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Dancing Through Film Musicals: Narratives In Motion, Dara Phillips

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to discover if and how dance communicates vital plot and character information nonverbally. The example analyzed was the film Singin’ in the Rain. This thesis examined the six dance sequences in the film to determine if the dancing is an integral, powerful, and significant communicative addition to the film. Walter Fisher’s Narrative Paradigm was used in conjunction with Seymour Chatman’s concept of kernels and satellites to determine if the dances communicated significantly to the film’s viewers. The Narrative Paradigm, though loosely framed, provided the concepts of coherence and fidelity. These concepts helped determine if …

Blackfriars Dance Concert Strike, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert strike

December 2, 2006

Mandatory Strike Sat., December 2nd!, Providence College

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Strike poster for Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006 Poster, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006

December 1, 2006, 8pm

December 2, 2006, 2pm

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006 Promotional Card, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006

December 1, 2006, 8pm

December 2, 2006, 2pm

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006 Playbill, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006

December 1-2, 2006

Director, Wendy Oliver

Choreographers: Michael Bolger, Lindsay Craven, Sharon Montella, Wendy Oliver, Peter Ostaltsov, Melody Ruffin-Ward

Lighting Design, Katherine C. Abernathy

Dancers: Sarah Evans, Jeanette Gentile, Sue Gyimoty, Emily Herrick, Sara McCormack, Krissy Phillipino, Linsey Skalamara, Erica Tymeck, Lia Armatas, Joan Fagan, Melanie Faust, Alicia Johnson, Athena Karalekas, Emily Wood, Caroline Cruise, Melissa Cusack, Jillianne Liotta, Lindsay Maurio, Lauren Sibley, Gelsey Azhderian, Sarah Evans, Shannon Johnson, Sarah Mosca, Giselle Routhier, Sharon Montella, Shannon Johnson

December 2006 - Volume Vi, Number 1, Theatre Arts Department

Sides (Newsletter)

SIDES Volume VI Number 1 includes articles about the construction of the Doudna Fine Arts Center and a visit from the National Association of the Schools of Theatre.

Poetic Pandemic, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2006-2007 Season

This was the world premier of this ground breaking play. While there is a clear political agenda here, this is not agit-prop theatre. What Kia Corthron gives us are fully realized, complicated and complex people trying to grapple with the hard questions at the core of what it is to be human.

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006 Media Release, Susan Werner

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Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006 media release

November 2006

Company, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2006-2007 Season

Originally titled Threes, its plot revolves around Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Unlike most book musicals, which follow a clearly delineated plot, Company is a concept musical composed of short vignettes, presented in no particular chronological order, linked by a celebration for Bobby's 35th birthday.

Company was among the first musicals to deal with adult themes and relationships. As Sondheim puts it, "Broadway theater has been for many years supported by upper-middle-class people with …

Visiting The Past, Reclaiming The Present: The Africanisms Of Capoeira Angola, Juan Esteban Sosa

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

A key puzzle for contemporary scholars is how capoeira originated but more importantly the way in which it has been transformed. Along these lines, this study focuses on what is most commonly referred to as the mother or the traditional form of capoeira, that is capoeira angola. This research will examine the africanisms of Capoeira Angola and the way in which they have been maintained throughout centuries of its existence. Accordingly, this study places great emphasis on reclaiming the roots and traditions of this art form that has been appropriated and incorporated into Brazilian commercial and mainstream culture. I conducted …

Important Ticket Information Cast And Crew: Blackfriars Dance Concert, The Box Office

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Important ticket information cast and crew: Blackfriars Dance Concert 2006

Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2006-2007 Season Program, Providence College

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Department of Theatre, Dance & Film 2006-2007 Season program

Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2006-2007 Season Poster, Providence College

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Father Joy, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2006 Summer Theatre

No abstract provided.

The 1940'S Radio Hour, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2006 Summer Theatre

Fabled WOV, a seedy little New York radio station takes to the air at the beginning of World War II, this time to record a broadcast for the troops overseas.

