‘Slow togethering’ as a tool for dialogic development amongst dance dramaturgs

Abstract

Thisarticle is an experiment in ‘slow togethering’ between two dance dramaturgs. Itinvestigates dance dramaturgy practice beyond the making of a creative product,in which dialogue aboutpracticeoccurs simultaneously with dialogue aspractice.Thus, the authors propose this article itself as practice research.Weunderstand ‘slow togethering’ as a form of dialogue over time: the articlepresents a series of exchanges by the authors which were written over a periodof one month. Alongside, there is a commentary reflecting on these texts andthe overall process.Withthis format, the authors aim to disrupt the conventions of linear andsequential thinking, offering an opportunity for the reader to exploredifferent ways of encountering the narratives of the article.In this vein,the authors suggest the reader as a dialogue partner in their own right,acknowledging that a reader’s dialogic response resides in a space and timebeyond that of the article.