The Action of Attention Intersections of Contemplative Dance Performance and Sufi Remembrance
Candice Salyers
Performance and Mindfulness July 26, 2022 DOI: 10.5920/pam.1198 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that the deep attention cultivated through the Sufi practice of dhikr can support a performer's capacity to serve the world, and proposes that attention itself may be a meaningful form of action, as explored through reflection on the contemplative dance film 'in existence or in absence.' |
Abstract
This reflection considers how the deep attention cultivated in the Sufi contemplative practice of remembrance, or دكر (dhikr), might support my capacity to serve the world through my actions as a performer. By reflecting on the contemplative dance film in existence or in absence created during the Seminario Artes de Cena e Practicas Contemplativas in 2021, this text explores ways in which attention itself could be a meaningful action in the world.