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This article offers embodied, phenomenological descriptions of the disorientation project, a solo work by dance artist P. Megan Andrews. From the position of an ongoing witness of Megan’s practice, the author reflects on how experiences of perceptual disorientation can be potent and productive, opening space for relations of care.
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Cet article propose des descriptions incarnées et phénoménologiques du projet de désorientation, une œuvre en solo de l'artiste de la danse P. Megan Andrews. Du point de vue d'un témoin permanent de la pratique de Megan, l'auteur réfléchit sur la manière dont les expériences de désorientation perceptuelle peuvent être puissantes et productives, ouvrant ainsi la voie à des relations de sollicitude.
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