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== Background ==

The Six Viewpoints was originally developed in the 1970s by master theater artist and educator [[Mary Overlie]], later conceptualised in her book ''Standing in Space: The Six Viewpoints Theory & Practice'' (2016)''.'' Overlie's Viewpoints and practice are seen to contribute greatly to the [[Postmodernism|postmodern movement]] in theatre, dance, and choreography, grounded in its opposition against [[Modernism|modernism's]] emphasis on hierarchical structure in performance creation, fixed meaning, and linear narratives.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Perucci |first=Tony |date=19 December 2017 |title=On Stealing Viewpoints |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2017.1384188 |journal=Performance Research |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=121-123 |via=Tandfonline}}</ref>

A key principle of the Viewpoints practice is [[Horizontalidad|horizontalism]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Perucci |first=Tony |date=16 February 2015 |title=Dog Sniff Dog |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2015.991598 |journal=Performance Research |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=105 |via=Tandfonline}}</ref>, where non-hierarchical organisation of the performance elements, such as engagement with space, body, text, time, shape, and emotion, is at its forefront. The practice subsequently constitutes a shared agency of creation amongst performers and creators in working through the individual body and its surrounding material environment as part of a collective ensemble. The Viewpoints thus encourages the performer to incorporate their own bodily impulses personal experiences in the act of creation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Perucci |first=Tony |date=31 August 2021 |title=The Viewpoints and the Secret of the Original Anarchist: Mary Overlie and the Undercommons |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2020.1930784 |journal=Performance Research |volume=25 |issue=8 |pages=95-100 |via=Tandfonline}}</ref>