Três por três: Entre Arquitetura e Dança

Abstract

In a context where the boundaries between different artistic disciplines are becoming increasingly blurred, this dissertation aims to transcend the conventional links between architecture and dance, which are generally conceived as the arts of space, where the body, through its movement, traverses space, altering it and understanding it over time. Thus, the main objective of this work was to explore the elective affinities between architecture and dance, through a process that did not aim to establish homologous parallels between the two disciplines, but rather to envisage fields of analogue interpretation, capable of deepening the understanding of fundamental architectural concepts. This dissertation is structured in two parts. The first examines the work of three contemporary choreographers - Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker - exploring their practice, processes, and perspectives of the body, movement, space, and time. This part of the study serves as a basis for drawing analogies with the discipline of architecture, developed in the second part through three case studies: 'Solo' corresponding to Pezo von Ellrichshausen's Casa Loba; 'Dueto', to Peter Zumthor's Casa Luzi; and 'Companhia', to SANAA's Serpentine Pavilion. To achieve this, a thematic methodological approach was adopted, considering the working methods of choreographers and architects as essential to understanding how knowledge from other artistic forms can enrich architectural practice. In conclusion, by trying to answer the questions in this dissertation, we believe that the discipline of architecture can be understood as a stirring of memory. Through dialogue, unconscious (or not), with other artistic subjects, new sensibilities emerge that enable a richer, more informed, and therefore sensitive understanding of the various aspects involved in the conception, reflection, and practice of architecture.