Abstract
Supernature is a dance performance that questions the sovereignty of the human body above other species, drawing on the posthumanities work of Donna Haraway and Rosi Braidotti. The posthumanities reconfigure our understanding of humans as a singular, absolute species operating beyond the complex processes and materiality of nature, arguing instead that we are within and of nature. Haraway speaks of tentacularity, using spider and the squid to summon a metaphor for interconnectivity of species and processes. These images underpinned the corporeal syntax of the performance’s choreography as well as design.
The central question underpinning Supernature was how the corporeal language of dance, in confluence with specific bespoke scenography, can reimagine performance as a site for these posthuman discourses.
The central question underpinning Supernature was how the corporeal language of dance, in confluence with specific bespoke scenography, can reimagine performance as a site for these posthuman discourses.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
Event | Adelaide Festival 2021 - Adelaide, Australia Duration: 26 Feb 2021 → 14 Mar 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Performed 12th–14th March 2021Keywords
- Dance
- choreography
NTRO Type of Output
- Major