State of readiness: performative research and collaboration in the interartistic creative processes in "Converse"

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https://doi.org/10.36025/arj.v7i2.20296

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Performative Research, Collaboration, Creative Processes, State of Readiness, Capoeira Regional

Abstract

This article focuses on the collaborative, interartistic creative processes that led to the work Converse, for one performer, piano and live audio/video processing, with two video projections. The literature lacks works discussing artistic processes of a collaborative nature that go beyond personal and autoethnographic reports. Hence, we tried, in this text, to provide a new methodological path, one that considers the interconnection of theory with practice – according to Lima – in a collaborative approach for performative research – according to Haseman, Fernandes, Bacon and Midgelow –, mediated by a concept originated in a cultural context: the Capoeira Regional.

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Author Biographies

Lia Gunther Sfoggia, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Lia Sfoggia is a Brazilian dancer, choreographer and physical educator. She earned a PhD in Cultural Studies at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), focusing Capoeira as a source for artistic processes in Dance. Sfoggia graduated in 2010 with a M.F.A in Dance (UFBA), focusing on Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis and Dance Composition. She obtained her B.A. in Dance (UERGS) and Physical Education (UFRGS). From 2009-2011 she was an Assistant Professor at UFBA Dance Department. From 2012-2014 she was Contemporary Dance Professor at FUNCEB Dance School. Sfoggia has more than fifteen years of experience studying and teaching Contemporary Dance and Capoeira. Her work often includes videodances, multimedia performances and collaborative processes, and has been performed and awarded in Brazil and abroad, with prizes such as Yanka Rudzka Prize for Dance Composition (Brazil, 2010) and the C.A.R.L. Residency, Barbara and Culver Center of Arts, UC Riverside (2011).

Guilherme Bertissolo, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Guilherme Bertissolo (born in Porto Alegre, based in Salvador, Brazil). Master and PhD in Music Composition, Federal University of Bahia, UFBA, with a period as Visiting Scholar at University of California, Riverside. Under-graduated in Classical Guitar (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul). Professor in Composition and Music Theory at Music School of UFBA, teaching in graduate and undergraduate courses. Arts and Culture Coordinator at UFBA Extension Dean, member of OCA (Oficina de Composição Agora), Director of the project Música de Agora na Bahia (Music of Now in Bahia) and co-editor of the ART Music Review. His music has been performed and recorded in Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Spain, USA, and Canada, by ensembles such as Mivos Quartet, Ensemble cross.art, ABSTRAI Ensemble, Grupo Cron, GNU, Camará Ensemble, Duo Robatto, Grupo de Percussão da UFBA, and musicians such as Luciane Cardassi, Nina Jaunssen-Deinzer, Pedro Rodrigues, Vladimir Bomfim, among many others.

Luciane Cardassi, Universidade Federal da Bahia

A versatile performer and creative artist, Brazilian-Canadian pianist Luciane Cardassi is an innovator, always ready for adventures on the frontiers of experimental music or collaborative projects. Luciane holds a Doctorate in Contemporary Music Performance from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a Master’s Degree in Music from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of São Paulo (USP), where she met Prof. Heloisa Zani, a major influence in her music making.  After a two-year Visiting Professorship at the Federal University of Bahia, in Salvador, Brazil, Luciane is now back in Banff, where the beautiful surroundings of the Canadian Rocky Mountains inform and inspire her creative practice.

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Published

26-10-2020

How to Cite

GUNTHER SFOGGIA, L.; BERTISSOLO, G.; CARDASSI, L. State of readiness: performative research and collaboration in the interartistic creative processes in "Converse". Art Research Journal: Revista de Pesquisa em Artes, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 2, 2020. DOI: 10.36025/arj.v7i2.20296. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/artresearchjournal/article/view/20296. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

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Dossier: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in the Field of Art