Danzando la magia de la dualidad creadora

Abstract

This research-creation project, entitled “Dancing the Magic of Creative Duality,” is a dance performance piece that dramatizes the myth “The Dance of the Partridges” of the Pastos people, located in the municipality of Guachucal, Nariño. This myth tells how two witches (one white and one black) who transformed into partridges determined the creation of the Pastos people. The dramaturgy of this composition is based on the symbolic representation of the myth and is divided into three parts: 1- Introduction: The Transformation, 2- Development: The Cosmic Dance, and 3- Resolution: The Restored Equilibrium. The creative process of the work was developed through a methodological approach that integrated ethnographic and autoethnographic observation, as well as a research-creation workshop in traditional dance. Interaction with members of the Pasto people allowed for a characterization of their cultural, dance, mythical, and ritual practices, identifying the main symbolic elements that shape their worldview. These findings were subsequently incorporated into the creation of a stage work intended for contemporary audiences and venues. Through the staging of this myth, which has been transmitted from generation to generation, the aim was to preserve the oral tradition, recognizing that the work is a translation, with elements that are preserved, lost, and transformed. The work emerged from my perspective as a dance artist and member of the Pasto people, recognizing in the myth of the Partridge Dance a dramaturgical potential that allowed me to develop my own stage proposal, in which ancestral memory, artistic creation, and personal experience engage in dialogue.