2024/12/20 by Zinho Pinheiro, Inês, Milella, Massimo
#Choreography #Collective research #Dancepting #Practice as research #Transdisciplinarity #Visible/invisible
paper · doi:10.34629/rcdmt.vol.1.n.2.pp85-113
This article reflects on a practice initiated by Inês Zinho Pinheiro and Massimo Milella following their 2023 performance Delayed Movements for an Obstinate Joy, created with an informal group of performer-researchers in sound, dance, and visual dramaturgy. The practice is guided by a developing methodology introduced by Inês, called dancepting, which merges choreography, dance, and theoretical inquiry. The article unfolds three key questions drawn from their performance: ‘How can we imagine a choice?’ explores the potential of movement yet to occur, highlighting the tension between the visible and invisible; ‘How do we concretize something intangible?’ addresses the challenge of making abstract ideas visible and tangible, while preserving their intangibility; ‘How do we go through it together?’ considers the balance between autonomy and collectivity in their performance. The article concludes with a dancepting conversation blending narratives and readings, and marked by a slight ingenuity essential to pursuing an obstinate joy.