Event Title
Porn (or) Performance: A Comparison of Nude Contemporary Dance and Pornography
Location
Diamond 123
Start Date
1-5-2014 10:15 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 12:00 PM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of full nudity on stage as part of contemporary choreography. Whether pornography or nude contemporary dance, the naked body in an observational setting is inherently sexual in nature and intent. Consequently, all contemporary dance that employs nudity is pornography, although not all pornography is nude art. Nude contemporary performative dance is therefore a socially acceptable business alternative to pornography; both industries function to sell human bodies for aesthetic and physical consumption and pleasure.
Faculty Sponsor
Jim Thurston
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Theater and Dance Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Humanities
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
591
Porn (or) Performance: A Comparison of Nude Contemporary Dance and Pornography
Diamond 123
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend of full nudity on stage as part of contemporary choreography. Whether pornography or nude contemporary dance, the naked body in an observational setting is inherently sexual in nature and intent. Consequently, all contemporary dance that employs nudity is pornography, although not all pornography is nude art. Nude contemporary performative dance is therefore a socially acceptable business alternative to pornography; both industries function to sell human bodies for aesthetic and physical consumption and pleasure.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2014/program/279