Thinking about theories and framework!

 Today we had a very interesting conversation based on Angela Woodhouse work as a professional and her projects with many well-known artists throughout the years.
Some of her work that seemed really interesting to me and would definitely look into them more, is the relation between materials-body, the relationship between the space and the dancer throughout performances, and and also her projects around the connection of dancers and objects.
While we were looking into her work, I was brainstorming about theories that I am personally engaging with in this Module and the framework I am currently developing around that, and my own data.
How I am looking at the growth of a theoretical framework (and how I progressed my own inquiry until now) is like this:
1.Identification of the statement I want to make and clearly wrote down my own research questions.
2.Evaluation of relevant theories around my topic of research.
3.Find and show where my own research sits in. :)
But,  in mind the following question (or thought), kept going round,
Should we place ourselves in a critical/challenging position towards existing theories, or just use these existing theories as a base for our own results/data development at the end of the research?
I am now thinking that we should do both, this way more questions will be developed and we will be able to dive into more research on the way...
Challenging myself with more questions is something that is constantly happening throughout this MA journey and is something I personally find really exciting.

Maria