The Dance of Life－ The Study of coexistence Experience in Bird and Water Dancing Group

• Main Authors: Han-zhang Zhang, 張漢章
• Other Authors: Yan-hui Li
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56896440004403331220

碩士 === 南華大學 === 生死學研究所 === 93 === 　　The research is based on a dancing group of disabled people, Bird and Water Dancing Group, to probe into the body image of special art. Through the self-thoughts on inter-subjectivity, the research workers express the stirring emotion for all the members of the dancing group. 　 　　From the research, we can see the strong tenacity of the dancers and the bitter truth of their existences. It inspired the deepest touching feelings in the research workers. The dancers get their life experiences from the touch by their bodies; sharing the procedure of their feelings by their own sense of sight, sense of touch, hearing, and imagination; and then creating their own feelings. It''s like they get the freedom from being imprisoned for a long time. They suddenly become conscious of themselves and make themselves the motivity of all their thoughts and actions. 　 　　The dance of the disabled is an art image of unusual bodies and different life qualities. It is also the reflection of the somber bodies and helpless destiny. A disability is considered to be an implicit threat to the normal social order. It is just like a restricted area which nobody should talk about. Imposing restrictions on watching and hearing arouses a strong desire for that. Furthermore, it helps us to face the brilliant success of the disabled people squarely. No one knows it is because we exaggerate their achievements, we blur their great successes, or it hides many unfair treatments to the disabled. 　 　　In the light of the hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, we can eliminate the fine line between the present and the past. After doing that, we can gain a new perspective which is not simply in pursuit of "body." Because the true meaning of "body" is always associated with "power." 　 　　By doing research and decoding our body world, we can learn that the spiritual life of the dance performed by the handicapped seems not to be as good as it should be, which is a great shock to us when understanding the cruel reality. However, after the shock, we still have to face our real lives. There is something so meaningful in life that we won''t be able to predict what our lives will end up like. 　 　　This research tells stories about social loners and records their endeavor to deal with the imperfect life as well as their expectations. On the other hand, this research not only reveals the amazing lives of people living in inconspicuous corners of society but screams voicelessly for the social minority to the healthy and sound people.