舞蹈的现代性——两次世界大战之间的大都市之一:柏林

Dancing into Modernity:Metropolises of the Interwar Period:Berlin

在两次世界大战之间,柏林和巴黎可被视为特殊的"舞蹈城市",这意味着舞蹈在构成这些大都市的城市性中起着重要作用。同时,城市生活也体现在舞蹈新美学的多样性中,这可以描述为"多元的现代性"。通常被忽略的一个方面是,这些舞蹈文化与特定的建筑场所及其社会政治和空间构成之间的紧密联系。因此,反过来说,各个阶段的变化为特定的舞蹈美学出现的可能性提供了条件,这也成为了城市生活的缩影之一。

This paper focuses on the German dancer Anita Berber(1899—1928)who performed in various venues in Berlin(and beyond)during the interwar years.With this case study the paper shows how the synthesis of‘city’,‘woman’and‘modernity’caused desire but also the fear that modernity would inevitably lead to the downfall of Weimar Berlin.As an‘extreme’performance artist,Anita Berber embodied the opportunities and dangers inherent in a consumer culture of a modern city.Therefore,she has been described as"the representative of the time-and its victim"(Lothar Fischer).The main purpose of this case study is to display the variety of stages where Anita Berber was performing and to put her modern dance aesthetic in relation to the places.By taking a closer look at the surroundings and the premises of two specific locations,the paper examines how this contradiction of venues is related to Anita Berber’s bodily expression and public perception.