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Dancing/Writing Transmodernism: Toward a Theorization of Recent Choreographic Histories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2015

Abstract

In this paper, I explore recent theoretical offerings on transmodernism in literature and critical studies and its appropriation and transference into the field of dance studies Through writing transmodernism in dance, I offer a model that is timely and necessary. This framework is articulated through historical trajectories focused on a case study, notably through the work of French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj. Drawing upon Annonçiation (1995), the concept of dancing /writing transmodernism reflects the epistemological values from the interstitial transference of composite/nonlinear/scaffolded texts, including the rethinking of the biblical narratives, musical textures, and corporeal/physical textures.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel 2015 

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