Reconstructing dancer identities
In: Dance Articulated, Jg. 7 (2021-12-01), Heft 1
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The Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to reshape many lives socially, politically, and economically. Choreographic practice, performance, and those involved in dance are also affected in different ways. This article investigates the research question: How might the event of Covid-19 prompt the transformation of freelance dancers’ identities? Through a qualitative narrative inquiry, three freelance contemporary dancers from Aotearoa/New Zealand were interviewed. From a thematic analysis of the data, the theme of alienation and adaptability were drawn out. This research reveals that the event of Covid-19 has caused freelance dancers to question their identity and precarity within their communities and shifted their position to advance a sense of security. The stories shared by the dancers revealed that industry practices and conditions for freelance contemporary dancers in Aotearoa/New Zealand need redevelopment for greater sustainability, relevance and inclusion, which could pave the way for industry changes to occur post-covid-19.
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Reconstructing dancer identities
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Cosgrave, Emma |
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Zeitschrift: | Dance Articulated, Jg. 7 (2021-12-01), Heft 1 |
Veröffentlichung: | NTNU Open Access Journals, 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2703-8327 (print) |
DOI: | 10.5324/da.v7i1.4227 |
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