MEMORIES WISHES: CHOREOGRAPHIES RECRIATIONS PROCEDURES OF EVA SCHUL

Abstract

In spite of the improvement of the forms of registration and divulgation of choreographic products in different media and the possibilities of making dance in other supports beyond the body, we think that the act of dancing is still one of the better ways to celebrate dance and its memory. In this article, we intended to reflect on the re-creation procedures used in the Project Dar carne à memória, carried out in Porto Alegre in 2010 and whose purpose was to make available a part of the contemporary dance repertoire created in southern Brazil, by means of the re-creation of choreographies by Eva Schul from different periods. What were the recurrent procedures? What was the role of the choreographer, the dancers, and the other collaborators in that process? How did we stand in relation to the binomials authenticity/interpretation and reconstruction/re-creation? By responding to these questions, we hope to contribute to devise strategies for the creation and maintenance of contemporary dance repertoires and, at the same time, continue to celebrate the memory of contemporary dance in Porto Alegre.