Van Assche, Annelies

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On	the	Edge:	Genealogies	and	Futures	of	Precarity	Abstract	for	annual	graduate	conference,	Central	European	University	in	Budapest		Choreographies	of	Precariousness:	A	Genetic	Study	of	the	Performing	Arts	Within	my	contribution	I	intend	to	present	a	methodology	of	the	genetic	study	of	performing	arts	through	concentrating	on	the	interdisciplinary	approach	of	the	FWO-funded	research	project	“Choreographies	of	Precariousness.	A	Transdisciplinary	Study	of	the	Working	and	Living	Conditions	in	the	Contemporary	Dance	Scenes	of	Brussels	and	Berlin”.	At	the	intersection	of	sociology	of	art,	culture	and	labor,	research	has	been	conducted	into	the	artistic	career,	but	the	field	of	contemporary	dance	remains	understudied.	A	new	wave	of	research	within	dance	and	dance	studies	focuses	on	creative	processes	rather	than	products.	We	do	not	know	to	what	extent	precarity	is	intertwined	with	motifs,	values	and	tactics	involved	in	artists’	life	and	work.	Collaboration	between	sociology	and	dance	studies	can	bridge	the	two	approaches	and	generates	the	growing	field	of	Sociological	Performance	Studies.	The	notion	that	links	both	disciplines	is	the	concept	of	precarity,	since	precarity	can	–	next	to	the	ontological	insecurity	(Butler)	–	stem	from	political,	economic	and	social	aspects	of	life	(Lorey,	Standing).	I	argue	that	artists	develop	tactics	(Certeau)	within	their	genetic	practice	to	deal	with	this	precarity	and	to	construct	a	more	sustainable	creativity.	Similarly	Estonian	artist	Maike	Lond	reported	her	efforts	to	look	for	a	sponsor	in	10	journeys	to	a	place	where	nothing	happens*	(2013).	Her	aim	was	to	cooperate	with	the	private	sector	in	order	to	gain	financial	independence	from	funding	institutions.	Her	precarious	search	for	money	eventually	turned	into	a	performance.	Within	my	investigation	of	comparable	precarious	genetics	my	arguments	will	be	supported	by	1)	results	from	a	survey	conducted	in	Brussels	(Spring	2015),	in	which	respondents	were	questioned	on	the	working	conditions	and	values	within	the	dance	profession	and	2)	examples	from	the	ongoing	empirical	study,	including	in-depth	interviews	and	observations	of	working	processes	of	selected	respondents	from	the	Brussels’	contemporary	dance	scene.			100-word	Biography		Annelies	Van	Assche	received	her	Master’s	Degree	in	Performance	Studies	at	the	Ghent	University	(Belgium)	in	2010.	She	has	interned	as	a	production	assistant	for	Belgian	collective	Abattoir	Fermé	and	German	choreographic	center	K3	Tanzplan	Hamburg.	She	has	worked	as	a	production	and	tour	manager	at	P.A.R.T.S.,	the	contemporary	dance	school	of	Anne	Teresa	De	Keersmaeker	in	Brussels,	from	2011-2014.	Then	started	her	FWO-funded	research	on	contemporary	dancers’	socio-economical	position	and	its	influence	on	creative	processes,	supervised	by	Katharina	Pewny,	Rudi	Laermans	and	Christel	Stalpaert	(Ugent	&	KULeuven).	S:PAM	(Studies	in	Performing	Arts	and	Media),	Ghent	University,	Belgium	CeSo	(Centre	for	Sociological	Research),	KULeuven,	Belgium	Annelies.VanAssche@Ugent.be	deadline:	10	april	2016	 

Choreographies of precariousness : a genetic study of the performing arts

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Choreographies of precariousness : a genetic study of the performing arts

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