Kerstin Kussmaul

IDOCDE (International Documentation of Contemporary Dance Education) - Documentation as translation process.

Abstract: Bodily knowledge is transmitted orally and kinaesthetically from person to person. Oral and physical transmission is inherent in dance and contributes to its specific manifestations. This limits the exchange among colleagues since it excludes the kind of reflection that a shared documentation process provides. IDOCDE..with its emphasis on somatic researches documentation as a translation process, and its relationship to inspiration, reflection, and description. 

Biography: Kerstin Kussmaul works internationally as choreographer and dance educator. Her field of expertise is how to use somatic knowledge in dancing. She is a certified Myoreflex Therapist and teaches at the Myoreflex education with the Myoreflex founder Dr. Kurt Mosetter. In 2011, she founded the dance educator's network IDOCDE (www.idocde.net) which is supported by the EU. Her artistic projects take note of her background as musician, such as the project "Vexations", which has been performed at festivals in Vienna, Milan and Berlin, and her continuous exploration of unusual formats. She teaches dance and improvisation at major European dance centres such as:  ImPulsTanz Vienna, tanzquartier Vienna, k3 - Zentrum für Choreografie Hamburg, Cullberg Ballett Sweden and CDC LePacifique Grenoble. Kerstin holds an M.A. in dance and studied Somatic Movement Education at Moving On Centre.