| Autor: |
Lim, Wesley |
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Dance Chronicle; Sep-Dec2016, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p279-298, 20p, 2 Black and White Photographs |
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Walking through the streets of Paris, the protagonist Malte notices a man making jerky and unpredictable movements, most likely resulting from the neurological diseaseVeitstanz. This scene from Rainer Maria Rilke's prose work TheNotebooks of Malte Laurids Briggefocuses on the man's range of bodily movements. I argue that this scene can be read as a literary dance highlighting a battle between gesture and gesticulation. TheVeitstanzsymbolizes the beginnings of modern dance seeking expression through the body. I develop the transition from gesticulation to dance by comparing theVeitstanzto performances that Rilke witnessed from 1902 to 1910 and to his modern aesthetic, developed through close interaction with Rodin's work. By watching the man's performance, Malte is forced to learn and write about the abrupt and angular aesthetics of early modern dance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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