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| 1 |  | Dance movement therapy: transforming psychological trauma into growth | Butcher, Brenda | child development; dance movement therapy; dance pedagogy; fight; freeze; nervous system; trauma | Psychological trauma can potentially cause dysfunction in the brain, nervous system, and therefore, the rest of the body. Exposure to traumatic events, especially within childhood developmental years, can result in negative effects in brain development as well as symptoms of dissociation often seen ... | 2019 |
| 2 |  | Abject/body: A performative perspective on race, gender, and violence in dance | Fairley, Yasin Aziz | Communication and the arts; social sciences; black performance; feminist thought; performance; queer theory; trauma; violence | In the wake of recent events highlighting anti-Black violence in Maryland, New York, Missouri, and other states, I view my performance research as echoed in viral videos displaying real-life accounts of Black bodies violently attacked in public space. The national consciousness on race, gender, and ... | 2017 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
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