Abstract
This paper considers recently developed digital dance scores, paying particular attention
to Using the Sky (Motion Bank 2013), an online score of Deborah Hay’s work No Time to Fly (2010)
I suggest that Using the Sky is typical of an emerging field of choreographic ‘poetics’ (Cvejic 2012,
deLahunta 2014), which offer a form of co-authored self-reflection, drawing on multiple methods to
analyse and share choreographic processes. UTS and similar projects shape the legacy of dance works,
constraining their identity in accordance with authorial intention and centralising the choreographer’s
voice. This impacts on empirical and post-structuralist notions of authorship, implicating a shift away
from established paradigms and reconfiguring spectator – author relations. Furthermore Hay’s
somatic practice poses a familiar challenge regarding the presence of the body when writing (about)
dance. This investigation suggests that the methods adopted by Hay and her team allow for features of
the body to extend into the digital realm. The flesh-less presence of the body demonstrates the
primacy of Hay’s practice and further impacts on readings of her work. This paper provides an
introduction to some of the key questions posed by the score; demonstrating how it raises and reconfigures
issues of authorship, affect and action in dance practice and research.
Original language | English |
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Media of output | Online |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Full text available from: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53166e0de4b0cc8a5400c79a/t/54d08fd1e4b077b3bdd407e4/1422954449423/Scoring+Choreography-+Process+and+Bodies+in+Digital+Form+-+Hetty+Blades.pdfKeywords
- Scoring
- Documentation
- Authorship
- Digital Media
- Choreographic Practice
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Hetty Blades
- Research Centre for Dance Research - Associate Professor (Research)
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