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{{Other uses|Viewpoint (disambiguation)}}

'''Viewpoints''' is a movement-based pedagogical and artistic practice<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Overlie |first=Mary |title=Standing in Space: The Six Viewpoints Theory & Practice |publisher=Fallon Press |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-5136-1361-1 |edition=1st |___location=Billings, Montana |pages=vii |language=English}}</ref> that provides a framework for creating and analyzing performance by exploring spatial relationships, shape, time, emotion, movement mechanics, and the materiality of the actor's body. Rooted in the domains of [[experimentalpostmodern theatre]] and [[Choreography (dance)|dance composition]], the Viewpoints operate as a medium for thinking about and acting upon [[Motion (physics)|movement]], [[gesture]], and the creative use of space.<ref name="BogartLandau2004">{{cite book |author1=Bogart |first=Anne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yk_6CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |title=The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition |author2=Landau |first2=Tina |date=1 August 2004 |publisher=Theatre Communications Group |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-5593-6241-2 |___location=New York |pages=7–12}}</ref>

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