Biomechanics Biomécanique

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Definition

As a scientific discipline, biomechanics employs the laws of mechanics in order to study the structures, functions, and movements of living organisms.

In the theatrical field, biomechanics refers to a method of acting, developed by stage director Vsevolod Meyerhold, which emphasizes the physicality of the actor’s work.

Cite: “Biomechanics”, Performascope: Interdisciplinary Lexicon of Performance and Research-Creation, Grenoble: Université Grenoble Alpes, 2021, [online]: http://performascope.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/en/detail/177597

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Quotation

« Biomechanics has been defined as the study of the movement of living things using the science of mechanics. Mechanics is a branch of physics that is concerned with the description of motion and how forces create motion. Forces acting on living things can create motion, be a healthy stimulus for growth and development, or overload tissues, causing injury. Biomechanics provides conceptual and mathematical tools that are necessary for understanding how living things move and how kinesiology professionals might improve movement or make movement safer. »

Duane Knudson, Fundamentals of Biomechanics, Boston: Springer, 2007, p.3

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Bibliography

Jane Baldwin, Kathryn Mederos Syssoeva, « La biomécanique de Meyerhold et l’acteur contemporain : comment former l’acteur complet », L’Annuaire théâtral, 25, 1999, pp.134-150, [en ligne] : https://doi.org/10.7202/041382ar (09/06/2021)

Herbert Hatze, « The meaning of the term: “Bio-mechanics.” », Journal of Biomechanics, 7, 2, 1974, pp.189-190, [en ligne] : https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0021-9290%2874%2990060-8 (02/06/2021)

Yannis Koutedakis, « Biomechanics in Dance », Journal of dance medicine and science, 12, 3, 2008, pp. 73-74

Vsevolod Meyerhold, Ecrits sur le théâtre, Tome.2 (1917-1930), traduit et édité par Béatrice Picon-Vallin, Lausanne : L'Âge d'Homme, 2009