Between word and movement:

devices for the activation of imagination in dance creation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2026.22.1.12131

Keywords:

Movement, Word, Embodied imagination, Devices

Abstract

This article proposes a reflection on the word as a device for activating imagination in dance creation practices. Language is understood as an event that mobilizes perception, imagination, and action. Situated at the meeting point of dance, somatic approaches, and philosophy, the text explores the notion of embodied imagination, from which the word, in its verbal or written expression, emerges as imagistic material and a sensitive operator in pedagogical and artistic practices in dance. The argument develops from a practice-led research project conducted within a master’s degree completed in 2021, reconfigured in this article in light of a rearticulation of the relationships between word, body, and imagination.

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Author Biography

Mônica Emilio Cerqueira Pereira, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH) - Universidade de Lisboa

Doutoranda em Motricidade Humana, na especialidade de Dança, pela Faculdade de Motricidade Humana da Universidade de Lisboa (FMH-UL), e investigadora integrada no Instituto de Etnomusicologia – Centro de Estudos em Música e Dança (INET-md). Mestre em Dança pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), pós-graduada em Docência no Ensino Superior e bacharel em Teatro pelo Centro Universitário da Cidade (UniverCidade). Desenvolve investigação no campo das artes performativas, com enfoque nos estudos do corpo, processos de criação, abordagens somáticas e práticas de composição e improvisação em dança.

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Published

2026-07-03

How to Cite

Emilio Cerqueira Pereira, M. (2026). Between word and movement: : devices for the activation of imagination in dance creation . O Mosaico, 22(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2026.22.1.12131

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026): Revista O Mosaico No. 30

Section

Dossiê: As memórias dos gestos nas artes perfomativas - Bloco I: convidados

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