Memórias e Experiências Corporais na Criação de uma Dança Autobiográfica

Abstract

This work was developed from the Traditional Popular Dances and Methodological Foundations of Dance courses, taught in the fifth semester of the Bachelor’s Degree in Dance at the Federal Institute of Goiás, Aparecida de Goiânia Campus, in the first semester of 2019. The central theme of the research is the investigation of personal memories as triggers for dance creation. The objective was to understand how lived experiences, affective records, and significant objects can guide the construction of an autobiographical dance, enabling the redefinition of bodily practices ande memories. The motivation arose from the need to understand how the body, permeated by individual and cultural experiences, can be transformed into dance. To this end, a personal inventory was developed, based on objects and memories, allowing for the establishment of a connection between experiences, gestures, and sensations. This is a qualitative study using the (auto)biographical method. The selected objects: photos; karate belts; square dance; crowns and skirts; Religious objects were used as triggers for the research and creative process, with karate and square dancing as the main focus. The work is divided into two stages: a theoretical account and the creation of a dance, developed concurrently, integrating theoretical research and artistic creation, allowing reflection on my memories to directly connect with the choreographic construction process.