Calligraphic Kinesthesia in the Dancescape: Lin Hwai-min's Cosmopolitical Consciousness in the Cursive Trilogy

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In the Cursive trilogy, Lin Hwai-min bridges the subject of calligraphy and the practice of body-mind integration in taichi daoyin in a poetics of calligraphic kinesthesia. Performed and viewed within the larger discourse of the contemporary dancescape, the trilogy challenges the Cartesian dualism of body/mind inherent in Western aesthetics and proposes new ways of understanding identity, mobility, and agency. Examining Lin's critical dialogue with modern dance, Chinese culture, the discourse of globalization, and hegemonic power, this article demonstrates that Lin is a cosmopolitical choreographer who blends Asian and Euro-American aesthetics, thus critically destabilizing East/West dichotomies and counteracting exclusively European American historiographies of modern dance.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01472526.2010.517496