Abstract
ABSTRACT Research Laboratories: embodied research methodology in performing arts The article discusses the concept of laboratory in performing arts by means of intersections between academic research and laboratory theatre. By using the term laboratory to describe bodily and scenic investigations that are conducted in the studio, a combination of artistic and academic activities are discussed in order to foster a methodology for embodied research in performing arts. To that end, we present examples of laboratory practice in researches based on theory and on Practice as Research. Finally, we indicate laboratory practice as a method that produces tacit-somatic knowledge and present a methodological proposal for laboratory practice in academic research.
Highlights
Laboratory practice is widely referenced and employed as a research method in the performing arts
Thinking of laboratory practice as a research methodology in the arts implies a number of considerations about its use as a rigorous research method
Some examples of laboratory practices – of “pure research” (Barba, 2019, p. 8) – in the studio can be seen in the works of Brazilian scholars, artists and pedagogues Mônica Ribeiro (2012), who researches multisensory devices for authorial dance creation; Ciane Fernandes (2013), who investigates ways of performing academic writing and performative interventions through embodied experimentation; Bya Braga (2013), who experiments with actor training and creation techniques in contemporary acting; and Márcia Strazzacappa (2014), who uses the laboratory as a space of poetic immersions for the training of artists-educators
Summary
ABSTRACT – Research Laboratories: embodied research methodology in performing arts – The article discusses the concept of laboratory in performing arts by means of intersections between academic research and laboratory theatre. By using the term laboratory to describe bodily and scenic investigations that are conducted in the studio, a combination of artistic and academic activities are discussed in order to foster a methodology for embodied research in performing arts. On souligne le laboratoire comme une méthode qui génère une connaissance tacite-somatique et on présente une proposition méthodologique pour réaliser des pratiques de laboratoire dans la recherche académique. Ao usar o termo laboratório, para descrever investigações corporais e cênicas que acontecem no estúdio, é discutida a combinação de atividades artísticas e acadêmicas para fomentar uma metodologia de pesquisa corporalizada nas artes cênicas. Conclui-se apontando o laboratório como um método que gera um conhecimento tácito-somático e apresentando uma proposta metodológica para realização de práticas laboratoriais em pesquisa acadêmica. Melina Scialom – Research Laboratories: embodied research methodology in performing arts.
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