Autoethnographic (D)escriptions: performance in dialogue with anthropological research approaches

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Keywords:

Autoethnography, Anthropology, Performance, Performance Analysis, Dance Writing

Abstract

The goal of this article is to develop the notion of sensory autoethnographic (d)escription to experience possibilities of making the scene present through writing. The article draws on anthropology of art and performance studies to analyze three poetic writings and the mediated senses based on the experience of seeing the shows Caprichosa voz que vem do pensamento, by Aderbal Freire Filho, Maria Alice Poppe and Tato Taborda, Casa de especiarias, by Terpsí Teatro de Dança, directed by Carlota Albuquerque, and a dance video by the dancer Marcela Reichelt. It is concluded that autoethnographic (d)escription as a writing genre is a means of making the scene present and illustrates new perspectives in which the personal experience is inscribed.

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Author Biography

Luciane Moreau Coccaro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Professora Adjunta dos cursos de graduação em Dança da UFRJ. Doutora em Ciências Humanas/Sociologia PPGSA/IFCS/UFRJ. Mestre em Antropologia Social PPGAS/IFCH/UFRGS. Bailarina.

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Published

2021-04-12

How to Cite

Coccaro, L. M. (2021). Autoethnographic (D)escriptions: performance in dialogue with anthropological research approaches. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 11(2), 01–24. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/111366

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): Abr./Jun. 2021

Section

Performance and anthropology

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