Abstract
The dance as well as the art is a part of the life of each individual, but they are also a part of the general processes in society. Dance very frequently absorbs, and nevertheless at the same time reflects the conditions that are distinctive of a specific time and space. The dance body is a medium through which the reactions and responses to a specific problem or condition are articulated. In some examples, the body is used as an instrument to promote values often dictated by the centers of power and authority. However, the dancing body is also a channel through which one can follow reactions and answers to a real problems and hardship. This characteristic will be the subject of this analysis. The Middle Ages was chosen to show the manner and forms of reaction created in crisis situations. Although we have very few authentic sources for this period, it was an additional challenge to go deeper, to explore and to emphasize another function of the dance that is not aesthetic, yet socially engaged. The body is a strong articulator and although it is rarely included in general social research, it provides very interesting material and opportunities to decoded states, attitudes and positions on a collective level. The analysis deals with presenting events that feature the medieval period that have been followed and resulted in specific reactions shaped through several dance forms.
Highlights
The dance is a part of our life regardless the category it belongs to
The social crisis reflection in the area of the dance is not visible and transparent in advance, if we concentrate on the dance material that had been developing in periods of political, social, economic, moral hardship, it thereof manifests some identical features
All the theses presented about the Dance of Death, as well as other examples of activities confirm that the dance was a parallel "religious" key through which rapprochement was achieved, as well as "prophylactic" procedures about the conditions that were part of the way of existence in this period
Summary
The dance is a part of our life regardless the category it belongs to (ritual, social, artistic). Can a dance reflect a particular crisis condition, can it be an istrument dealing in times of hardship? The social crisis reflection (which is the topic of this research) in the area of the dance is not visible and transparent in advance, if we concentrate on the dance material that had been developing in periods of political, social, economic, moral hardship, it thereof manifests some identical features (regardless of the period and geographical location). Sonja Zdravkova Djeparoska /2021 phenomenon in times of crises, the social dances performed in the Middle Ages period have been selected. In the actual group, having concluded from the available sources, as well as the dance form and aesthetics, we have selected the dances established in the period of the late Middle Ages (XII-XIV century)
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