Thanachoreology

• Thanatos x Terpsichore •

How does dance meet grief, loss, death & dying in the world? Can dance help us to move through grief? How are lives celebrated through dance during times of loss? In what way is dance itself an embodiment of impermanence? How is death represented in dance? Renée coined the term Thanachoreology in 2022 to describe her multi-disciplinary field of study which aims to answer these questions & more.

Here are some articles she has come across in her research.

Dances of Loss, Grief, and Endurance in the Face of Trauma

By Karen Eliot & Joellen A. Meglin

Second-Line Parades: A Trauma Informed Response to Grief

By Lauren D. Hunter

Ebb and Flow / Moving Through Mourning

How Turfing Became Synonymous with Oakland

How Soulful, Joyful Dance Workouts Became the New Wellness Trend

By Maria Renée Kurz

The Communication of Melancholy, Grief, and Fear in Dance with and without Music

By Shaté L. Hayes

By Katie M. Dominguez

ORIXÁS: The Divine Force of Nature

In the Face of Death: Rudolf Nureyev’s Letter to Dance