ABSTRACT This study sheds light on dance as democracy among people 65+. The article presents a study that is part of the project Age on Stage, in which elderly people were offered to express themselves through dance as an aesthetic form of expression. Hannah Arendt and Simone de Beauvoir are applied as philosophical lenses. Elderly people’s participation and involvement in dance activities are investigated and discussed. The specific aim is to describe and analyse contemporary dance as a form of democracy among people 65+. The following questions were formulated: What constitutes dance as communication within a group of elderly people? How do the participants internalise and use dance as an artistic form of expression in relation to the possibilities and limitations a workshop provides? A phenomenological analysis based on field notes and video recordings have generated the following themes: a functional body with impetus to move, to embody dance as a form of expression, to use Dance as a Form of Artistic Expression in Aesthetic Communication, and Reflections on life, body and dance. The results reveal existential and aesthetic dimensions of dance activities for elderly people that have not been emphasized to any greater extent in earlier studies.

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65+ 人之间的民主舞蹈

摘要 本研究阐明了舞蹈作为 65 岁以上人群的民主。这篇文章提出了一项研究，该研究是“舞台上的时代”项目的一部分，其中让老年人通过舞蹈作为一种审美表达形式来表达自己。汉娜·阿伦特 (Hannah Arendt) 和西蒙·德·波伏娃 (Simone de Beauvoir) 被用作哲学镜头。调查和讨论了老年人参与和参与舞蹈活动的情况。具体目标是描述和分析当代舞蹈作为 65 岁以上人群的一种民主形式。制定了以下问题：什么构成了在一群老年人中作为交流的舞蹈？参与者如何内化和使用舞蹈作为一种与工作坊提供的可能性和局限性相关的艺术表达形式？基于现场笔记和视频记录的现象学分析产生了以下主题：具有运动动力的功能性身体，体现舞蹈作为一种表达形式，使用舞蹈作为审美交流中的艺术表达形式，以及对生活的反思，身体和舞蹈。结果揭示了老年人舞蹈活动的存在和审美维度，而这些维度在早期的研究中没有得到更大程度的强调。将舞蹈作为审美交流中的一种艺术表达形式，以及对生活、身体和舞蹈的反思。结果揭示了老年人舞蹈活动的存在和审美维度，而这些维度在早期的研究中没有得到更大程度的强调。将舞蹈作为审美交流中的一种艺术表达形式，以及对生活、身体和舞蹈的反思。结果揭示了老年人舞蹈活动的存在和审美维度，而这些维度在早期的研究中没有得到更大程度的强调。