Memorias para una vida

Abstract

Dance is a form of corporal expression, which becomes the first impulse to communicate and express, it is a non-verbal language. It has always been an important aspect in all cultures, being one of the most important forms of social expression. Dance allows feelings and emotions to be expressed, such as sadness, joy, love, anger, among others. It is considered that in dance the rhythmic character of music and the capacity of language converge; this interaction allows the telling of stories using corporal expression that leads to movements out of the usual for extraordinary purposes. Memories for a Lifetime is an autoethnographic process that supports the narrative line of the dance work in audiovisual format. This work of dance creation takes important concepts such as emotional memory and remembrance that evoke the purpose of this work. This autoethnographic element is directed at three types of personal memories categorized as follows: childhood, family and recent memories with which I tell my life story, and mainly led the audience to meet the author and creator of my life, Jesus. The language of movement is based on contemporary and urban dance techniques. This report collects the process of creation and interpretation carried out as a student of the Deeping choreographic direction and the routes that led the creation.