Art e miss

University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för dans

Abstract: The project of Art e miss is a moving practice and research, an embodied exploration of the wild woman archetype. The research is aiming to practice ways to mobilize one-female-self in situations of feeling restricted. It is about approaching ways of mobilizing oneself to act and transform situations and moments of friction.  On a personal level, it works with the question ‘How can I overcome situations in which I feel restricted? How can I transform those situations into situations that support me and my desires?’ On a political level, it is a feminist practice for imagining and proposing alternatives. It tries to empower the female to seek possible different responses against dominant ideas and structures of oppression. For exploring this question within the field of dance and movement, the project of Art e miss uses imagination, playfulness, and modes of relating to generating mobility and movement. The project uses strict scores to generate the structure in which the performers can practice. In this structure, the performers practice spontaneously reacting at the moment through improvised dances and mobilizing themselves as a response to the restrictions of the task.

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