BPI Method for children: considerations about a body practice with children 7-8 years

Author(s)

Mariana Floriano

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes
• Defense date: 2014-05-12

Examining board members

Graziela Rodrigues; Larissa Sato Turtelli; Maria da Consolação Gomes Cunha Fernandes Tavares

• Advisor: Graziela Rodrigues

Abstract

This Project named "The BPI Method for children: considerations over a body practice with 7-8 years old children" is a research of creation and training at the Dance-Researcher-Performer (BPI) Method. The aim of the project was to develop a body practice at the BPI Method for children, considering human developments aspects, specially those among body image and psychomotor. As a procedure, it was made 27 encounters with 10 kids among 7-8 years old of the Colégio EDUCAP School at Campinas city, in wich were applied BPI Method tools: Dance techniques, Senses Techniques, Registers and Conducted Laboratories, acclimatized by the Boi Celebration theme. As main goal of approaching and identification with children, it were shown scenes of a choreographic script of Menina¿s character. This character was the result of a creational process at the BPI Method, before the Master¿s degree, experienced in the researcher¿s body. After the activity with the children, the organization of the collected video records and the research diaries were made over the activity. Furthermore the researcher made body practice laboratories, directed by the Graziela Rodrigues, Dr. Prof. The data obtained indicates positive results for the children¿s body development, raising discussions over the importance of developing the imagination and creativity, aspects very stunted in this group of children. Another point of discussion involves the reverberations in the researcher¿s body from her work as a director of the group of children, highlighting the artistic and personal development as apprentice at the BPI Method. The deductions indicates fundamental aspects at the BPI Process for children: the play, in its full sense, as a bridge for the body development of the children and the director¿s prepare to conduct a body practice with children, that involves his own reconnection with the child he has been once. This research was approved by Comissão Nacional de Ética em Pesquisa ¿ CONEP ¿ and was funded by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo ¿ FAPESP (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/11380-6 - BPI Method for children: considerations about a body practice with children 7-8 years
• Grantee: Mariana Floriano
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master