Colours on the surface of my body in motion: The relationship between synaesthesia and dance improvisation – article
I published an article in the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (Intellect Publishers) on my research into the relationship between synaesthesia and dance improvisation:
Author: Scheubeck, Stephanie
Source: Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices, Volume 11, Number 1, 1 July 2019, pp. 25-37(13)
Publisher: Intellect
Abstract:
In synaesthesia, the stimulation of one sense or cognitive concept simultaneously and involuntarily produces a sensation in a second sense or cognitive experience. while synaesthesia has been investigated from neuroscience and psychology to social sciences and the arts, the relationship between synaesthesia and dance is largely un-researched. This article provides insight into my practice-led research project on the relationship between synaesthesia and dance improvisation, informed by somatic practice. It demonstrates the interrelation of synaesthesia and dance improvisation when performed by a synaesthete, and discusses the role of attention in this context as well as explorations of the relationship between synaesthesia, somatic practice and dance improvisation by synaesthetes and non-synaesthetes. In conclusion it is suggested that research into synaesthesia through dance and somatic practice can contribute to an integral understanding of this highly quantitatively investigated phenomenon.
Keywords: attention; dance improvisation; kinaesthesia; somatic practice; synaesthesia; synesthesia
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Independent artist
Publication date: 1. Juli 2019