Alguns sentidos do uso da técnica do balé clássico no mundo contemporâneo: estudo com coreógrafos de companhias profissionais e diretores de escolas de dança da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

The classical ballet technique was systematized more than three centuries ago and, since then, it has been improved, prevailing in the formation and practice of contemporary professional dancers. Further reflection on this practice is paramount for its continued evolution and (re) signification. The choreographic language used by choreographers from contemporary companies no longer demands a body trained only with the classical ballet technique. However, in Rio de Janeiro, in most technical and degree dance schools, the classical ballet technique is delivered to students as an essential tool for professionalization. Hence, this study aims at identifying and contextualizing the meaning of using the classical ballet technique in the current professional dance job market under the viewpoint of choreographers from professional contemporary companies and directors of dance schools in the city of Rio de Janeiro. To that end, semi-structured interviews were carried out with five choreographers from contemporary dance companies and four directors of private technical dance schools in Rio de Janeiro. The theoretical precepts underlying this study are the sociological concepts of civilizing process , by Norbert Elias, and liquid modernity , by Zygmunt Bauman. The collected data were interpreted using Eni Orlandi s Discourse Analysis approach. It was concluded that the senses and the relations about the classical ballet technique are changing, but it follows as a significant tool after more than three centuries.