Working with contemporary dance companies on the one hand, and with Papua New Guinean villagers on the other, stimulates an investigation of knowledge forms and their appropriate presentation.
Paper long abstract:
My contribution will describe some recent work with diverse practitioners contributing to their modes of self-presentation and the representation of the knowledge forms that they generate. I report on the use anthropological methods (understanding context, gauging assumptions, and introducing comparative material) to provide an engaging collaborative space for such actors to develop interventions appropriate to their intentions. In the process, the possibilities these kinds of close working relationships provide to understand social forms and creative practice become apparent.