Corpo, dança, educação : Cia. Municipal de Dança de Caxias do Sul

Abstract

Dissertation is about the concept of the body and its possibilities as a device of development of concepts, statements and education. From the body, dance and education triad, I problematized the possibility of the contemporary body produces thoughts while dancing. In this sense, the ideas of Merleau-Ponty about his own body, as well the researches from Katz and Greiner around corpomídia are references. Contemporary dance is also analyzed as a continuous vector of producing metaphors, which only gain poignancy when incorporated in these bodies that dance. In the unfolding of these actions, appears the pedagogical and educational vector of contemporary dance, which will be analysed through the experience of Caxias do Sul Municipal Dance Co. from conception in 1997 to present time. This training is essencial for upgrading the educational and cultural repertoires of Caxias do Sul, promoting a contaminator action with social, political, educational and cultural aspects.