舞蹈符号学初探

A Tentative Exploration of the Semiotics of Dance

从“人体律动”嬗变为“舞蹈符号”,是人类“前语言”符号表意活动中经历的重大历史起点,通过这个起点,衍生出后世人类关于“感知”和“意义”的诸种艺术符号活动。舞蹈艺术区别于绘画、音乐、建筑等其他传统艺术门类,它以人自身为符号“物源”,是人体律动对虚幻“力”的直接表现,舞蹈艺术将自我本身具备“诗”性和“力”性艺术的本质抒发到淋漓尽致。舞蹈艺术符号作为“动觉”诗化的基本符号构成特性与人类认知“趋新”与“标出性”议题有着微妙联系。

The signs of dance originate from the rhythmic movements of the human body and become an important form of ＂pre-linguistic＂ semiosis that further develops into the artistic sign processes of human perception and meaning. Unlike other art forms such as painting, music and architecture, dance takes the human body as its sign vehicle and uses physical bodily movements to embody mental ＂forces＂. It displays the nature of art itself, showcasing its poetry and power. The signs of dance are ＂kinesthetic＂, and are closely related to the trait of novelty-seeking in human cognition and to changes in cultural rnarkedness.