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| 1 |  | Dance and isolation: themes of technology, independence, loneliness, control, vulnerability, and connection | Rankin, Louisa Marie | connection; dance; isolation; loneliness; social; technology | This thesis is a culmination of performative research investigating the term "isolation" through the medium of dance. This research addresses the following questions: What is isolation? How are technological advancements including smartphones and social media affecting isolation in U.S. society toda... | 2018 |
| 2 |  | The language of fibers: how movement emerges from space harmony theory and architecture | Kamrath, Catherine | Architecture; dance; Laban; Space Harmony | From the perspective of a choreographic artist, 'The Language of Fibers: How Movement Emerges from Space Harmony Theory and Architecture' discusses the creative process through the lens of two theoretical frameworks. Rudolf Laban’s Space Harmony Theory examines the relationship between the hum... | 2016 |
| 3 |  | Metamorphosis: radically imagining the body through collage and the grotesque | Shir, Allison | art; body; choreography; dance; grotesque; paradox | This thesis focuses on metamorphosis, defined as a dynamic state of in-betweens, the meeting point of the paradoxical and absurd, a junction where extreme opposites may coexist. It is a constant collage of isolated and alienated parts that have been ripped, cut, and torn and then reorganized into a ... | 2016 |
| 4 |  | The communicative power of laughter in modern dance | Sun, Wenting | choreography; communication; dance; laughter | Laughter is a physiological and psychological response when people perceive something as funny. In my choreographic thesis work "float away," I explored how laughter can create intimacy between audience, performer, and dance artist. Physical humor derived from dance brings the artist, dancers, and a... | 2015-12 |
| 5 |  | Becoming incredible: healing trauma through performance | Heller, Molly Anne | dance; healing; modern dance; performance studies; therapy; trauma | In this thesis, I explore how dance performance can be a catalyst for healing trauma. Throughout my own research on performance, it has been my experience that the act of being witnessed itself triggers a healing response. The intimacy of performance, where I channel my emotional intelligence throug... | 2015-08 |
| 6 |  | Dancing amidst flames: discomfort and surrender as a catalyst for artistic growth in choreography and performance | Parker, Sara Beth | dance; myth; philosophy: yoga | The practice of yoga has had a profound impact on me as a dancer and artist, serving as a new lens and conceptual framework I have applied to my creative work. Both dance and yoga allow me the unique opportunity to experience who I am by emphasis on self-investigation through expansion of consciousn... | 2015-05 |
| 7 |  | Dance hacking: digital technology and the performing body | Hardwig, George Scott | dance; digital; performance; screendance; technology | The questions posed in this research involve the massive effects of the cyberrevolution on the human experience of embodiment and identity formation. Our technologies have begun to merge with the human body in new and unforeseen ways, from the development of smartphones, to new advances in Internet ... | 2014-08 |
| 8 |  | The beautiful beast: the subversive power of monsters in the aesthetics of dance and individual expression | Zhan, Li | Aesthetics; dance; monsters; performance potential; possibilities of movements; subversive power | Monsters have been traditionally regarded as large, aggressive, and ugly creatures that live in our nightmares to terrify us with their abnormal bodies and hideous appearances. They are generally relegated to the realm of evil in our fictions, folklores and mythologies, and used as symbols to descri... | 2013-08 |
| 9 |  | Dancing metal/dancing flesh: alternate opportunities for embodiment through cybernated addenda | Ririe, Abigail Marie | choreography; cyborg; dance; disability; performance; technology | The cyborg has been traditionally defined as a being that incorporates both biological and artificial parts. I am interested in expanding this definition, describing the cyborg as a person who is human+, a human being who has been added to, melding their reality with technological innovation for rea... | 2012-05 |
| 10 |  | Metamorphic chrysalis: embodying mindfulness in transformation | Shaw, Rachael L. | Change; dance; Mindfulness; Performing arts; transformation | In this research, I explore the relationship between mindfulness and transformation embedded within the creative process. I draw on the discipline of modern dance, psychological research on the relationship between environment and human behavior, Creative Systems Theory, Bartenieff Fundamentals, and... | 2012-05 |
| 11 |  | A collaboration: dance and theatre | Empey, Erin Dorean | Audience; collaboration; dance; performance; theatre | This thesis explores the potential and the origin of dance and theatre as performing arts. I examine the relationship of the audience to performers, discuss the possibility for ritual and the sacred, and develop ideas for meaningful and effective collaboration of theatre and dance. It is through th... | 2011-05 |
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