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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"linklater"”.
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The ‘Next Great War': Eric Linklater’s Responses to the Crises of the 1930s
By evaluating the significance of Eric Linklater’s literary responses to the crises of the 1930s, the thesis endeavours to make a valuable contribution to the understanding of a pivotal yet still misinterpreted period of history and to the appreciation of literature. It remedies the relative …
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The nature of appropriation: Eric Linklater's 'Juan in America'
… the numerous influences which shaped Eric Linklater's 'Juan in America' (1931) and show how these influences work together to create a unified satirical text. 'Juan in America' pays homage to Byron's 'Don Juan' (1819-1824) through appropriation, intertextuality and allusion, and Linklater's …
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The Pedagogy of Shakespeare & Company
… the pedagogy developed by Tina Packer, Kristin Linklater and the other founders of Shakespeare & Company and to provide some contextual analysis. The remainder of this document explores my own pedagogical evolution and the opportunities afforded me thus far to apply my learning to my teaching.
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Voice and body incorporated into actor training
… Edith Skinner, Cicely Barry, and Kristin Linklater. I then explore various forms of "body use" technique's used in an acting student's learning process, such as: Alexander Technique, Laban, Neutral Mask work, T'ai Chi, and Modern Dance. Finally, this text unifies the vocal and physical …
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Searching for a Path to Authenticity Through Physical Theatre Practices as the Baron Docteur in Parks' Venus
… reading the works of such authors as Kristen Linklater, Anne Bogart, Michael Chekhov, Keith Johnstone, and several others. This theoretical understanding was supplemented by personal explorations in the studio, as well as in the rehearsal hall. I then attempt to synthesize the discoveries made …
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Exploring Authentic Expression Through Body/Breath Connection in Theatre@York's 'Oh What a Lovely War"
… from master teachers David Smukler and Kristin Linklater, and by integrating my sense of Somatic Experiencing as well as yoga techniques. The analysis was ongoing throughout the rehearsal and performance processes. Moreover, the results were gauged by referring to Carey and Carey’s four-tier …
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Hearing Voices, Telling Tales: An exploration of the move from page to stage in the work of Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch 1998 - 2018
… entities. The approach of voice coach Kristin Linklater is used as the lens through which to show how becoming a performer, rather than a reciter of my work, has changed not only the way I give readings, but the way I write. Twenty years ago when my work was first published I composed on the …
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Hearing voices: electroacoustic composition portfolio and commentary
… including that of Roy Hart Theatre; Kristin Linklater; David Moss; Joan La Barbara; Sainkho Namtchylak; and Jaap Blonk. The complicating factor, in every case, is that I also draw on a range of electroacoustic influences.Trevor Wishart's many ideas about 'the human repertoire' - vocal …
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Moliere And Commedia Dell'arte:past, Present, And Future
… of graduate work including studies of Laban, Linklater, and Cicely Berry will be used in creating Zerbinette's vocal and physical life in a contemporary fashion, while maintaining certain elements of the commedia dell'arte style. In concluding this thesis, the evolution of commedia dell'arte …
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Closing the circle: Neil Gunn's creation of a 'meta-novel' of the Highlands
… in response to perceived criticism by Eric Linklater, offers a unique insight into Gunn's view of his literary achievement at the end of his novel-writing career. In it Gunn sets out the theoretical concept of all his twenty novels being components of a single, composite, 'Novel of the …
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Photocatalytic applications in organic synthesis.
As the search for new pharmaceuticals continues our understanding of their operation grows. A result of this is that design of new drugs is more often being limited only by the ability of synthesis techniques to produce them. The development of new synthesis techniques is therefore always of great …
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Design and Simulation of a Towed Underwater Vehicle
Oceanographers are currently investigating small-scale ocean turbulence to understand how to better model the ocean. To measure ocean turbulence, one must measure fluid velocity with great precision. The three components of velocity can be used to compute the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation …
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Dysentery in Egypt from the clinical standpoint
In all tropical and sub- tropical countries bowel disorders are of Prìrne importance: particularly is this so in Egypt, where every newcomer develops, sooner or later, intestinal upset - popularly designated "Gippy Tummy" - possibly one attack and then apparent immunity for years, more frequently …
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Cinema of the Self: A Theory of Cinematic Selfhood & Practices of Neoliberal Portraiture
This thesis examines the philosophical notion of selfhood in visual representation. I introduce the self as a modern and postmodern concept and argue that there is a loss of selfhood in contemporary culture. Via Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Gerhard Richter and the method of deconstruction of …