Entre o KI e o caos: caminhos para dançar desde as artes marciais

Abstract

In this dissertation, I investigate the encounter between Dance and Martial Arts, based on performative research (HASEMAN, 2015), where artistic practice is an autonomous form of research, generating individual empirical results. I adopt a multi-method methodology guided by practice, personalized to my specific context, with first-person writing, with metaphorical and poetic contours. I investigate how martial references can be transformed into dance, in line with Contemporary Dance, which is built from the experiences of bodies. I cover bibliographical and autobiographical forays, territorial recognition, laboratory and artistic experimentation. The conceptual jour-neys seek to refine my perception of the danceable aspects of Martial Arts and vice versa. The history of the Asian diasporas and their cultural influences are fundamental to composing martial imagery, contributing to the artistic development of this dance proposal (BITTENCOURT, 2012; ANDRAUS, 2014). The second stage of the research involves recognizing the territory of articulation, listening to artists and researchers on the relationships between Dance and Martial Arts. The event Duels and Duets: Martialities in Dance is crucial to understanding the contem-porary scenario. In the third moment, I experiment at the From Ki to Chaos Laboratory - Martialities in Dance, using a fluid approach called methodological dao, associating my Martial Arts repertoire with Labanian eukinetics (LABAN, 1978; MADUREIRA, 2020). Activities include Fudochi (meditative dimensions), Repertorial Move-ments (martial investigations in Dance), Dialogies (relational dance dynamics) and final referrals. The research culminates in the artistic experiment Ceremony From Ki to Chaos - Ken Zen Ichi Nyo, based on my black belt exam, integrating segments that relate dance and martial elements. The main objectives are to present paths for creation in Dance, based on the curricular structure of the martial art that I practice, and to propose a convergent structure of Dance and Martial Arts.