<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This article concerns the first part of my final research project at the Danish National School of Performing Arts for a postgraduate diploma in Danseformidling/Dance Partnership undertaken in the first term of 2016. It is an inquiry into the relationship between artistic and pedagogical practices in the context of dance education, initially aiming at their integration by looking for a common denominator.Proposing a loop structure as a methodological and practical framework, I reflect on the research inquiry <italic>‘How can artistic and pedagogical practices integrate in the context of dance education?’</italic>To conclude, the notion of <italic>participation</italic> in art and pedagogy is addressed as one of the entries to the possible imbrication of the practices. It is proposed that underlining the participatory aspect of artistic and pedagogical practices would carry questions on the modes of production and spectatorship in the former and the taken-for-granted roles and methods in the latter. I am proposing that pedagogical formats with a strong emphasis on shared meaning making are helpful towards the integration for which I am aiming.</abstract>

This article concerns the first part of my final research project at the Danish National School of Performing Arts for a postgraduate diploma in Danseformidling/Dance Partnership undertaken in the first term of 2016. It is an inquiry into the relationship between artistic and pedagogical practices in the context of dance education, initially aiming at their integration by looking for a common denominator.Proposing a loop structure as a methodological and practical framework, I reflect on the research inquiry ‘How can artistic and pedagogical practices integrate in the context of dance education?’To conclude, the notion of participation in art and pedagogy is addressed as one of the entries to the possible imbrication of the practices. It is proposed that underlining the participatory aspect of artistic and pedagogical practices would carry questions on the modes of production and spectatorship in the former and the taken-for-granted roles and methods in the latter. I am proposing that pedagogical formats with a strong emphasis on shared meaning making are helpful towards the integration for which I am aiming.

From Two to One – An Exploration into the Integration of Artistic and Pedagogical Practices.

Nordic Journal of Dance

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This article concerns the first part of my final research project at the Danish National School of Performing Arts for a postgraduate diploma in...

From Two to One – An Exploration into the Integration of Artistic and Pedagogical Practices.

Published Online: Sep 29, 2020

Page range: 34 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njd-2016-0013

© 2016 Micaela Kühn, published by Sciendo

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