@article{ART003388745},
author={Liu Jun-tong and Cho, Eun Sook},
title={An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -},
journal={The Korean Journal of Dance Studies},
issn={1226-900X},
year={2026},
volume={105},
number={3},
pages={111-126},
doi={10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111}
TY - JOUR
AU - Liu Jun-tong
AU - Cho, Eun Sook
TI - An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -
JO - The Korean Journal of Dance Studies
PY - 2026
VL - 105
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Society for Dance Studies
SP - 111
EP - 126
SN - 1226-900X
AB - The purpose of this study is to examine the ekphrastic characteristics that emerge as dance is transformed into a text-based exhibition form. This study analyzes The Differential Room (2018), a text-based installation in William Forsythe’s Choreographic Objects project, focusing on Starting at Any Corner and Without the Use of the Arms. The analysis identifies two key characteristics: the relationship between language and bodily movement, and the organization of perception through text. First, text functions not merely as a representation but as a generative directive that combines actions and conditions. Second, textual structures organize the viewer’s attention through sequential and parallel arrangements. This study thus demonstrates how dance is reconfigured as text-based installation art, revealing the specific ekphrastic strategies through which movement is translated into textual form.
KW - Ekphrasis;William Forsythe;Dance Exhibition;Text-based Installation art;Choreographic Objects
DO - 10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
ER -
Liu Jun-tong and Cho, Eun Sook. (2026). An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, 105(3), 111-126.
Liu Jun-tong and Cho, Eun Sook. 2026, "An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -", The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, vol.105, no.3 pp.111-126. Available from: doi:10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong, Cho, Eun Sook "An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 105.3 pp.111-126 (2026) : 111.
Liu Jun-tong, Cho, Eun Sook. An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -. 2026; 105(3), 111-126. Available from: doi:10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong and Cho, Eun Sook. "An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 105, no.3 (2026) : 111-126.doi: 10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong; Cho, Eun Sook. An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies, 105(3), 111-126. doi: 10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong; Cho, Eun Sook. An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -. The Korean Journal of Dance Studies. 2026; 105(3) 111-126. doi: 10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong, Cho, Eun Sook. An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -. 2026; 105(3), 111-126. Available from: doi:10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
Liu Jun-tong and Cho, Eun Sook. "An Ekphrastic Analysis of Text-Based Dance Exhibition - Focusing on William Forsythe’s The Differential Room -" The Korean Journal of Dance Studies 105, no.3 (2026) : 111-126.doi: 10.16877/kjds.105.3.202609.111
