Sujets :
Contorsion - Mongolie
Contorsion - Histoire

Dépouillement du document :
Genesis and development of contortionism in Mongolia
Theory one – Court performances in the 13th century
Theory two – Tradition, nature, dance and ritual
Theory three – The establishment of the Mongolian State Circus
Theories in comparison
Development of contortion techniques and styles
Changes in contortion across time
Prior to 1940, folk dance and folk acrobatics
1940s, traditional Mongolian contortion
1959, classic Mongolian contortion
1960-1980, modern Mongolian contortion
1990/2000 and onwards, contemporary contortion
Contortion training
Development of aesthetics
Folk arts, symbolism, color codes
Traditional ornaments
Safeguarding of traditional Mongolian contortion
First challenge: list meaning in a consideration of technique
Second challenge : exploitation and appropriation
Third challenge : political influence and cultural dominance

Résumé :
This ethnographic research proposes an introduction to the performance art form Mongolian contortion by examining its theories and functions before and after the establishment of the Mongolian State Circus in 1941. Through qualitative research methods it further investigates different repercussions that lead to the transformation and decline of Traditional Mongolian Contortion in Mongolia and the West in recent years. By examining the genesis and history of body flexibility prior to the establishment of the Mongolian State Circus, it explores parallels between Mongolian folk dance and folk acrobatics and the establishment of Mongolian contortion as the international “brand” we know today. It discusses the categorization of different styles within Mongolian contortion, discovers the development of aesthetics and how religious symbolism is incorporated in contortion performances. Lastly, it examines the numerous challenges contortionists with traditional aesthetics and presentations, a style referred to in this paper as Traditional Mongolian Contortion, face and proposes solutions for the safeguarding of this art form.

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

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