Materialities in Dance and Performance: Writing, Documenting, Archiving (Critical Dance Studies)

What is »materiality« in dance and performance? What role does »the material« play in the formation for the cultural memory of ephemeral arts? The contributors to this volume examine concepts of materiality in dance and performance, the use of materials in artistic practices and the role of social media in changing the perception of time-based artefacts. The volume shows how the focus on materiality transforms contemporary artistic work and challenges established concepts of dance and performance research.

Gabriele Klein (Dr. rer. soc.) has been a full professor of sociology with a focus on human movement science, dance and performance studies at Universität Hamburg since 2002. Since 2022 she has also been professor of ballet and dance (Hans-van-Manen Chair) at the University of Amsterdam. She is PI of the Cluster of Excellence »Understanding Written Artefacts« at Universität Hamburg. From 2022 to 2023, she was a fellow at the research center »global dis:connect«.

Franz Anton Cramer is a research associate in the project »Choreographies of Archiving« directed by Gabriele Klein (2020-2023), as part of the Cluster of Excellence »Understanding Written Artefacts« at Universität Hamburg. Prior to that, he conducted research and archival projects at Universität Leipzig (Dance Archives), Centre national de la danse in Paris (CND), Tanzplan Deutschland / Dance Heritage (Berlin), and Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg.