Issue #05: Body Social, Body Political.

July – October 2013

The thesis that social phenomena permeate and shape human bodies is common knowledge since Mauss and later Foucault investigated the social nature of our habitus (acquired abilities). Our contemporary bodies are more than ever inscribed by culture, constrained by the geopolitical environment and moulded by the social media patterns. More than ever, the body is receiving intensified scrutiny in order to better expose it to mass culture and pl(a)y it to the all mighty consumerism. Undoubtedly, the body senses, and when it does, the selves (our energies, behaviours, desires) suffer.

The Body. This. Now.

Contemporary bodies are more than ever inscribed by culture, constrained by the geopolitical environment and moulded by the social media patterns. More than ever, the body is receiving intensified scrutiny in order to better expose it to mass culture and pl(a)y it to the all mighty consumerism. Read more...

Such A Little Thing

The dancer’s body is a paradoxical body. It is the product of a culture and of social determinants, on the one hand; and on the other, it is the producer of new uses for the body. This dimension is little acknowledged by the artists themselves. Read more...

About This Issue

EDITORIAL BOARD

Philipa rothfield, Becky Hilton, Ashley Dyer, Matthew Day and Angela Conquet.

CONTRIBUTORS

Geisha Fontaine, Christ Watkin, Sarah Jane Norman, Nikki Heywood, Sam Fox, Ahil Ratnamohan, Jodie McNeilly, Shruti Ghosh, Alison Finn, Alice Cummins, Olivia Millard, Victoria Chiu, Ben Eltham. A special thank you to Philipa Rothfield for all her support and to Ashley Dyer for his input to this issue. As well as Frida Komesaroff for her great translations and Dominic Forde (Famous) for the elegant design.

Cover Image: Dominic Forde

Graphic Design: Famous Visual Services – famousvs.com

This website was developed with the support of the IAN POTTER FOUNDATION.

DANCEHOUSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Helen Simondson (chair), rebecca Hilton, Atlanta Eke, James ostroburski, John Paolacci, Dr. beth Shelton, Suzanne Sandford.

DISCLAIMER

The views and opinions expressed in this Dancehouse Diary are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of Dancehouse.

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