Choreographic Practices
Scope & Guideline
Enhancing Understanding through Choreographic Dialogue
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Inclusive Choreography Practices:
The journal promotes discussions around inclusive practices in choreography, particularly focusing on the representation and participation of marginalized groups, including disabled dancers and neurodiverse perspectives. - Interdisciplinary Approaches:
It embraces interdisciplinary methodologies, drawing from fields such as philosophy, sociology, and psychology to enrich the understanding of choreography and dance. - Critical Engagement with Performance:
The journal encourages critical discourse on performance, examining the socio-political implications of dance and how it interacts with contemporary societal issues. - Exploration of Body and Identity:
A significant focus is on the relationship between body, identity, and movement, exploring how choreographic practices can reflect and shape individual and collective identities. - Innovative Choreographic Techniques:
The journal highlights innovative choreographic techniques and practices, encouraging experimentation and new forms of expression within the dance community.
Trending and Emerging
- Neuroqueer Choreography:
Emerging discussions around neuroqueer choreography highlight the intersection of neurodiversity and dance, exploring how these perspectives can reshape choreographic practices and challenge traditional norms. - Cripping and Disability Studies:
The focus on crip theory and disability studies in choreography is gaining traction, emphasizing the importance of representation and the lived experiences of disabled dancers within performance contexts. - Embodied Experience and Memory:
There is an increasing interest in the embodied experience of memory within choreography, reflecting how personal and collective histories inform movement and performance. - Choreography and Audience Interaction:
Recent themes explore the relationship between choreography and audience interaction, particularly how choreographers can disrupt conventional audience expectations and create more inclusive viewing experiences. - Interdisciplinary Collaborations:
A trend towards interdisciplinary collaborations is emerging, where choreographers engage with artists from other fields, such as visual arts and technology, to create innovative and multifaceted performances.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Dance Techniques:
There appears to be a diminishing emphasis on traditional dance forms and techniques, as the journal increasingly prioritizes contemporary and experimental practices over established styles. - Historical Choreographic Analysis:
The analysis of historical choreography has become less frequent, indicating a shift towards present-day practices and issues, rather than focusing on historical contexts. - Purely Aesthetic Discourses:
Discussions centered solely on the aesthetics of dance, without consideration of social or political contexts, are becoming less common, as the journal moves towards more critical and engaged forms of analysis. - Commercial Dance Practices:
The exploration of commercial dance forms, such as mainstream performance and competitions, has seen a decline, suggesting a move towards an appreciation for more avant-garde and experimental works. - Dance as Entertainment:
The framing of dance primarily as entertainment is waning, with the journal favoring discourse that emphasizes dance as a medium for social change and critical engagement.
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