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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"790 Recreational & performing arts"”.
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Making theatre elastic: a practice-led PhD on performance research with Elastic Theatre, focusing on the body of work produced between 2005 and 2011
The present discussion is based on my performance research with Elastic Theatre (originally named Vocal Motions and also known as Vocal Motions Elastic Theatre), a company that I founded and have directed since 2001. A specific focus is placed on the body of work produced between 2005 and 2011, …
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Undine: creative artistic swimming practice: towards a training and choreographic strategy for contemporary artistic swimming
After more than thirty years since the Olympic debut, the July FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) Congress, held in Budapest in 2017, decided to rebrand "Synchronized Swimming" as "Artistic Swimming" (FINA, Communications Department, 2018). In this context of transformation, my research …
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Transmodern dance practices: Angelin Preljocaj, Mauro Bigonzetti and revisions of Les Noces (1923)
… and non-linear identities. The three parts of this thesis are organised in the following way. The first part provides a theoretical context for revisions of Les Noces (1923) as well as a theoretical underpinning to the theories of revisionism and transmodernism. In the second part, at …
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Economies of fantasy, pleasure and desire in explicit sex films
The representation of explicit sex in film has become the focus for heated debate in Western feminism in the last twenty years. This debate has become polarised into pro and anti-censorship positions through the alignment of the representation of explicit sex to issues such as positive …
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The art of making choices: the Feldenkrais method as a choreographic resource
This document contextualises the practice-led Performance as Research (PaR) project 'The Art of Making Choices: The Feldenkrais Method as a Choreographic Resource'. It demonstrates how the included artistic submissions form an organic whole and substantially contribute to knowledge to the emerging …
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The British film industry and the market for feature films in Britain 1932-37
The regeneration of the British Film Industry after the Cinematograph Act of 1927 was remarkable. On the production side, the industry was transformed from a very low base in the mid-twenties to one which seriously challenged the domestic market share of the Hollywood product a decade later: a …
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Master of the house: de-mythologizing the father in Turkish-German film
The thesis sets out to answer a question: why the Turkish-German films of the last decade have without exception presented the father as impaired or absent? The parameters of the inquiry are set out in an introductory chapter, which also outlines the establishes the theoretical framework for the …
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British feature films and working-class culture, 1945-1950
… their values and attitudes. The work is in four parts: • Part one comprises a critical exploration of published literature on working-class life in late 1940s across a range of disciplines. • Part two is an examination of the neglected body of survey material from the period 1935-51. This is …
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An assessment of performance and efficiency of team-based organizations: empirical evidence of English premier league (EPL) using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and naturalistic approach (NA), 2005 to 2016
The last two decades have witnessed a progressive growth in professional sports entertainment in Europe and football has gained impetus in most part of the world. Teams with immense economic potentials are found in America, United Kingdom and other European countries, but the English Premier League …
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Space, place and the past: the construction of national cinema and identity in the contemporary 'film de patrimoine' in France
This thesis aims to identify a recent genre in French cinema, namely the film de patrimoine. Through a consideration of the social, cultural and economic context and textual features of this body of films, I intend to develop a critical language appropriate for the analysis of this genre. While the …
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Application of reinforcement learning methods to computer game dynamics
The dynamics of the game world present both challenges and opportunities for AI to make a useful difference. Learning smart behaviours for game assets is a first step towards realistic conflict or cooperation. The scope this thesis is the application of Reinforcement Learning to moving assets in …
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A journey back home through a mask for the 21st century : the legacy of Commedia dell'Arte in postdramatic theatre with particular focus on the centrality of the actor in devised performance : a practice-as-research PhD based on three years of research, culminating in this thesis, an ensemble devised performance A Floating Caravan Under the Moon (2015/16) and a solo piece Home/Finding Home (2017/18)
This study aims to cast new light on our understanding, interpretation and practical explorations of Commedia dell’Arte’s legacy and continuing relevance to contemporary performance. An original contribution to contemporary studies on the Commedia dell’Arte, this research highlights the striking …
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Intangible heritage and livelihoods : a case study on the heritage of Purulia chhau dance from India
UNESCO and many governments around the world have begun to consider intangible heritage relevant to creating sustainable development. Economic investments in this direction are rapidly growing. However, research on intangible heritage has focused mostly on heritage nomination process and current …
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Montage - transformation - allegory : a study of digital imaging in dialectical film making
… that lie at the heart of materialist avant-garde arts practice. In the first instance this involves the technique of montage, especially dialectical montage as developed by Eisenstein, Brecht and Godard in which the shock effect is used to overcome conditioned perceptions and create a critical …
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Post war theatre in Camden : a study of three theatre enterprises (the Bedford Theatre, the Open Space Theatre, the Round House), between 1949 and 1983
The thesis presents a study of three theatres in Camden: the Bedford Theatre, the Open Space Theatre, and the Round House. Each section contains details of the theatres' histories, their managements and their artistic achievements. The amount of detail varies according to the availability of …
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Beyond individual flow: distributed flow in ice hockey, its antecedents and consequences to performance
One of the most popular psychological factors underlying sport performance has been mental toughness. However, recently, flow and metacognition are starting to receive more attention as the understanding of their potential impact is ever increasing. Flow is considered the intersection of task …
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Listening to the mind at play: sonified biofeedback as generative art practice and theory
Explorative play affects the root of our being, as it is generative. Often experienced as a thrill, explorative play gradually lures its players beyond their mental or physical limits. While doing so, it affects players well before they can perform intentional actions. To understand explorative …
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Cross-education and neuromuscular factors relating to the prevention and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injuries
… effects of cross-education. Methods: Eighteen recreationally active females (21.2 ± 3 years of age, with a stature of 166.4 ± 6.6 cm, and body mass of 61.9 ± 3.6 kg) were recruited (n = 18). The participants all completed a six week bilateral plyometrics programme to raise their functional …
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The land of the telenovela in the age of social media : a study of the Brazilian prime-time soap opera and its online mediations from a social semiotic perspective for the purposes of informing communication theory and critical literacy practices
This thesis investigated communicational processes of text interaction between the so called novela das oito (lit. eight o’clock soap opera) or the prime-time Brazilian soap opera – also known as telenovela or simply novela – and different groups of viewers, for the purposes of informing …
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Exercise induced pain and damage in human skeletal muscle
Two types of dynamic muscle contractions have been compared to investigate their effects on muscle pain and damage in normal subjects. Damage was assessed by studying changes in isometric force generation, muscle enzyme loss, morphological changes and the patterns of radioisotope uptake. Delayed …
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