Improvising with People with Parkinson’s Disease: Choreographic Composition in Real Time

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https://doi.org/10.22456/2236-3254.146054

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This article discusses an experience of improvisation and choreographic composition in dance with people with Parkinson's disease participating in the Dança & Parkinson Project at the Centro de Referência do Envelhecimento e Movimento at UFRGS. It aims to describe and analyze the written records made by the participants in relation to the dance improvisation practices developed, in addition to assessing their impact on each person's subjectivity. It also seeks to emphasize the artistic potential of dance in the practice of health promotion, through emotional, cognitive, physical and social engagement. Methodologically, this is a qualitative research, with a sample of 11 subjects and using content analysis methods, with results that demonstrated an increase in body awareness and creativity, with a positive impact on the feeling of well-being.

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Eduarda Hahn Sorgato, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil

Licenciada em Dança pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2024) e mestranda em Artes Cênicas - PPGAC/UFRGS (bolsista CAPES). Sócia-fundadora e professora do Projeto DançAtiva. Professora voluntária na Associação de Parkinson do Rio Grande do Sul (APARS).

Izabela Lucchese Gavioli, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil

Graduada em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1993). Especialista em Medicina Interna (Hosp. N. Sr. da Conceição), Reumatologia (Hosp. de Clínicas de Porto Alegre) e Medicina do Esporte (PUC-RS). Mestre e Doutora em Artes Cênicas (PPGAC - UFRGS). Professor Adjunto do curso de Licenciatura em Dança da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Aline Nogueira Haas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre/RS, Brasil

Professora Titular da Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança (ESEFID) e docente permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano (Conceito 7 CAPES) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2026-04-29

How to Cite

Hahn Sorgato, E., Lucchese Gavioli, I., & Nogueira Haas, A. (2026). Improvising with People with Parkinson’s Disease: Choreographic Composition in Real Time. Revista Cena, 44(2). https://doi.org/10.22456/2236-3254.146054

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2026): Revista Cena: Dossiê O Lugar do Envelhecimento nas Artes Cênicas – Parte II

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