Coordinated Interpersonal Behaviour in Collective Dance Improvisation: The Aesthetics of Kinaesthetic Togetherness.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) February 9, 2018 Tommi Himberg, Julien Laroche, Romain Bigé et al. 84 citations
Collective dance improvisation, such as traditional social dancing or contact improvisation, is a participatory, relational, and embodied art form that challenges standard aesthetic concepts. Researchers are investigating the mechanisms behind the lived experience of "togetherness" in these practices, which is kinaesthetic and can be measured from both performer and spectator perspectives. The work uses multiple levels of description: first-person phenomenological experiences, third-person brain and body activity, and interpersonal dynamics. Two protocols are described: a four-person mirror game and a "rhythm battle" dance improvisation score.