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EMBODIED SIGNS: READING GESTURE AND POSTURE IN CLASSIC MAYA DANCE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2018

Mark Wright  and
Justine Lemos
Mark Wright
Affiliation:
Department of Ancient Scripture, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA ([email protected])
Justine Lemos
Affiliation:
Independent Scholar, PO Box 944, Mendocino, CA 95460, USA ([email protected])
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Abstract

In this article, we couple Peircean semiotic theory with Laban movement analysis (LMA) to interpret scenes of Classic period Maya dance. We focus primarily on depictions found on polychrome ceramics that feature the dances of the Maize God and contrast them with those featuring the wahy creatures that inhabit the underworld. We interpret their inner emotional states based on their postural and gestural vocabularies using LMA, developed for that very purpose. The body can be considered a semiotic sign, and is therefore capable of simultaneously conveying iconic, symbolic, and indexical meanings. Maya dance has typically been interpreted at the iconic or symbolic levels, which reveal its mimetic or representational qualities. We explore the indexical qualities of the bodies of the dancers, and propose that shifting our attention to the indicative mode enables us to gain yet more insight into their embodied states.

En este artículo combinamos la teoría semiótica peirceana con el Análisis del Movimiento Laban (LMA) para interpretar escenas de la danza Maya del período Clásico. Nos enfocamos principalmente en las imágenes de las cerámicas policromadas que representan las danzas del Dios del Maíz y las contrastamos con las imágenes de las criaturas wahy que habitan el inframundo. Interpretamos sus estados emocionales, basándonos en su vocabulario postural y gestual a través del LMA, lo cual se desarrolló precisamente para ese propósito. El cuerpo mismo se podría considerar como un signo semiótico, y como tal, podría expresar los significados icónicos, simbólicos e indiciales simultáneamente. La danza Maya se ha interpretado típicamente a nivel icónico o simbólico para revelar sus cualidades miméticas o representacionales. Con este estudio exploramos las características indiciales de los cuerpos de los bailarines, y sugerimos un enfoque más centrado en el modo indicial para obtener una mejor perspectiva de sus estados personificados.

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Latin American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 368 - 385
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