{"id":2978,"date":"2026-06-26T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2978"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:45:25","slug":"reflections-on-10-years-of-oral-history-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ricardoviviani.com\/?p=2978","title":{"rendered":"Embodied Knowledge Articulated – Reflections on 10 Years of Oral History Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ricardo Viviani \u2014 Photo: Barbara Kaufmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Type:<\/strong> Presentation
Date:<\/strong> 26 June 2026
Context:<\/strong> International Conference Pina Bausch \u2013 From Ritual to Romance<\/em>, Bergische Universit\u00e4t Wuppertal
Institution:<\/strong> Pina Bausch Foundation
Role:<\/strong> Presenter \/ Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers \/ Moderation:<\/strong>
\nRicardo Viviani
\nIsabelle Charnavel
\nLaura Wiemer \u2014 Moderator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Embodied Knowledge Articulated<\/strong>
Reflections on Ten Years of Oral History Collection of the Pina Bausch Archives<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This presentation reflected on ten years of Oral History work at the Pina Bausch Archives and on the experiences accumulated through working with dancers and collaborators of Tanztheater. The material considered how oral testimony can bring aspects of artistic experience, memory and professional life into historical documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on approximately seventy interviews, the presentation addressed questions arising from the documentation of dance as a lived and embodied practice. It considered testimonies in relation to artistic processes, formation, cultural encounters and personal histories, and examined what such accounts can contribute to the understanding of Tanztheater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contribution was presented within the conference section Epistemologies and Forms<\/em>, placing the experience of a long-term Oral History collection in dialogue with other approaches to knowledge in and through dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archival Material:<\/strong>
\nPresentation material; conference documentation; presentation photograph; related Oral History documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Post Scriptum \u2014 30 August 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This entry records a retrospective presentation at the conclusion of ten years of Oral History work connected to the Pina Bausch Archives. The conference context brought this experience into an interdisciplinary discussion of knowledge, form and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribution \/ Ertrag:<\/strong>
\nThe presentation brought a substantial body of long-term Oral History experience into the conference’s discussion of knowledge in and through dance. It presented testimony as a means of accessing aspects of artistic experience that are not fully represented by conventional documentary records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assessment \/ Relevanz:<\/strong>
\nThe entry is relevant as a record of ten years of sustained Oral History work in a major dance archive and of its presentation within an interdisciplinary scholarly context. Its value lies in documenting the accumulated body of work and the questions it raises about how artistic experience enters the historical record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords:<\/strong>
\nOral History; embodied knowledge; Pina Bausch; Tanztheater; dance; testimony; memory; archives; artistic experience; dance history; epistemology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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External Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Matei Chihaia, interview by WDR 3 Mosaik<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pina Bausch \u2013 From Ritual to Romance \u2014 Bergische Universit\u00e4t Wuppertal<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pina Bausch \u2013 From Ritual to Romance \u2014 Conference Flyer<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pina Bausch Foundation \u2014 Interviews<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Internal Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Presentation Script \/ Conference Material<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\nArchival Note:<\/strong> This page forms part of an ongoing personal archive documenting Ricardo Viviani’s professional work and activities over more than four decades. Names and other personal information appear where relevant to the documented work or collaboration. If you believe that information concerning you has been published incorrectly or should be reconsidered, please contact me<\/a>.\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Type: PresentationDate: 26 June 2026Context: International Conference Pina Bausch \u2013 From Ritual to Romance, Bergische Universit\u00e4t WuppertalInstitution: Pina Bausch FoundationRole: Presenter \/ Researcher Speakers \/ Moderation: Ricardo Viviani Isabelle Charnavel Laura Wiemer \u2014 Moderator Embodied Knowledge ArticulatedReflections on Ten Years of Oral History Collection of the Pina Bausch Archives This presentation reflected on ten years … <\/p>\n

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