Finding Words for Dance from a Choreological Perspective

Authors

  • Andrea Gavriliu Independent artist and researcher

Keywords:

choreology, dance, movement, choreography, vocabulary, creator, performer, spectator

Abstract

What is the difference between dance theatre and physical theatre? What kind of vocabulary best describes this theatrical field which is so difficult to define in words? As a doctoral student, the necessity of explaining the creative layers ‐ those abstract elements an artist works with ‐ encouraged taking the decision to talk about movement through the vocabulary of choreological studies. First, this scholarly study of dance offers a valuable terminology for every researcher or practitioner in the performative arts area. Secondly, it separates the perspectives from which movement and ideas can be referred to: the creatorʹs initial intention, the performerʹs embodiment of the material and the spectatorʹs interpretation of the work. Finally, the best way to discuss about movement is to see it. Therefore, making references to different dance works is an essential perspective which gives an efficient tool for understanding the ways in which movement communicates.

Author Biography

Andrea Gavriliu, Independent artist and researcher

ANDREA GAVRILIU graduated acting school at the Theatre and Film Faculty of Cluj‐Napoca in 2008. She worked as an actress in the Piatra Neamț Youth Theatre until 2014, and in 2013 she received her master’s degree in choreography at “Ion Luca Caragiale” University of Theatre and Film Bucharest by directing, choreographing and performing in “Zic Zac”, a dance theatre work. This brought her the UNITER Special Award for dance theatre in 2014, the UNACOR Excellency Award for directing and choreographing in 2017 and many more, including various participations to festivals in Romania and abroad. Currently, she is an associated teacher and a doctoral student at the Theatre and Film Faculty, and also a choreographer at “Lucian Blaga” National Theatre, both in Cluj‐Napoca. In 2019, Andrea
receives another UNITER Special Award for her choreographic activity for theatre.

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Published

2021-02-02

How to Cite

Gavriliu, A. (2021). Finding Words for Dance from a Choreological Perspective. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai - Dramatica, 64(1), 63–79. Retrieved from https://dramatica.ro/index.php/j/article/view/79