Petites perceptions

Petites perceptions is based on movements motivated by practical goals such as hitting, avoiding or throwing. This is an indirect way of defining movement: instead of focusing on the formal qualities of movement, dancers attempt to perform actions on imaginary objects as precisely as possible. These practical goals give gestures very specific motor qualities: direction, body part, muscle tone, speed, force, impact, performer's affect... This indirect definition of movement lends gestures a kinesthetic richness that would have remained inaccessible had we attempted to determine their motor qualities directly.