Le nu en danse contemporaine : L’exotisme « comme pulsion de curiosité »

Vionnet, Claire (2022). Le nu en danse contemporaine : L’exotisme « comme pulsion de curiosité ». p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e, P-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-ce(6)

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This paper explores the ambiguity of the naked moving body. The anthropologist noticed a double discourse on her fieldwork in contemporary dance theaters in Switzerland: on the one hand, an acclimatization to nudity due to diffusion, on the other side, a strong exoticism (curiosity, fascination). Meanings of the exhibition of naked bodies in dance are investigated, considering both dancers’ and spectators’ perspectives. The different experiences and conceptions of nudity on stage are explored, in dialog with dance scholarship. The assumption of nudity as transgressive is put into question. The author mentions different modest strategies used to reduce the erotic violence of the flesh, drawing on the notion of modesty by H.P. Dürr. This paper sheds light on the relation between nudity, sexuality and eroticism in contemporary dance, as well as on the performativity of the naked body.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Other Institutions > Walter Benjamin Kolleg (WBKolleg) > Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Network (IRN)

UniBE Contributor:

Vionnet, Claire

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

2426-3893

Funders:

[4] Swiss National Science Foundation

Projects:

Projects 0 not found.

Language:

English

Submitter:

Claire Vionnet

Date Deposited:

22 Nov 2022 10:30

Last Modified:

30 May 2023 13:55

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Contemporary Dance – Eroticism – Nakedness – Sexuality – Transgression

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/174973

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/174973

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