Embodied Philosophy in Dance

Einav Katan-Schmid is a research associate at the Cluster of Excellence, Image, Knowledge, Gestaltung: An Interdisciplinary Laboratory, at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. Her work with the research group “Picture-Act and Body-Knowledge” integrates choreography and somatic practices with philosophies of embodiment. She has been practicing Gaga with the Batsheva Dance Company since 2003.

Part I. Embodied Philosophy in Dance.- Chapter 1. Dance and Philosophy.-  Chapter 2. Dance as Embodied Philosophy.- Chapter 3. Habitus, Embodied Knowledge and Physical Intelligence.- Chapter 4. Embodied Reflections.- Part II. The Sensual Emphasis of Gaga.- Chapter 5. “Float!”.- Chapter 6.  Enacting Perception.- Chapter 7. Extending Perception.- Chapter 8. Dancing Metaphors.- Chapter 9. The Phenomenological Method of Gaga.- Part III. The Mental Emphasis of Gaga.-  Chapter 10. “Connect Effort into Pleasure!”.- Chapter 11. The Challenge of a Perceptual Gap Between Body and Mind.- Chapter 12. The Involvement of Psychology and Physicality.- Chapter 13. Comprehending Emotions.- Chapter 14. Intentionality and the Aesthetic Will.- Part VI. Gaga.- Chapter 15. Multitasking Inquiries.- Chapter 16. Decision Making.- Chapter 17. The Intelligible Form.- Chapter 18. Rhythm.- Chapter 19. The Physical Practice of Intelligence.- Part V. The Moving Forms of Dancing Gaga.- Chapter 20. Bellus.- Chapter 21. The Dancing Body as Means of Expression.- Chapter 22. Understanding Expressions.- Chapter 23. Moving Forms of Dance.