Tag: The body as archive

Trajal Harrell

Trajal Harrell gained international recognition for creating a series of works that bring together the tradition of voguing with early postmodern dance. He is considered to be one of the most important choreographers working in contemporary dance today. In his latest work, the artist ​ also combines theoretical and formal ideas from butoh​ dance, and […]

De Laet Timmy. 2020. “Expanding Dance Archives: Access, Legibility, and Archival Participation.” Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research 38, no. 2: 206–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27127210.

Timmy De Laet discusses the expansion of dance archives, focusing on improving access, legibility, and participation in archival practices to better preserve and understand dance history.

Lepecki, André. 2010. “The body as archive: Will to re-enact and the afterlives of dances”. Dance Research Journal 42.2. 28-48.

André Lepecki explores the concept of the body as an archive in dance, examining the desire to re-enact dances and the implications for the preservation and continuation of dance practices.

Nachbar, Martin. 2018. “Tracing sense/reading sensation: An essay on imprints and other matters” in The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Reenactment edited by Mark Franko. Oxford Handbooks. (2): 19-32.

Martin Nachbar investigates the sensory and experiential aspects of dance, focusing on how imprints and sensations are traced and interpreted within the context of dance and reenactment.