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Contrecoup

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Con`tre`coup´
n.1.(med.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected.


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It is known, however, that blows causing rotation of the brain produce shearing forces, which are tolerated more poorly than either coup or contrecoup injury (11).
The recently founded Media Dance International's first competition, the Grand Prix Carina Ari, resulted in awards for Courrier du Pacifique (Grand Prix and best documentary), Intemperies (best creation for the media), Contrecoup (best adaptation from the stage to the media), and B-a-l-l-e-r-i-n-a Buchstabieren (best ballet creation).
In Contrecoup (Switzerland), by director Pascal Magnin and choreographer Guilherme Botelho, violent interactions of men and women occur in a surreal, layered environment that veers from bedroom to street, with much of it occurring in a bleak cubicle, a metallic no-man's-land.
 
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