?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Separating+Shadows&rft.creator=Huddy%2C+Avril&rft.creator=Mafe%2C+Vanessa&rft.creator=Keane%2C+Jondi&rft.subject=Co-creative+Dance&rft.subject=Dancers+Experience&rft.subject=Interdisciplinary+Dance+Performance&rft.subject=Site+Specific+Performance&rft.description=This+practice-led+research+is+in+the+field+of+dance+creation+and+performance.+The+dancer%2C+unlike+many+artists+from+different+fields%2C+has+to+contend+with+the+added+complexity+of+being+a+creative+tool.+Grove+states%2C+%E2%80%98..they+are+the+phenomenon+of+self-creation+twice+over%2C+being+both+the+artist+and+the+work+of+art%E2%80%99+(2005%2C+44).+A+dancer%E2%80%99s+success+relies+on+the+quality+of+their+instrument+and+their+ability+to+reliably+employ+it+in+the+creative+act+(Jowitt+2001a).+The+traditional+rehearsal+studio+is+the+creative+meeting+place+for+dance+artists.+A+liminal+space+with+specific+spatial%2C+temporal+and+personal+considerations%3A+a+space+fraught+with+uncertainty+and+vulnerability%2C+ripe+with+potential.+If+harnessed%2C+the+creative+potential+inherent+in+vulnerability%2C+experienced+as+increased+sensitivity+and+openness+(Press+2002)%2C+can+facilitate+new+ways+of+investigating+and+doing.+This+research+investigated+ways+in+which+dancers+prepare+themselves+during+the+act+of+creation+and+rehearsal+within+the+studio%2C+for+the+public+presentation+of+a+site-specific+dance+work.+Navigating+the+complexities+inherent+in+performing+site-specific+dance+work+is+best+achieved+through+the+development+of+a+connection+with+the+site+during+the+creation+of+the+work.+This+is+achieved+through+the+provision+of+rehearsals+within+the+site+and+ensures+seamless+replication+of+rehearsal+qualities+from+studio+to+non-traditional+site.+This+research+received+funding+and+support+from+the+Australia+Council+for+the+Arts%2C+Arts+Queensland%2C+Brisbane+Festival%2C+Kelvin+Grove+Urban+Village%2C+Besen+Family+Foundation%2C+Korean+Culture+Arts+Foundation+and+the+Australia+Korea+Foundation.+It+was+presented+in+the+Brisbane+Festival%2C+2006.+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.accentedbody.com%2Fprojects%2Faccented-body&rft.source=Separating+Shadows&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Non-Traditional+Research+Output&rft.format=image%2Fjpeg&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F66763%2F36%2FIMG_1088.jpg&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.format=image%2Fjpeg&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F66763%2F37%2FIMG_0988.jpg&rft.format=image%2Fjpeg&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F66763%2F38%2FIMG_1077.jpg&rft.relation=Huddy%2C+Avril%2C+Mafe%2C+Vanessa%2C+%26+Keane%2C+Jondi+(2006)+Separating+Shadows.+%5BPerformance%5D&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F66763%2F&rft.rights=Consult+author(s)+regarding+copyright+matters&rft.rights=This+work+is+covered+by+copyright.+Unless+the+document+is+being+made+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+Licence%2C+you+must+assume+that+re-use+is+limited+to+personal+use+and+that+permission+from+the+copyright+owner+must+be+obtained+for+all+other+uses.+If+the+document+is+available+under+a+Creative+Commons+License+(or+other+specified+license)+then+refer+to+the+Licence+for+details+of+permitted+re-use.+It+is+a+condition+of+access+that+users+recognise+and+abide+by+the+legal+requirements+associated+with+these+rights.+If+you+believe+that+this+work+infringes+copyright+please+provide+details+by+email+to+qut.copyright%40qut.edu.au&rft.identifier=Creative+Industries+Faculty