Fios invisiveis: corpo e consciência na filosofia e na dança

Abstract

This research investigates how different philosophical conceptions of the mind-body relationship influence the interpretation of expressiveness in dance. Drawing on Plato’s formulations, Heinrich von Kleist’s reflections on consciousness and movement, and Friedrich Nietzsche’s critique of the body-soul dualism, the study examines how these perspectives contribute to or constrain the understanding of gesture, artistic creation, and aesthetic experience. A qualitative approach was adopted, combining bibliographic review, comparative analysis, and field research conducted through questionnaires administered to professors of dance, theater, and philosophy. The study also engages with contributions from Spinoza, Heine, Mendonça, Barrenchea, and Rudolf Laban, expanding the discussion on corporeality, knowledge, and creation. The findings indicate that perspectives that value bodily experience make it possible to understand dance beyond the technical execution of movements, highlighting its role in the production of meaning, creative processes, and the constitution of subjectivity. It is concluded that expressiveness becomes more intelligible when corporeality is recognized as a constitutive dimension of experience, knowledge, and creation.