Finding Meaning in the Experience of Movement: a look at the practice of four teachers in Québec

This essay examines the reflection of contemporary technique class – through professional training for dancers in Québec – in a context of heterogeneity of choreographic practices. The authors have specifically examined the accounts of four artist-teachers: Kelly Keenan, Manon Levac, Sandrine Vachon...

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Autores: Bienaise, Johanna, Levac (Université du Québec à Montréal – Montréal, Canada), Manon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
Idioma:francés
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/63625
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/63625
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Danse contemporaine. Technique. Dramaturgie. Sens. Enseignement.
Danse Contemporaine
Technique
Pédagogie
Sens
Enseignement
Contemporary Dance
Pedagogy
Meaning
Teaching
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Sumario:This essay examines the reflection of contemporary technique class – through professional training for dancers in Québec – in a context of heterogeneity of choreographic practices. The authors have specifically examined the accounts of four artist-teachers: Kelly Keenan, Manon Levac, Sandrine Vachon and Jamie Wright. The analysis highlights their teaching philosophies and pedagogical choices that lead them into a highly structured and sensitive approach to the moving body and a constantly renewed relationship with their students.