Aesthetic intensity and presence

Claire Vionnet

Abstract

My aim in this paper is to show how aesthetic intensity is related to the idea of presence, using the expertise of dance, which I learned during my fieldwork alongside contemporary dancers. I argue that the power and efficiency of gesture is mainly reached by an intense and full performative presence, in other words, when the gesture is inhabited.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Presence/Embodiment. Key Concepts of the Humanities and Social Sciences \| GSH \| Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies. - University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Duration: 7 Apr 2017 → 7 Apr 2017

Conference

Conference	Presence/Embodiment. Key Concepts of the Humanities and Social Sciences \| GSH \| Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies.
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Bern
Period	7/04/17 → 7/04/17

Keywords

the politics of presence
embodied engagement
situated knowledge

Access to Document

https://boris.unibe.ch/175274/

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