DANCER'S STILLNESS IN PUBLIC SPACE RESISTS THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHORITARIAN MOBILITY

Abstract

This research addresses the Erdem Guncliiz's 'standing man' (duran adam) performance act within the framework of discussions on, performance act, public space and capital accumulation. Stillness is explored as an implication of a critique of modern mobility. Also discussed within this context is the still performance act, a mode of resistance which not only opposes the patriarchal governing style, but also creates a different publicness. This paper also covers the two sources of authoritarianism in Turkey: the first one which is locally political, and the second one which is globally economical. Finally, it is elaborat6c1 on how this performance act of stillness in public space is related to these sources of authoritarianism.