Xavier Le Roy and body identity as a product of circumstances

Authors

  • Tobia Rossetti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.2462

Abstract

The paper addresses the performance Product of Circumstances (1999) by Xavier Le Roy, highlighting the particular corporeality that it conveys, promotes and theorizes. The work of the French choreographer is approached from an epistemological perspective and related to the “constructivist” corporeal episteme promoted by a part of contemporary dance. In conclusion, the article questions how revolutionary or not are the premises of Le Roy’s non-dance compared to the production system of contemporary dance.

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Author Biography

Tobia Rossetti

Laureato in triennale (DAMS) e magistrale (CAM) all’Università di Torino con una tesi in Storia della Danza e poi in Studi di Danza, insegna dal 2018 Storia della Danza a Genova per l’associazione DEOS, all’interno del corso l’Azione Silenziosa finanziato dal MiC. Si è inoltre occupato di catalogazione d’archivio in ambito musicologico e ha scritto di danza per Krapp’s Last Post.

Published

2022-06-13

How to Cite

Rossetti, T. (2022). Xavier Le Roy and body identity as a product of circumstances. Mimesis Journal, 11(1), 61–84. https://doi.org/10.4000/mimesis.2462

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