O que daqui me chega: uma proposta contemporânea de dança de ventre

Abstract

This article associates an artistic production with theoretical reflection, which stems from my encounter with bellydance, critical dance perspectives, and feminism. The main driving force behind this research is the desire to investigate other scenic possibilities of bellydance, supported by a critical dance perspective that questions the hegemonic models of thinking/making dance within the bellydance universe, influenced by issues that arise from problematizations carried out throughout my studies and that have been raised by feminism. As a research path, I use readings on critical dance perspectives, theories on the origin and historical construction of bellydance, feminist theories, bodily experiments, and field notes. Finally, this text aims to share the choices that permeated the creation of the performance, "O que daqui me chega" (What reaches me from here), the artistic outcome of this investigation.