Rosana Barragan

Saint Mary's College of California · Performing Arts

This article examines various definitions of colonization and decolonization with the attempt to view current issues that may be defined as new problematic ways of embodying coloniality. The field of somatic movement studies serves as a framework for viewing the roots of the argument and for offering a practical experience that may elicit ease and...

Resumen Este artículo describe el desarrollo histórico de las prácticas de movimiento somático, especialmente en relación con la danza, los bailarines y las organizaciones que trabajan en el campo de la educación de la danza. El artículo comienza con eventos históricos, tendencias culturales y sucesos individuales que llevaron al surgimiento de los...

The document is the result of a research process developed due to the Colombian Ministry of Culture National Grant for Dance Research in 2006, and it is directed to those interested in the education, the creation and the presentation of dance, as well as other arts and techniques that imply the work with the body. It is presented as an analysis of...