The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature

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Dance is not an invention or fabrication of specific tools, but the perspective from which the inherent ability of the body is activated. It could be the lingering effects of the major surgery, the machinery itself, or the fact that the human brain is naturally optimised to get oxygen in pulse-driven spurts, instead of continuous pressure. The constitution of such spaces requires the recognition of our own default positions as well as of the structures present in the room: between bodies and between spaces. This model of behaviour change assesses an individual’s readiness to act on a new behaviour which can range from Pre-contemplation to Maintenance.

Although Carmat wants to initially launch its devices for temporary use – in the case of patients waiting for a transplant – the company’s long-term objective is to create artificial hearts for permanent use.

Similar to what is inscribed onto the body at work or in war, through city architecture, and the organization of the nation-state, dance enables control and submission. Attendance at week 8 was required for participants in the delayed-image group to receive their image, and the week 16 measurement was required for the final measurement (following protocol).

Murphy rigorously organizes his vast material into three categories: "Possibilities for Extraordinary Life"; "Transformative Practices"; and "Evidence for Human Transformative Capacity.The independent variables included in the model were time and treatment (delayed versus early image), and their interaction. Notion is a demonstration performance exploring the possibilities of muscle memory implant as a digital form for recording, playback and real-time mapping of movement-based technique.

These visions, as well as a number of current practices within and beyond the medical realm, raise not only hopes and grand expectations but also fears and a disquieting sense of unease.

The sphere refers not only to the nonlinear emergence of dance in the spaces of improvisation, but also to the timing and the frames of the body. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This is the dance work and the framework, reactivating moments in dance history that refer to us, the future bodies.