The Relations Between Art and Technology: The Hybrid Dance of Cena 11

Abstract

This research work tries to understand the relations established between technology and art based on Brazilian dance company Cena 11’s proposition of hybrid dance. We have analyzed the company’s shows and the dancers’ physical preparation based on observation of a set of practice sessions and interviews made with members of the dance company. We have also used part of a dissertation research work from a Master’s program in Physical Education from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. In this paper we highlight two axes for the analysis of this relation. The first one approaches the understanding that the dancers have of technologies as extensions of the body; the second one discusses the roles that technology has taken in the company’s art work and the implications it has had on everyone involved, according to the concept of art that is currently present in the group. KEYWORDS: art – hybrid dance – technology.