Dance History in the US: Embodying Alternative Humanity

Mandy Kimm will share her insights of a semester of independent study in dance history in the US; particularly how the embodied artistry and physical research of modern and post-modern dance have been and continue to be deeply... [ view full abstract ]

Mandy Kimm will share her insights of a semester of independent study in dance history in the US; particularly how the embodied artistry and physical research of modern and post-modern dance have been and continue to be deeply valuable pathways for intellectual and creative inquiry. Her research delves into the questions of how dance is uniquely positioned as an art form that offers both practitioners and audiences an alternative vision of the possibilities of the human experience. By performing or witnessing people physically inhabiting their humanity in manifestations external to societally conceived notions of "normal", dance expands conceptions of human potential for movement, feeling, and action and can thus serve as a fascinating and rich nexus of change at the personal, physical level.