BETWEEN BODY AND SCREEN: FOUR DOCUMENTARY SERIES AS LIVING ARCHIVES OF DANCE

Abstract

The article "Between Body and Screen: Four Documentary Series as Living Archives of Dance," co-authored by Inês Bogéa with her postdoctoral supervisor Sayonara Pereira (USP/ECA), analyzes the relevance of audiovisual production in preserving the memory of this art. Based on the research "Living Body Archives: Trajectories and Poetics of Dance in the Brazilian Context," four television series/documentaries are investigated: Tempo de Dança (Arte 1, 2025), Dança Contemporânea (SescTV, 2009–2020), Choreography – The Design of Dance in Brazil (Arte 1/Curta!/Prime Video, 2016), and Figuras da Dança (SPCD, TV Cultura, Arte 1, Curta!, 2008–2025). These productions, by combining testimonials, rehearsal recordings, and performances, transform ephemeral experiences into audiovisual memory. The text articulates theoretical frameworks (Halbwachs, 1950/2004; Nora, 1993; Ricoeur, 2007; Taylor, 2003; Derrida, 1995/2001; Nichols, 2010; Huyssen, 2003/2014, among others) with interviews conducted by Inês Bogéa with Brazilian researchers (Cerbino, Alvarenga, Marinho, Brum, and Xavier) as part of her postdoctoral research. The analysis discusses the audiovisual as a mediator between permanence and loss, archive and repertoire, subjectivity and collective history. The study highlights that these series not only record but also produce memory, reinscribing dance in time and configuring themselves as historiographical, political, and poetic devices for contemporary Brazilian culture.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/edimpacto2025.052-002