Kinesthesia in a performance practice of the contemporary dance
The article represents an approach in a performance practice of the dancers of the second half of the XX century which can be described as body awareness based on elaborately developed sensuality - «body intellect». The approach had its roots in the interinfluence of dance and somatics fields. The latest appeared on the edge of XIX-XX centuries reflecting the massive shift in the perception of human body and movement and reconsidering the dichotomy of mind and body. This led not only to an emergence of new dance practices such as improvisation and new ways of teaching dance and movement - somatic education, but also allowed to talk about a new mode of the audience’s perception.