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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Solo performance"”.
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Devising Solo Performance: A Practitioner’s Enquiry
This research explores the validity and value of ‘solo devising’ as a means for specifying a category of theatre-making that has been little discussed, compared to group devising, in existing literature on devising and postdramatic theatre. Primary source material was obtained through carrying out …
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Solo Performance: An Extension of Vocal Pedagogy
… this study, I examine the significance of the solo performance opportunity in vocal pedagogy at the tertiary level. In order to discover tangible correlations between solo performing and applied lessons, I designed and implemented a case study that focused on fourteen subjects rehearsing, …
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Almost Mirror Image: Exploring The Similarities And Dissimilarities Of Identical Twins In Theatrical Solo Performance
… Dissimilarities of Identical Twins in Theatrical Solo Performance Is an exploration of the psyche of identical twins within the context of devised solo performance. The author, an identical twin herself, has long been interested in twins' ability to cultivate both highly independent personalities …
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Recuerdos de Maricruz : an exploration in bilingual theatre
… explore the process and production of creating a solo performance called Recuerdos de Maricruz. I will describe the sources of inspiration and research that led to the evolution of the final script, aspects of producing it as part of the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival and evaluation of the …
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Drop
… Jeffrey Fracé School of Drama Drop is a solo performance that examines the transformation of the addicts’ mindset through thelens of the superhero’s alter ego whilst looking at the impact of responsibility on their future. This examination comes from the question of “who is the real you” …
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Self-accompaniment and improvisation in solo jazz piano: Practice-led investigations of assimilation, ostinatos and ‘hand splitting’
… investigates the crafting of approaches to solo jazz piano performance. Through a study and application of assimilation techniques derived from a range of different music styles, a series of self-accompaniments were devised. In addition, the process of developing improvisational facility …
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M4M
<p>The purpose of this project was to create a solo performance piece in which I would be the only actor. I drew upon personal experiences from my own life, tied together by a recurring theme of intimacy between strangers to create the piece. It was performed as a series of vignettes involving two …
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MAD GIRL'S LOVE SONG: Visibility Through Theatre Creation
… developing, rehearsing, and performing a solo theatre piece entitled MAD GIRLS LOVE SONG. The aim of this research is to create a solo performance of non-linear vignettes using poetic and gestural language that addresses my fear of being seen as a creator. By doing so, I hope to challenge …
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Diva Voce : reimagining the diva in contemporary feminist performance
This practice-led contemporary performance study investigates and invigorates the diva icon’s usefulness to feminist theatre praxis. It traces the research journey from an unexamined belief in the diva as an icon of empowered, independent and expressive womanhood, to a more nuanced conception of …
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LOTS OF AWFUL THINGS: INTERSECTIONS OF QUEERNESS AND CANCER THROUGH AUTOETHNOGRAPHY
… the United States. In Chapter Three I examine my solo performance Orphan Annie Eyes: Overcoming Narratives of Cancer and Loss, arguing that the performance challenges common narrative tropes surrounding disability. In my fourth chapter I use autoethnography to explore my experiences going through …
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(Dis)identifying female archetypes in live art
… research is practice-led. It consists of three performances/live art events (Medea/Mothers’ Clothes, Magdalena Makeup and Joan Trial), its documentation on three sets of DVDs and a written dissertation. Female archetypes, which have tended to be associated with the canonical, underpin my …
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Intercultural Relations: Direct Audience Address in Contemporary Theatre in Canada
… existing theoretical frameworks in theatre and performance studies and other disciplines in order to map out direct address as a theatrical phenomenon that can extend the dramaturgical work of a theatre piece, and begin to chart its history and contemporary roots in the Canadian theatre scene. …
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Rapture : excursions in little tyrannies and bigger lies
This research project in performance studies is anchored around the writing, devising and performing of a series of three solo performance works entitled Rapture, Rapture II, and Rapture III. Rapture III was examined in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. …
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Philosophical Implications on Trombone Performance and Pedagogy in Andre Lafosse's Curriculum at the Paris Conservatory
… designation, and repertoire references. Solo performance skills are also explained at length in his treatise, and Lafosse includes his own solo transcriptions in the curriculum. This emphasis placed on performing as a soloist appears to oppose Lafosse's implied preference for orchestral …
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Towards 'Economies of Generosity' in contemporary live art practice
Throughout this thesis, performance theory and the accompanying practice as research are utilised, along with anthropological and philosophical analysis, in order to examine how gift intersects with live art practice. The ways in which it is made and encountered in contemporary (predominantly UK) …
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The Branding, Creation, and Promotion of a Solo Comedienne
… of personal branding and marketing of my solo voice, I seek to provide an inspirational framework for the creation and branding of future solo comediennes.
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Acting Alone: Solo Female Performers, Their American Audiences, and Embodiment
… and Gypsy Rose Lee--who wrote and performed solo works at some point from the 1880s through the 1950s. Whether adopting the guise of a monologist, dancer, swimmer, or stripper--these women risked scrutiny and reaped the rewards of presenting themselves to a public through physical and textual …
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Eating Marigolds
<p>Eating Marigolds is an original script inspired by explorations in the nature of time, impermanence, mortality, family narrative and ritual.</p>