midterm Authentic Movement

Question 1

Who created Authentic movement

Answer 1

Mary Starks Whitehouse in the 1950’s. It was a response to the heteronormativity in the dance world. The technique was developed further by Janet Adler, PhD. Whitehouse

Question 2

What did Authentic movement do? (what did it develop?, through what/who?)

Answer 2

It connected Jung’s Active Imagination with modern dance, developing the role of the witness

Question 3

What is witnessing in Authentic Movement?

Answer 3

Witnessing is like meditation in that it aims for an accepting/non-judgmental awareness/compassion

Question 4

What does authentic movement connect?

Answer 4

Authentic movement connects the individual and the collective experience.

Question 5

What are the four steps in Authentic movement?

Answer 5

1) Move (eyes closed, allow sound, stillness, different qualities)
2) Witness ( safe, non-judgmental)
3) Draw/Write (both mover and witness)
4) Share (Witness describes what they experienced in empathetic, non-interpretive, present tense language)