Webster, C.M. orcid.org/0000-0002-9362-8176, Pantidos, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-9154, Clarke, D. orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-2147 et al. (1 more author) (2022) Break-in’ Point: Somatic narratives: The convergence of arts and science in the transformation of temporal communities. Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices, 14 (1). pp. 109-128. ISSN 1757-1871
Abstract
Break-in’ Point, a 2012 arts and science performance and community engagement research initiative, was presented in the spring and fall semesters at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom at Stage@Leeds. The outcome of a collaboration between dance artist A3 and theoretical physicist A2, under the direction of performance researcher A1, Break-in’ Point is based on a series of real-life encounters at intersections of arts and science – exploring force, risk, exposure and resilience. The Break-in’ Point performance offered an interrogation of the critical point at which physical, mental, and/or emotional strength give way under stress – causing structural degeneration and the experience of what lies beyond. This article is an examination of the performance, reviewing and analysing it as an imagined somatic zone – embodied encounters that transcend temporal bound-ness, compelling and igniting new possibilities – that engaged spiritual and epistemological transformation of performers and audiences. The article addresses three main periods in the life of Break-in’ Point: (1) the development period – script building and rehearsals, (2) the performance – live encounters between and among performers and audiences and (3) beyond the theatre – digital engagements in the classroom and pedagogy. The article contributes new concepts and new ways of thinking about science education, the role of digital technology in pedagogy, dance/theatre public engagement and community arts practices as practices of healing, health and resilience.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Intellect Ltd. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | physics; dance; performance; bodies; somatic; temporal communities; pedagogy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Theoretical Physics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2023 10:03 |
Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2023 10:03 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Intellect |
Identification Number: | 10.1386/jdsp_00073_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202374 |