Entre nuvens: criação, audiodescrição e acessibilidade na dança

Abstract

This research, developed in the context of the Professional Postgraduate Program in Dance at UFBA – PRODAN, is initially inspired by the life and work of Angel Vianna and my encounter with dance through Angel. It deals with the unique experience of a blind woman, who discovers the possibility of dancing professionally when she meets Angel Vianna. Another area of interest is to reflect on audio description, in addition to assistive technology, but as a scenic creation device. An in-depth investigation of audio description in dance. The title, Between Clouds, is a reference to a famous quote by Angel, which says: “People are like clouds, they always transform.” The first study reference for the development of this research is the show “Tomorrow is another day”, by Angel Vianna and directed by Norberto Presta. From this work, which I accessed through audio description made by collaborators in this research, we began an investigation into dance creation and perception of movements using audio description as a tool for accessibility and ethical and aesthetic production. The production of this master's degree is a medium-length audiovisual work, a dance show and a podcast series with 11 episodes. On the topic of art, accessibility, aesthetics and disability, I approach the authors Carlos Eduardo Oliveira and Camila Alves. To organize the thoughts of a political body that dances, I drew on authors such as José Gil, Lenira Rangel, Lucas Valentim Rocha, and Valéria Vicente. In the methodology that is the basis of my dance training, I dialogue with Letícia Teixeira.