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Showing 1 to 20 of 261 for “"dancing"”.
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The dancing body
… and practices and renders a description of "The Dancing Body". Thirteen retired ballet dancers were interviewed (7 women, 6 men) about their experiences in this milieu, and three months were spent observing their daily rituals and practices. Through the analysis of the dancers' lives and the …
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Dancing on the horizon
Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.
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On Dancing with Architecture
… "Space and the Inspirations" 1967 Titled "On Dancing with Architecture" and in reference to Merce Cunningham's choreography, this thesis project is the notion of overlaying architecture as a third autonomous layer to the existing ones in the performance arts that are dancing and music. Since …
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Scenic Design for Dancing at Lughnasa
… for the fall 2006 production of Brian Friel.s Dancing at Lughnasa at the University of New Orleans. This production was chosen for me by the graduate committee in partial completion of my Master of Fine Arts degree in scenic design. I will examine the process I went through from initial …
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Dancing the Other in South Africa
… through a hermeneutical unpacking of 'Older dancing'. Its critical question grapples with the notion of age as a new marker of alterity in Dance and asks: How does dancing the Other bring new ways of seeing bodies? The lived experiences of four categories in Older dancing: dancers, …
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Dancing brush: an exploration of Taoist aesthetics
Dancing Brush video installation is dedicated to legendary Taiwanese dancer Tsai Jui-Yue (1921-2005) in the memory of her suffering, creativity and faith in life. This work reveals the true meaning of Chinese scroll paintings as an infinity of time and space. It draws on the notion of mobility as …
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Dancing About Architecture: Choreographing the Anacostia Waterfront
My thesis is about transforming the Anacostia waterfront with a rhythmic approach to seamlessly integrate it into the overall fabric of Washington, D.C. My design involves establishing seasonal celebrations throughout the year, including a redbud festival, and zooming in, to craft a space that …
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Dancing through it: Enhancing psychological recovery in dance
Achieving elite level performance in dance requires intensive training and physical demands that may put dancers at risk of underrecovery and overtraining if not balanced with adequate recovery. Dancers have been shown to be susceptible to overtraining and burnout (Koutedakis, 2000), however, …
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The Cape Breton fiddling narrative : innovation, preservation, dancing
… while the symbiotic social practice of dancing necessitated relative conservatism. Analysis will show that “listening” tunes fell into the interstices of allowable innovation, while dance (particularly step-dance) tunes demanded certain “old style” techniques. A more holistic view of the …
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Dancing the feminine : performances by indonesian migrant women
This thesis is based on ethnographic fieldwork of practicing and performing dances with Indonesian migrant women dancers in Perth, Western Australia and socializing with the women and the communities they belong to. The fieldwork was conducted in 2007 with subsequent annual return trips until 2011, …
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Dancing for Canada/Dancing Beyond Canada: The History of the National Ballet of Canada and Royal Winnipeg Ballet's International Tours, 1958-1974
This thesis traces the growth of the National Ballet of Canada (NBC) and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) through international ballet exchanges and reveals how foundational they were to the companies’ current reputations. In the mid-twentieth century, the development of Canadian ballet was …
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Dancing in the Dark: described dances and unseen choreographies
… writing becomes, and interacts with, the writer dancing. Sensory and kinaesthetic knowledge can build a more integrated and immersive sensual experience of dance as something to be not just observed but also engaged in. The intention is that insights from the research will inform strategies for …
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Dancing Across Borders: Women Who Become Lesbians in Mid-Life
This thesis combines theoretical discussion with extracts from transcribed focus groups and interviews to illuminate the impact on the identity of formerly heterosexual women who become lesbians in mid-life. I have conducted my research as participant observer who has this core experience in common …
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Intimate bodies and technologies: A concept for live-digital dancing
… is proposed as a concept for live-digital dancing, which represents the main contribution to knowledge. The term live-digital advances the idea that a dancer is neither bound or restricted by either a live or digital construct, rather she is inspired to move and respond, in the moment of …
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Cultural intimacies of Irish country music: dancing, performance, and aesthetics
This thesis identifies and examines the music and dance phenomenon of Irish Country music, specifically in the Western counties of Ulster. Using ethnographic data it considers the processes allowing an individual to take part, the experiences of the professionals involved, and the aesthetics of the …
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Latin Oxford: dominance, power, and gender roles in dancing salsa
As a form of popular entertainment, salsa dancing is an active social and commercial recreation in many places around the world. It has become, in Anglo- European parts of the world, a highly-structured partner dance, involving several months of training to become skilled. It is a gendered partner …
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