A contact improvisation duet can also be described as a kinematic pair, “a connection between two physical objects that imposes constraints on their relative movement.”
hierarchy
a specific art
Dance is indeed, as Wass holds, a specific art, but not because of some single element unique to it; rather, it is specific in its functional ensemble, an ensemble that is, inevitably, organized around movement and the application of movement.
the original text:
Painting is indeed, as Greenberg held, a specific art, but not because of some single element unique to it; rather, it is specific in its functional ensemble, an ensemble that is, inevitably, organized around paint and the application of paint.
– Henry Staten, Techne Theory: A New Language for Art
anagram # 253
iconic
ironic
Genius + Techne
the noetic cycle
Self Expression
Proprioception/somatic
The term proprioception is derived from two words, proprious from Latin, meaning “one’s own” and perception. It was first used by Charles Sherrington, an English neurophysiologist. He described proprioception as “the perception of joint and body movement”
How is this different than somatic?
Limitations
reality
