Teaching Dance: a complementary approach for modern actor training

Abstract: This interpretive qualitative research aims at understanding the corporal work in the class Dance for actors taught by Mélanie Demers, invited artist during the 2014 winter semester at École supérieure de théâtre in Université du Québec à Montréal. Using the concept of experience (Dewey, 2005) and the Activity theory (Engeström, 1987; 1999), I studied how this class leads students to open themselves to their own bodies, to create a corporal writing, to develop internal and external conscienceness, to confront personal challenges related to the corporal work and to accept the vulnerability of their bodies in artistic expression.

摘要：本阐释性质性研究旨在探究魁北克大学蒙特利尔分校高等戏剧学院2014年冬季学期客座艺术家梅拉妮·德默尔（Mélanie Demers）开设的演员舞蹈课程中的肢体创作实践。本研究以经验概念（杜威，2005）与活动理论（恩格斯特伦，1987；1999）为理论框架，探析该课程如何引导学生向自身躯体敞开、构建身体书写、培育内外意识，直面与肢体创作相关的个人挑战，并接纳自身躯体在艺术表达中的脆弱性。