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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Movement practices"”.
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Diasporic movement practices: African/Afro/Black embodied translineages and contemporary migrations in dance
… is to unveil less visible narratives of movement artists who are teachers, choreographers, and/or performers in the movement cultures of black/African diasporic dances. Furthermore, this dissertation contributes to critical discourse around identity from diasporic orientations, lived …
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Movement, Technological Mediation and Embodied Interactions, in the Education of children with autism.
… techniques such as improvisation, somatic movement techniques and participant observation, the thesis proposes a reconsideration of existing interventions in order to promote holistic development, rather than short-term temporary solutions. The practical research of one-to-one movement …
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Between memory and movement: A dancing-womanist-scholar in, not of, kinesiology
… that it and other humanistic, subjective movement receive equal consideration as viable movement practice. To accomplish this, I explore how memories of my lived experiences, from childhood to my years in the department of Kinesiology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have …
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Shared Habitats: the MoverWitness Paradigm
… and visualises central components of Authentic Movement, with particular reference to the work of Dr Janet Adler. By contextualising and comparing this improvisation method with modern, post-modern and contemporary movement practices the author describes the emergence of Authentic Movement and …
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The use of the principles and practice of Zen Buddhism and Korean dance to create a new choreographic style for contemporary classical ballet works
… choreography (Kang Kang Sulrea) informed by practices of Zen Buddhism and Korean dance. This choreography demonstrates my personal interpretation of various aspects of style and practice that have arisen through this research. Meditation was studied as a means to inspire creativity and was …
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Landscapes of embodiment: a process for design and an avenue for healing
This paper explores the intersection of healing, movement, and landscape architecture, focusing on the concept of therapeutic movement. Drawing from the author's background in both landscape architecture and dance, the research investigates how outdoor environments can be designed to facilitate …
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Twig Dances: Improvisation Performance as Ecological Practice
… the usefulness of improvisation performance practices to notions of “ecology” and common understandings of humans’ relationships to our environment. Using “ecology” to describe an investigation of interrelationship as well as a commitment to act with an awareness of one’s actions in the …
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Cadences of Choreomusicality: Investigating the Relationship Between Sound and Movement in Staged Performances of Popping and Animation in the United Kingdom
… staged performances of popping, closely related movement practices such as animation (in dance) and music in the United Kingdom. Through an experiential, choreographic and critical methodology, I consider the ways that popping artists are able to shift, bend and distort perceptions of their …
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Claiming Space, Redefining Politics: Urban Protest and Grassroots Power in Bolivia
… protests by primarily left grassroots social movements in Bolivia's current political transformation. <em>Space claiming</em> includes mass protests that physically control or symbolically claim urban space through occupations of plazas and roads, sit-ins, blockades, and other measures. As a …
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Navigating fluidity: how embodied and creative experiential education sustains Gen Z's identities – an autoethnographic perspective
… their students, with a special focus on dance, movement and embodied practices, to ensure relevance for this new generation of students and early career professionals.
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Beckett’s Bodies, 1953–1983: Movement, Gesture, and Posture
… offers an account of the non-verbal, physical practices of Beckett’s dramatic works from the 1950s to the 1980s. These works are unique for the precision with which the body is choreographed on stage, offering an insight into mid-twentieth century concerns and anxieties about embodiment. This …