Contemporary writings on dance as new forms of notation

Abstract

In this paper I will discuss the three case-studies: "Are we here yet?"(2010) by Meg Stuart (Ed.Jeroen Peeters), "A Choreographer's Handbook"(2010) by Jonathan Burrows and "Everybodys performance scores" (2010) by Mette Ingvartsen and Alice Chauchat. These books, which are composed of choreographer's writing on dance, suggest that dance notation is an ongoing practice, even though the use of the word 'notation' seems to have declined enormously in the current filed of dance. Based on the above, I proposed to see the three case-studies as 'new forms of notation' that can incorporate new definitions such as the documentation of conceptual ideas in dance creation. The paper will be structured in four chapters followed by a conclusion. The first chapter will outline the brief history of dance notation, and each of the following chapters will deal with one publication at times. Furthermore, two kinds of prevalent ways of documenting dance nowadays: 'archive' and 'score' will be juxtaposed in the analysis in order to clarify the position of the new forms of notation.