Utopia ucieleśniona. Impulsy utopijne w praktykach choreograficznych Diany Niepce i Agaty Siniarskiej
Embodied Utopia. Utopian impulses in the choreographic practices of Diana Niepce and Agata Siniarska

Summary/Abstract: This work is an attempt to search for and interpret ‘utopian impulses’ in Diana Niepce’s TheOther Side of Dance and Agata Siniarska’s null&void, referring to Fredric Jameson’s“method of utopia’ and Jill Dolan’s concept of ‘utopian performatives’. The author examineshow bodies present on stage – whether with disabilities or attempting to embody theexperiences of non-human beings – can become a space for the temporary realization of analternative, utopian reality. The analysis of the functioning of individual performers’ bodiesis grounded in Erika Fischer-Lichte’s theory of embodiment and Judith Butler’s concept ofvulnerability. The theme of interspecies entanglements, within which choreographies arecreated and utopian impulses are born, is developed based on the posthumanist ideas ofKaren Barad and Rosi Braidotti. Finally, based on Randy Martin’s thesis, the political actionof experienced performances is reflected upon. The final considerations refer back to theconcepts of Jameson and Dolan, emphasizing the possibility of the continuation as well asactive influence of utopian impulses and performatives generated on stage and sharedwithin the communal experience of ‘communitas’.

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