Essere presenti al corpo. Un’analisi dell’insegnamento di Simona Bertozzi

Carolina Bergonzoni

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-1599/6626

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Carolina Bergonzoni

She is a dance artist, yoga teacher, and philosophy and dance scholar based in Vancouver, Canada. She holds an MA in Philosophy (University of Bologna, 2013) and an MA in Comparative Media Arts (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 2015). She is a certified Danzeducatore® - Dance Educator and Community Engagement (Mousikè, 2011) and a Teacher in Philosophy for Children (2011). She taught workshops for graduate students and for the general public at University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University e Thompson Rivers University. Her research interests include dance and phenomenology; specifically, the notion of presence and temporality in dance performance. She presented her work in a variety of conference in Europe and North America. She is the founder of the academic journal «Comparative Media Art Journal»; president of Co.Me.Te – Corpo, Mente e Territorio (Emilia-Romagna, Italy), co-founder of PerFormazioni Cinetiche (dance management, Italy) and a Board member of different festivals and association including Vancouver LIVE Biennale, Vines Arts Festival e Raven Spirit Dance. She is active as a dance artist and teacher and facilitator in community engagement and dance education.

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What is that transforms movement into dance? Is it the presence of the dancer?
Following the phenomenology of French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty and the studies of philosopher Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, in this article I will present a phenomenological analysis of the concept of presence. I will start with my own experience as a student of Italian choreographer and dancer Simona Bertozzi.
The notion of presence that I propose here focuses on three concepts: kineasthetic awareness, body intentionality, and kinesthetic memory. Building on them, I will show how for a dancer to be present is an active process, not related to the idea of “stage presence”. Simona Bertozzi’s pedagogy bridges together theory and practice; by doing so, she taught me how to be present to my body and my dance while it is happening.

Essere presenti al corpo. Un’analisi dell’insegnamento di Simona Bertozzi

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