Im_possible spaces of contemporary dance

The problem of space is not a particular problem of contemporary dance. It is a general problem of society, a ramification of the political and economic system; exploitation, extermination, usurpation, illegitimate occupation, privatization, gentrification, abolition of public, open spaces (and the list certainly goes on). If we agree that the 20th century is not yet truly over, then Foucault’s idea that this epoch will be (/is) above all an epoch of space, that we are in a time of dispersion, remains relevant for us. And if our epoch is one in which space is manifested and defined primarily through the relations between places, then the problem of the human being’s place and living space is not only a (significant) question of overpopulation, but also (equally significant) questions of understanding proximity, the preservation of species, circulation, designation and classification of bodies, adds Foucault, who also often draws parallels between space and the body in his work.