The Body as Archive (2016)
The Body as Archive is a documentary film based on research that considers ways in which the dancer's body can be regarded as archive. A few hypotheses are intended as a frame of its research; is the body of a dancer only a repository of forms of usage? Dancers create, accumulate and carry knowledge - where is it stored and what do they explore through their practice? Is it possible to locate kinetic knowledge and understand its connection between subjective vision and objective realisation? How do cultural and social contexts reflect in the body of a dancer? The Body as Archive explores the role of dancer in the preservation of collective knowledge, its transmission and its accessibility.
Primary Title
- The Body as Archive
Date Broadcast
- 2016
Release Year
- 2016
Duration
- 49:00
Channel
- Media Services
Broadcaster
- The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services
Programme Description
- The Body as Archive is a documentary film based on research that considers ways in which the dancer's body can be regarded as archive. A few hypotheses are intended as a frame of its research; is the body of a dancer only a repository of forms of usage? Dancers create, accumulate and carry knowledge - where is it stored and what do they explore through their practice? Is it possible to locate kinetic knowledge and understand its connection between subjective vision and objective realisation? How do cultural and social contexts reflect in the body of a dancer? The Body as Archive explores the role of dancer in the preservation of collective knowledge, its transmission and its accessibility.
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- German
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by agreement with rights owner.
Subjects
- Dance--Philosophy
- Human body (Philosophy)
- Documentary films--Germany
Genres
- Dance
- Documentary
- Interview
Contributors
- Michael Maurissens (Director)
- Michael Maurissens (Writer)
- Darko Dragičević (Writer)
- Alexander Basile (Director of Photography)
- Alexander Basile (Editor)
- Gregor Schwellenbach (Composer)
- Prof. Dr. Maaike Bleeker (Interviewee)
- Allison Brown (Interviewee)
- Prof. Patrick Haggard (Interviewee)
- Fabrice Mazliah (Interviewee)
- Jone San Martin (Interviewee)
- Michael Schumacher (Interviewee)
- Prof. Dr. Gerald Siegmund (Interviewee)
- Prof. Wolf Singer (Interviewee)
- Dr.-Ing. Michael Steinbusch (Interviewee)
- Thomas Thorausch (Interviewee)
- ldiko Toth (Interviewee)
- CARRE BLANC PRODUCTIONS (Production Unit)
- TANZFONDS ERBE (Funder)
Subjects
- Dance--Philosophy
- Human body (Philosophy)
- Documentary films--Germany