Performace em dança – arte política

Abstract

This Final Degree Paper in Dance-Degree has as its theme the performance in dance. The research aimed to investigate what characterizes performance in art and to experiment with the creation of two dance performances as a political act, to understand what differentiates them from other types of performance. It approaches the concepts of performance as language of Cohen (2002); Schechner's performance studies (2006); Goldberg (2006); Biancalana (2015); Seventy (2016) and the cosmopolitan term of Stengers (2007). The method used was cartography, which makes it possible to map artistic making: from conceptualization, problematization, actions, reflections and analysis. The methodological trajectory covered the creation and presentation of two performances on events that affected the Brazilian environment in 2019 and are of interest to various countries. It also enabled the mapping of the creative process of the performances, analysis of the interpreter-creator's body perceptions, interaction with the public and the account of the artistic experience. The performances were titled: 1st) “Flaming Amazon”, presented at the Integrated Academic Day of the Federal University of Santa Maria in October 2019; 2ª) “At the Open Sea”, presented at V Night Dance, December 2019. Finally, it is considered that the creation and presentation of the performances makes it possible to understand the performance of performer-creator as a political action capable of provoking sensations and reflections on the public about its responsibility towards the preservation of the environment.