Aesthetics of full visibility. The affi rmative aspect of negation in the art of dance
Alicja Müller (Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
The aim of this article is to analyze the positive (affi rmative) side of negation on the example of changes in the aesthetics of classical ballet, modern dance, and postmodern choreography. It demonstrates that every negation is, at the same time, a negotiation. In this context, negotiation means fi ghting for the visibility and representation of bodies that do not fi t in the classical canon of ballet, which is presented as a system of oppression. The fi rst part is of a theoretical character and focuses on the aesthetic changes in the fi eld of the art of dance. The second part provides an analysis of two contemporary examples of choreographies („The Old Woman and the Door” by Mats Ek and „C.O.R.P.uS” by Compagnie de l’Oiseau-Mouche) in which old and diseased bodies appear at the center of both the performance and the audience’s attention. The defi nition of the aesthetics of full visibility serves as a descriptive frame for dance performances that abolish the invisibility of bodies incompatible with the classical canon.
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The sample of Polish version of this article is available here: http://tekstualia.pl/index.php/pl/nasze-numery/277-2-49-2017/artykuly/1413-estetyka-pelnej-widzialnosci-o-afirmatywnym-aspekcie-negacji-w-polu-sztuki-tanca
