Tracing The Dance: Movement as a Critical Framework to Reclaim the Narratives of Barbadian Women

追踪舞蹈：运动作为重塑巴巴多斯女性叙事的关键框架

• 批准号: 2742597
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2742597
• 关键词: Tracing; Dance; Movement; Critical; Framework

This research proposes a new cross-disciplinary method in the field of art and cultural studies to study dances performed by black Barbadian women. The black female body exists within conflicting discourses and between intersectional oppressions (Moïse, 2018); in Barbados, black women must navigate stereotypical narratives while establishing identity in a country that continues to grapple with its colonial history. Dance is one of many cultural practices in Barbados which provides individuals and collectives to express their lived experiences from fetes to churches (Harewood & Hunte, 2010). However, many of these performances are likely to be associated with 'derogatory connotations' as they are 'drawn from the African aesthetic', featuring movements which are 'grounded', 'asymmetrical' and 'polyrhythmic' (Gottschild, 2003). For example, popular movements performed in the Caribbean which predominantly focus on the articulation of the waist, such as the 'whine', tends to be observed as a sign of promiscuity by tourists (Frank, 2007). This study will investigate the presence of multiple narratives within Barbadian dances to challenge common perceptions of the dance and women who perform them. I intend to carry out participant observation by joining in dance performances. I will document the dances using labanotation - a notation system for analysing movement. There are currently no comprehensive readings of dance in Barbados focusing solely on black women, or written documentations of these dances in the form of notation.I will use poetry to process the research I am undertaking. Poetry will provide a bridge to articulate the feelings, experiences and encounters with dancers and spectators. I will also document parts of my research on film. The outcome will be a dance and poetry performance. There will also be an installation exhibit showcasing: the graphic dance scores, film footage and extracts of my poetry/ journal. This will accompany a text to provide the historical context, methodology (including a key for the labanotation) and critical discourse.

这项研究提出了一种新的跨学科的方法，在艺术和文化研究领域的研究由黑人巴巴多斯妇女表演的舞蹈。黑人女性的身体存在于相互冲突的话语中，存在于相互交叉的话语之间（Moise，2018）;在巴巴多斯，黑人女性必须在一个继续与殖民历史作斗争的国家中建立身份的同时，驾驭陈规定型的叙述。舞蹈是巴巴多斯的众多文化习俗之一，它为个人和集体提供了表达他们从节日到教堂的生活经历的机会（哈尔伍德和亨特，2010年）。然而，这些表演中的许多可能与“贬义”有关，因为它们“来自非洲美学”，具有“不对称”，“不对称”和“多节奏”的运动（Gottschild，2003）。例如，在加勒比地区表演的流行动作主要集中在腰部的关节上，如“呜呜声”，往往被游客视为滥交的标志（Frank，2007年）。本研究将探讨巴巴多斯舞蹈中存在的多重叙事，以挑战舞蹈和表演舞蹈的女性的普遍看法。我打算通过参加舞蹈表演来进行参与式观察。我将使用labanotation记录舞蹈-一种用于分析运动的符号系统。目前还没有专门针对黑人妇女的全面的巴巴多斯舞蹈读物，也没有以符号形式记录这些舞蹈的书面文件。我将用诗歌来处理我正在进行的研究。诗歌将提供一个桥梁，表达感情，经验和遇到的舞者和观众。我也会记录我对电影的研究。结果将是一个舞蹈和诗歌表演。也将有一个装置展览展示：图形舞蹈评分，电影片段和摘录我的诗歌/日记。这将伴随着文本提供的历史背景，方法（包括一个关键的labanotation）和批判性话语。