Choreographic notes

Artists are known for their high degree of creativity. They are constantly pushing the boundaries through spontaneous experiments, playing with various procedures, methods, and materials, all while letting their instincts guide them. However, behind this seemingly freewheeling approach, there often lies a careful application of deliberate strategies. In this blog post, I will delve into […]

  Breathing, the most fundamental movement of the human body, often remains an imperceptible part of dance, even to the dancers. Yet, its role extends beyond merely fulfilling a physiological necessity. Breathing can be a profound source of inspiration, influencing the creation of movement that is deeply emotive, its quality, and its phrasing. Awareness of

  Dance is an art form capable of expressing an individual’s feelings and emotional states, as well as depicting situations from which behavior and interpersonal relationships can be discerned. Contemporary dance also explores ways to express various ideological concepts. In conveying these ideas, dance utilizes its own unique language. In this blog, I will discuss

  Among the four elements of movement (body, space, time, and force), the dynamic element – representing the intensity of the force applied to execute a movement – exerts the most significant influence in dance. It is not the “what” (action), not the “where” (space), not the “when” (timing), but the “how” (quality of execution)

Living time is in itself a unique life experience. Dance engages with time poetically, shaping the duration of movement akin to spatial qualities, while embodying it in a way that makes it visible. In the realm of dance, time transcends abstraction, becoming a tangible, lived experience. Perhaps it is this quality that captivates both dancers

  To compose space in choreography means to guide the eyes of the audience so that they perceive not only the bodies of the dancers, but are also able to notice, at least in some moments, the space that is made visible by the movement of the bodies. The dance thus reveals a fascinating phenomenon:

Dance is also sometimes explored as a visual language (we cannot perceive it without sight), that is, as a system of visual means of communication, using concepts established for verbal language. This point of view allows us to talk about movement vocabulary and structure in dance. Certain similarities with verbal language help to better orient

This blog is about choreography from the perspective of contemporary dance, which is constantly evolving by finding new ways to communicate through the body, movement, and other media.   Compositional skills and thinking of a choreographer I believe that dance can evoke feelings, thoughts, and bodily states in the viewer that other arts cannot. I