Motion in Stillness — Stillness in Motion: Contemplative Practice in the Performing Arts
Barbara Sellers-Young
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that Cunningham's choreography consistently explored stillness in motion and motion in stillness, reflecting his Zen-inspired meditation practice, and that these investigations revealed enduring inner qualities like serenity and rigor. |
Abstract
Alastair Macaulay titles his 2008 New York Times review of the Merce Cunningham Company with the phrase ‘The Body’s War Within: Stillness vs. Motion’. In his portrayal of the Cunningham Company, he suggests that Cunningham in his 66 years was consistently investigating motion in stillness and stillness in motion to uncover inner qualities — serenity, rigour — that do not change even as their physical outlines are transformed again and again. 1 These investigations of stillness in motion are not surprising given Cunningham’s long-term integration of Zen philosophy into his life that included daily meditations. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
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Cites 5
- Mechanisms of mindfulness Journal of Clinical Psychology December 29, 2005
- The meeting of meditative disciplines and western psychology: A mutually enriching dialogue. American Psychologist 2006
- Mental balance and well-being: Building bridges between Buddhism and Western psychology. American Psychologist 2006
- The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease May 1, 2008
- Six views of embodied cognition 2002