Corporeality and processes of subjectification: biopolitical aspects of choreographic practices

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.2825
Keywords: corporeality, biopolitics, choreography, dance studies, aesthetics

Abstract

The article intends to contribute to reconnecting the concept of biopolitics to the discourse on dance, both as a tool for the investigation of past eras and as a contribution to the analysis of practices in the present. After a brief survey of the concept, the article reviews some significant examples of dance theorists who have opened up this dialogue. The first two paragraphs lay the groundwork for the case study analysis of Luigi Manzotti’s trilogy consisting of Ballo Excelsior(1881), Amor (1886), Sport (1897), and its contemporary remediation by choreographer Salvo Lombardo.

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Author Biography

Irene Pipicelli, University of Turin

Irene Pipicelli is a PhD student in Performing Arts Studies (Università degli Studi of Turin). Her interdisciplinary approach emerges from the intertwining of dance studies, aesthetics and feminist thought. Her doctoral research focuses on notions of acquisition, preservation and curatorship of contemporary dance. Since 2019, she has been working as a curator in the field of performance practices and contemporary dance in Italy.

Published
2023-12-22
How to Cite
Pipicelli, I. (2023). Corporeality and processes of subjectification: biopolitical aspects of choreographic practices. Mimesis Journal, 12(2), 143-157. https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.2825
Issue
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): Dance and Reality. The urgencies of dance and performance on stage and in public space
Section
Essays