Performances “Nine Evenings” in the History of Contemporary Dance. Object-oriented Choreography “Solo” by Deborah Hay
Abstract
Contemporary dance in the art project “Nine evenings” transforms the traditional structure of the performance into the plane of object-oriented ontology. The methodology of object-oriented philosophy in the postmodern practice of contemporary dance allows structural analysis of some performances.
Generative anthropology of art in the mode of Peirce’s semiotic discourse is focused on the study of attractive objects — the generative mechanisms of artistic performance. When referring to a generative mechanism or an attractive object of a performance, it becomes possible to model not only a theoretical discourse about its possible local manifestations, but also to practically investigate the action from within.
Keywords
EAT (“Experiments in Art and Technology”),
Deborah Hay,
Billy Kluver,
art and technology,
“Nine Evenings” project,
object-oriented ontology,
dance performance,
postmodern dance
Supporting agencies: The paper was prepared within the framework of the scientific project No. 20-312-90022, supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR).
About the Author
S. S. Gribov
Altai State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Postgraduate Student
61, Lenin Av., Barnaul, 656049, Altai Territory
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Gribov S.S. Performances “Nine Evenings” in the History of Contemporary Dance. Object-oriented Choreography “Solo” by Deborah Hay. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2021;72(2):53-69. (In Russ.)
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