Staehler, Tanja (2009) Rough cut: phenomenological reflections on Pina Bausch's choreography. Janus Head, 11 (1-2). pp. 347-365. ISSN 1524-2269

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Abstract

This essay interprets the work of the German choreographer Pina Bausch with the help of phenomenological examinations by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Emmanuel Levinas, and Martin Heidegger. Pina Bausch's choreography not only shares basic themes like the everyday, the body, and moods with phenomenology, but they also yield similar results in overcoming traditional dualist frameworks. Rather than being an instrument for expressing ideas, the body is in constant exchange with the natural elements, exhibiting vulnerability and passivity. Moods, in turn, are neither subjective nor objective; this also holds for longing, an essential constituent of Pina Bausch's work. Dance theater and phenomenology, each in their unique ways, are capable of acknowledging and accommodating the ambiguity of our human existence.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of History, Art History and Philosophy > Philosophy
Depositing User:	Tanja Staehler
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 19:54
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2012 15:50
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/22879

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