Image and Choreography. Transmitting to Replicate, Transferring to Create

Video is currently the most widespread form of transmission of body and dance practices among the general population, especially young people and adolescents. Social networks such as YouTube, Instagram, Dubsmash and TikTok have popularised the use of short choreography tutorials that reinforce a reproductive and repetitive model. Unlike the vision applied to the transmission of movement by the massive model of the networks, contemporary creation privileges the research of manifold ways of communicating gesture. It happens by multiplying the possibilities of image and choreographic language. Although the choreographic notation is traditionally associated with the transmission and preservation of artwork, both historical and current modalities cannot be limited to a single intention. Just as the complexity of the choreographic event cannot be captured in a single language, be it visual or textual. In this paper we will apply a comparative methodology, using images taken from productions of both styles: imitation-based and exploration-based performances. Finally, three choreographic-creation workshops based on image generation are analysed as practical proposals for educating the gesture and the gaze.