The Relationship Between Collective Consciousness and Individual Behavior: A Choreographic Exploration / Ziming Liu (2024)

My research interest aims to explore the relationship between human consciousness and behaviour as the subject, The research inquiry focuses on the influenceof the collective consciousness, and its affects on the individual consciousness andbehaviour Though a practice as a research framework, using choreographic practiceandqualitative research methods, such as phenomenology and hermeneutics. Data wascollected, organised and analysed through experimental observation and discussionswithmy dancers participants to capture the activity patterns of human consciousness andbehaviour. During the research process, Movement ideas were explored and developedinrelation to theory and notions of human behaviors towards a choreographic presentation. The final research outcome resulting in presented a work of physical theatre, combiningchoreography with video, props and lighting. The research aims to provide newperspectives and further references to the field of choreographic and performancecentredaround the human behavior