Dance / Research: Vortragsabend zu Tanz und Ästhetik
Interdisciplinary Lectures on the Aesthetics of Dance
presented by Julia F. Christensen and Edward Vessel
From flamenco to ballet, from hip hop to contemporary - how important is aesthetics in a dance? Join our four experts in dance and the brain for an afternoon of interdisciplinary dialogue around this question. You don’t need to be a dancer or scientist to participate in this event. Everyone is welcome!
Neuroscientific research into dance is only about 15 years old. Dance is as old as humanity. There is a lot we still do not know about why dance is so important to human societies. Is it due to the beauty and aesthetics that it transmits to us? Let’s discuss our different viewpoints.
Program
5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
- Luisa Sancho Escanero, Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company: Aesthetic Expectations on Dance
- Edward Vessel, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics: Tracking Aesthetic Responses to Dance
- Beatriz Calvo-Merino, City, University of London: Towards a Sensorimotor Approach of Performing Arts
- Julia F. Christensen, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics: Expressivity Triumphs Aesthetics
This event will be held in English at our Institute, Grüneburgweg 14, Frankfurt am Main. Admission is free and possible from 4:30 p.m. After each lecture there will be time for questions and discussion.
For directions to our Institute, please see Contact and Directions
We kindly ask for registration in advance to presse@ae.mpg.de.