance and European Physical Theatre. Utilizing Daniel Stern's theory of vitality dynamics and his interest in interdisciplinary artistic collaboration, the authors consider some key aspects of their creative work in the light of these ideas, focusing in particular on the usefulness of the concept of syntax for reflecting on the interrelation between language and movement.