Reverse-Engineering the Sylph: Reclaiming Female Ballet Bodies in Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ

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Reverse-Engineering the Sylph: Reclaiming Female Ballet Bodies in Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 26, pp.23-43

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290867

pISSN:

2717-6215

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Özet:

 Florentina Holzingers 2019 TANZ critically relates to ballet historys disciplinary treatment of female bodies. Based on the case study of TANZ, this article identifies choreographic and performative strategies through which contemporary dance work reclaims the agency of female dancing bodies; and contributes to a practice-based macro-history of ballet, in which contemporary works become springboards for re-writing historical narratives. The article approaches dance in a methodological framework influenced by gender studies, cultural studies and critical theory. It uses macro-historiographic concepts to analyze interviews with cast members, observations of rehearsals and the resulting performance. It argues that Holzingers work reclaims female ballet bodies through five interconnected strategies: the diversification of the homogeneous ballet body; the de-essentialization of romantic femininity; the reversal of the male gaze by an all-female group of performers; the development of trans-human, techno-ecological alliances; and the détournement subversive repurposing of bourgeois-driven romantic spectacle. It further argues that through such strategies TANZ points to under-acknowledged aspects of a ballet history that subverts its very own norms. It thus presents contemporary feminist dancemaking in a common framework with the under-acknowledged struggles of historical female dancers.

 Florentina Holzingers 2019 TANZ critically relates to ballet historys disciplinary treatment of female bodies. Based on the case study of TANZ, this article identifies choreographic and performative strategies through which contemporary dance work reclaims the agency of female dancing bodies; and contributes to a practice-based macro-history of ballet, in which contemporary works become springboards for re-writing historical narratives. The article approaches dance in a methodological framework influenced by gender studies, cultural studies and critical theory. It uses macro-historiographic concepts to analyze interviews with cast members, observations of rehearsals and the resulting performance. It argues that Holzingers work reclaims female ballet bodies through five interconnected strategies: the diversification of the homogeneous ballet body; the de-essentialization of romantic femininity; the reversal of the male gaze by an all-female group of performers; the development of trans-human, techno-ecological alliances; and the détournement subversive repurposing of bourgeois-driven romantic spectacle. It further argues that through such strategies TANZ points to under-acknowledged aspects of a ballet history that subverts its very own norms. It thus presents contemporary feminist dancemaking in a common framework with the under-acknowledged struggles of historical female dancers.

 Florentina Holzingers 2019 TANZ critically relates to ballet historys disciplinary treatment of female bodies. Based on the case study of TANZ, this article identifies choreographic and performative strategies through which contemporary dance work reclaims the agency of female dancing bodies; and contributes to a practice-based macro-history of ballet, in which contemporary works become springboards for re-writing historical narratives. The article approaches dance in a methodological framework influenced by gender studies, cultural studies and critical theory. It uses macro-historiographic concepts to analyze interviews with cast members, observations of rehearsals and the resulting performance. It argues that Holzingers work reclaims female ballet bodies through five interconnected strategies: the diversification of the homogeneous ballet body; the de-essentialization of romantic femininity; the reversal of the male gaze by an all-female group of performers; the development of trans-human, techno-ecological alliances; and the détournement subversive repurposing of bourgeois-driven romantic spectacle. It further argues that through such strategies TANZ points to under-acknowledged aspects of a ballet history that subverts its very own norms. It thus presents contemporary feminist dancemaking in a common framework with the under-acknowledged struggles of historical female dancers.

 Florentina Holzingers 2019 TANZ critically relates to ballet historys disciplinary treatment of female bodies. Based on the case study of TANZ, this article identifies choreographic and performative strategies through which contemporary dance work reclaims the agency of female dancing bodies; and contributes to a practice-based macro-history of ballet, in which contemporary works become springboards for re-writing historical narratives. The article approaches dance in a methodological framework influenced by gender studies, cultural studies and critical theory. It uses macro-historiographic concepts to analyze interviews with cast members, observations of rehearsals and the resulting performance. It argues that Holzingers work reclaims female ballet bodies through five interconnected strategies: the diversification of the homogeneous ballet body; the de-essentialization of romantic femininity; the reversal of the male gaze by an all-female group of performers; the development of trans-human, techno-ecological alliances; and the détournement subversive repurposing of bourgeois-driven romantic spectacle. It further argues that through such strategies TANZ points to under-acknowledged aspects of a ballet history that subverts its very own norms. It thus presents contemporary feminist dancemaking in a common framework with the under-acknowledged struggles of historical female dancers.

Makale detayları

Reverse-Engineering the Sylph: Reclaiming Female Ballet Bodies in Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 26, pp.23-43

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290867

pISSN:

2717-6215

Florentina Holzinger

Romantic Ballet

Feminist Ballet History

Macro-Historiography in Dance

Sayı

Makale detayları

Reverse-Engineering the Sylph: Reclaiming Female Ballet Bodies in Florentina Holzinger’s TANZ

Yazarlar: N.A.

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi: İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 26, pp.23-43

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 2/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001290867

pISSN: 2717-6215

Florentina Holzinger

Romantic Ballet

Feminist Ballet History

Macro-Historiography in Dance

Sayı

Yazarlar:

N.A.

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kadın Araştırmaları

Dergi:

İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi Issue 26, pp.23-43

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

2/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001290867

pISSN:

2717-6215