After fieldwork on the ten-hour performance “Insomnia 2–In Memoriam” about rituals and death, the author asks how the deRothfils company makes life meaningful through audience interaction with this dance creation. She explores the notion of ritual for performance analysis, drawing on Catherine Bell’s framework. She examines four dimensions of the performance, each showing how various aspects of ritual are generated: reviving esthetic features, fulfilling social needs through collective encounters, experiencing strong affects, and offering a space for existential reflection. The article concludes with a more general question of how this artistic process produces knowledge.

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（重新）通过现代舞创造仪式

在对关于仪式和死亡的十小时表演“失眠 2-纪念”进行实地考察后，作者询问 deRothfils 公司如何通过观众与这种舞蹈创作的互动使生活变得有意义。她利用凯瑟琳·贝尔 (Catherine Bell) 的框架探索了用于绩效分析的仪式概念。她考察了表演的四个方面，每个方面都展示了仪式的各个方面是如何产生的：恢复审美特征，通过集体相遇满足社会需求，体验强烈的影响，并提供存在反思的空间。文章最后提出了一个更普遍的问题，即这种艺术过程如何产生知识。