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If you mean self-controlled conscious positioning, I would disagree. There are limits to our sense of proprioception, fine motor control, etc. So, I doubt it's possible consciously move our body into an infinite number of positions. That being said, I do think we can consciously move our body into a huge number of different positions (even of no practical use) but, the number is not infinite or approaching infinite.
Alternatively...
If you mean things beyond just joints, muscles, etc., like changes in the position of individual cells due to breathing, changes in blood flow/pressure, and things like that. I would guess that would approach an infinite number of positions. There are roughly 37.2 trillion cells in the human body, changes in their positioning would add up quick :-)
Depends on your perspective...
I would agree its both, when I talk to my team I use the words "exploration" and "experimentation" a lot and when we talk to outsiders there is definitely a performative aspect. One of the issues I've encountered, is in determining the best way transition between exploration and performance given the predilections of different audiences. I think its hard for some people to make this transition in thinking/acting and have been spending much of my time thinking about it.