Choreographic Cognition
Composing Time and Space by Dr Kate Stevens

In the creation, performance and appreciation of contemporary dance we find a microcosm of cognition. Contemporary dance is communicative and expressive; it is visual, spatial, temporal, kinaesthetic; it is sensual, affective, evocative, dynamic, and rhythmic. The aim of this paper is to examine the degree to which contemporary psychological theory can explain the complex processes that mediate creation and performance of contemporary dance.

to view the entire 8 page paper please click [ here ]

this file is in PDF format & you will need Acrobat to read it