Imagine the (Im)possibilities: The Role of Constraints on Dance Creativity

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Author(s)Warburton, Edward
Date Accessioned2021-02-12T21:52:01Z
Date Available2021-02-12T21:52:01Z
Publication Date2018-08-28
AbstractThis essay considers the role of constraints on creativity in dance. I introduce a choreographic research project, Three Bodies, based on the Pythagorean Three-Body Problem. I ask, what are the possibilities inherent in dance when creativity is constrained by a particular problem space? An important goal of this essay is to build on Patricia Stokes (2005) research on creativity from constraints. Using a practice-based research method, I show how this artistic case study “makes research” as a theoretical inquiry into human creativity and the role of constraints. I present two historically significant case studies of creative choreographers—Balthasar Beaujoyeulx and Merce Cunningham from the Italian Renaissance and the modern 20th century eras, respectively—who used constraints on movement invention and compositional structure to advance the art of dance. I consider lessons learned from these cases, and consider them in light of the choreographic challenge of the Three-Body Problem. I conclude with thoughts about the role of constraints on dance creativity in art-making and education.en_US
CitationWarburton, E. (2018). Imagine the (Im)possibilities: The Role of Constraints on Dance Creativity. Dance: Current Selected Research, 9.en_US
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/28728
Languageenen_US
PublisherUniversity of Delaware Library, Museums & Pressen_US
TitleImagine the (Im)possibilities: The Role of Constraints on Dance Creativityen_US
TitleSection 3: Choreographyen_US
TypeArticleen_US
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