Körper in Bewegung - Fell, Federn, nackte Haut - Von der Natur des Tanzes
Summary
Wiebke Hüster explores the nature of dance, tracing its evolution from 17th-century courtly codification to modern abstraction. She contrasts the artificiality of ballet with the primal rhythms of animal movement, citing figures like Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch. The essay examines how dance mediates between human artifice and natural instinct, questioning whether rhythm and movement are innate or constructed.
Topics discussed
Introduction: Merce Cunningham and John Cage
Baroque dance, etiquette, and cosmic order
Noverre and the discourse of modernity
Edwin Denby on animal vs. human dance
Balanchine's cat Murka and nature
Romantic ballet: Giselle and the Wilis
Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and Nijinska
Le Sacre du Printemps and Pina Bausch
Cunningham's nature studies and abstraction
John Cage, Zen, and the body's nature
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