ABSTRACT
Travelling has been chosen as the next basic movement to explore because it is such a familiar everyday activity. And yet, despite its prevalent use in dance, its full potential as an expressive movement is seldom realized. The body is ‘handled’ differently, that is, it prepares itself differently according to 1) whether a straight or curving path is to be performed and/or 2) whether a goal is to be reached or travelling is embarked upon for its own sake, i.e. the pure enjoyment of going. The general sign for ‘any path’ can be interpreted as selecting and performing one specific path, or it can be a selection from the five possibilities, the performer intentionally changing from one form to another within the stated duration of the path.
