Towards a neurodiverse phenomenology: Tracing ephemeral experiences in aesthetic practices
How can we trace embodied and ephemeral experiences that elude verbal description to cultivate contexts in which neurodiversity can flourish?
Keywords: Neurodiversity, Aesthetics, Critical Phenomenology, Binaural audio, Sonic boundary objects
In this research creation project, we used immersive listening techniques to attend to the creation and reception of aesthetic experiences of and with dancers, composers, musicians, ceramicists, poets and multi-media artists, with the aim to contribute to a, specifically, neurodiverse phenomenology.
Funding: SSHRC Insight Development (# 430-2022-01057)
Community Partners: National Centre of Dance Therapy~Les Grands Ballets Canadiens (Anna Aglietta), Scènes Interactives Technologiques (Armando Menicacci, Nicolas Berzi), Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Kate Walker)
Academic Team: Stephanie Bolster, Florian Grond, Annette Leibing, Melissa Park (PI)
Stephanie Bolster
Concordia University
Angélique Dumet-Kerherno
Dance therapist and adapted dance teacher
Andrés Solis Barrios
Filmmaker, editor
Tamara Stecyk
McGill University
