Art, Body, Science

Gesture, Body, and Transmission

Do you think that actions reinforce words? Do they help you grasp the ideas the teacher is presenting?

The body plays a major role in communication. Working in harmony with the voice, it helps us listen and visualize ideas. Becoming aware of this often-overlooked part of ourselves means reintegrating it into our communication, grounding it in the floor and in the space around us.

We invite you to experience and understand this commitment. To perceive how the body is engaged in the act of teaching, and to breathe new life into this “teaching body” that gives meaning and power to the message’s content.

Speakers:

• Leonardo Montecchia, choreographer.
• Mathias Beyler, writer, actor, sound designer, artistic director.
• Brahim Azaoui, Associate Professor of Language Pedagogy and French as a Foreign Language (FLE)/Second Language Acquisition (SLA). His research and training focus in particular on the role of the body in teaching (gestures, movement, posture, and distance).

About the Art, Body, and Science Days