The narrative concerns the harassed producer whose leading singer is often drunk, the delivery boy who wants a chance in front of the mike, the second banana who dreams of singing a ballad, and the trumpet-playing sound effects man who chooses a fighter plane over Glenn Miller. http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_n/1940sRadioHour.html

Dancing Into Modernity: Multiple Narratives Of India's Kathak Dance, Pallabi Chakravorty

Dance Faculty Works

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Harvey, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2006 Summer Theatre

Elwood P. Dowd is an affable man who claims to have an unseen (and presumably imaginary) friend Harvey — whom Elwood describes as a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit. Elwood introduces Harvey to everyone he meets.

June 2006 - Volume V, Number 2, Theatre Arts Department

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SIDES Volume V Number 2 features an article about an unofficial reunion of 1975-1983 Alumni and the obituary of Lucina "Lucy" Gabbard.

Mythological Intertextuality In Nineteenth Century Ballet Repertory, Liane Fisher

MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019

This paper will posit the idea that, while nineteenth century ballet purported to tum away from the mythological librettos that had graced the ballet stages of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, they actually maintained ties to their mythological heritage. After a brief review of a few pertinent classical Greek myths, we will look at two ballets from the early Romantic period: La Sylphide and Giselle, and finish with two from the late nineteenth century: Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake to discover what ties they retain to mythology.

42nd Street, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2005-2006 Season

One of showbusiness’s most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway.

Peggy arrives to New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, armed with her tap shoes and big dreams. Peggy’s talent catches the eye of legendary Broadway director Julian Marsh, who gives her a spot in the chorus of Pretty Lady, his newest show. Pretty Lady stars Dorothy Brock, the classic Broadway diva, who takes an instant dislike to the new girl in the cast. When …

Spring Dance Concert 2006 Playbill, Providence College

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Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts

Spring Dance Concert 2006

April 29, 2006, 8pm

April 30, 2006, 2pm

Director, Wendy Oliver

Lighting Design, Spencer Crockett

Choreographers: Katie Bousquet, Anna Kukowski, Megan Comerford, Sarah Evans, Emily Wood, Athena Karalekas, David Parsons, Gabrielle Occhiogrosso, Meghan K. Welsh, Joan Fagan, Jeanette Gentile, Lindsay Scarcella, Brynn Joyce, Rafaela Kirloss, Erica Tymeck

Dancers: Gelsey Azhderian, Katie Bousquet, Megan Comerford, Melanie Faust, Brynn Joyce, Anna Kukowski, Lauren Sibley, Joan Fagan, Rafaela Kirloss, Caroline Cruise, Sue Gyimoty, Sara McCormack, Lindsay Scarcella, Erica Tymeck, Sarah Evans, …

Spring Dance Concert 2006 Poster, Providence College

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April 29, 2006, 8pm

April 30, 2006, 2pm

Leaving Iowa, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2005-2006 Season

The spark behind Leaving Iowa comes from being children of parents from the now dubbed "greatest generation." The story is a toast to their idealism and character and a little roast of their undying dedication to the classic family road trip. More specifically, it is the story of Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, who returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts …

Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

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Providence College Dance Company (Spring Dance Concert) press release

April 2006

Dance 2006: Street Fest, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2005-2006 Season

No abstract provided.

Flowers For Algernon

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 2006 performance of Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers.

Prelude To A Kiss, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2005-2006 Season

Peter and Rita are two young, happy lovers who are getting married. On their wedding day, after their nuptial kiss, an old man comes up to kiss the bride. During this kiss, their souls exchange, and the young, beautiful woman Peter just married now houses the soul of a dying, old man. On their honeymoon, Peter starts to notice that something's not quite right. When he discovers the truth, he confronts the old man, who now holds Rita's soul. Peter struggles with the notion that this is his young bride, and he works feverishly to put the souls back in …

The Male Dancer In The Middle East And Central Asia, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

"That night ‘Abdi Jan’s troupe had been called so that the harem occupants could watch the show. Of course, you remember ‘Abdi well. Let me, nonetheless, give you a description of his looks. He was a lad of about twelve or thirteen, with large black eyes, languid and incredibly beautiful and attractive. His face was tanned and good-looking, his lips crimson, and his hair black and thick. Renowned throughout the town, the boy had a thousand adoring lovers. Being a dancer, however, he was unworthy of being anyone’s beloved." (Taj Al-Sultana 1993, 163) Within this quotation the reader may find …

Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2006-2007 Season Poster, Providence College

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