Performance - Dance, Acting and Separation between the two

After meeting the Artistic Director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre - John Scott last week, I have found myself thinking about a performers involvement within my work. Currently the work features an endorsement of acting and contemporary dance. Scott states that a contemporary dance artist involve their entire self into their performance. It is an expressive art form that immerses all elements of the body and its interaction between the space, music and others. Scott believes that with this type of artistry acting is forbidden. The performance is to be expressive response to the music and concept. It endeavours the pain, suffering, love, friendship or otherwise relative emotive reposes that are to be conceptualised by the artist.

The question is however, is this correct? The use of acting within a performance extends and elaborates the concept. It gives feed to the voyeur, hooking them further into the performance allowing it to become more approachable. Especially when you are trying to create a stark contrast between reality and the subconscious, something that can be so close in interpretation can have the need to be more distinguishable.