Conclusion
Abstract
Abstract The conclusion of Dance Anima begins with a description of the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518, and then draws from the author’s personal, embodied experience through the choreographies of new motherhood under the regulations of the global pandemic. Through this and a close reading of Claire Denis’s experimental military film Beau Travail, this conclusion explores the power of repetition as a means for improvisation, and the potential for dance anima to erupt in explosive, glitchy, embodied joy.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Arts and Performance Studies
Diversity and Impact of Dance
Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 134–142
- Publication date
- 7 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter