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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Symbolism In The Allegory: A Look At Apollo’S Lyre, Keri Meinert, Emily Keiner, Anne Bak
Symbolism In The Allegory: A Look At Apollo’S Lyre, Keri Meinert, Emily Keiner, Anne Bak
2019 Festscrift: Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo
This paper analyzes the symbolic meaning within Monteverdi’s operatic version of the fable of Orpheus, a demigod who has a talent for music. When Orpheus’ bride Eurydice died suddenly from a snake bite, he decides to seek her soul in the Underworld and bring her back to the land of the living. This task does not prove to be as easy for Orpheus as he initially thinks, when he finds himself losing her twice during the course of the five acts. To show how his journey unfolds, and the meaning behind each step, we will develop the symbolic meaning in …
The Healing Power Of The Arts - Drama Therapy And The Use Of Theatre In The Treatment Of Trauma, Brooklyn Snyder
The Healing Power Of The Arts - Drama Therapy And The Use Of Theatre In The Treatment Of Trauma, Brooklyn Snyder
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Theatre is an incredibly valuable therapeutic tool. In this thesis, I explore the ways in which trauma can reshape individuals lives, both cognitively and physically, impeding their sense of self, ability to trust, engagement, and many other seemingly ordinary aspects of day to day life that those of us unaffected by trauma take for granted. Additionally, I cover how employing theatrical tools, like improvisation and role play, can act as a beneficial treatment option for those who have suffered a traumatic past. Drama therapy allows individuals to reconnect with their bodies and their minds, gain new perspectives on their experiences, …
Healing Through Creativity And Creation: Drama Therapy As Treatment For Individuals With Eating Disorders, Hayley Werner
Healing Through Creativity And Creation: Drama Therapy As Treatment For Individuals With Eating Disorders, Hayley Werner
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
For those living with eating disorders, intervention and effective treatment can mean the difference between life and death. Conventional treatments, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, forms of talk therapy, and Nutritional Counseling, focus solely on the psychological patterns or nutritional science of eating disorders. Though these treatments are effective for some individuals, there is a gap in treatment options that address both the mind and body as one and appeal to the humanity of patients outside of their disorder(s). Herein lies the power and potential of integrating drama therapy as a widely available treatment. Drama therapy …
Mapping Urban Performance Culture: A Common Ground For Architecture And Theater, Ting Chin, Christopher B. Swift
Mapping Urban Performance Culture: A Common Ground For Architecture And Theater, Ting Chin, Christopher B. Swift
Publications and Research
Our co-taught course focuses on theater history, with an emphasis on performance architecture. Assignments are designed to illuminate the ways in which architectural design and technology inform performance practices and audience reception. The pivotal assignment for exploring interdisciplinarity is a three-week module on mapping historical theaters in New York City. Open-source Global Information Systems (GIS) software serves as a common mechanism for students to situate theatrical productions in the context of the built urban environment, deepening their understanding of the social, economic, and artistic forces that contributed to performance culture. Mapping is a shared pedagogy for analyzing and presenting research …
Adaptations: Blood And All You Zombies, Nolan Atterbury
Adaptations: Blood And All You Zombies, Nolan Atterbury
Honors College Theses
The author describes the experience of adapting two different short stories for the stage, one as a solo playwright and one as part of an ensemble performance workshop.
S1e4: How Do You Get From The Maine Woods To Broadway?, Ron Lisnet, Donald Holder
S1e4: How Do You Get From The Maine Woods To Broadway?, Ron Lisnet, Donald Holder
The Maine Question
In this episode, we explore the unique career path of lighting designer Don Holder, UMaine class of ’80 who has worked on Broadway, in film, television, opera and dance across the globe. His lighting designs have earned 13 Tony Award nominations and two Tonys — most notably for Disney’s “The Lion King,” which garnered him his first award in 1998. In this episode, Holder tells his story — beginning in the late ’70s when he was, of all things, a forestry major at UMaine.
Spring Dance Concert (April 11-13, 2019), Lindenwood University
Spring Dance Concert (April 11-13, 2019), Lindenwood University
Student Dance Programs & Brochures
Program for Spring Dance Concert (April 11-13, 2019), Lindenwood University.
Silent Sky (November 6-9, 2019), Lauren Gunderson
Silent Sky (November 6-9, 2019), Lauren Gunderson
Student Theatre Programs
Program for Silent Sky (November 6-9, 2019).
To view the photos from this production of Silent Sky , please click here.
Is Tap Dance A Form Of Jazz Percussion?, Aili W. Bresnahan
Is Tap Dance A Form Of Jazz Percussion?, Aili W. Bresnahan
Philosophy Faculty Publications
This essay considers whether tap dance might be categorized as a kind of feet- and body-created jazz percussion rather than as a musical form of dance. Its focus is thus primarily ontological, although there is much to be said about the experience and value of tap dance that goes beyond ontology. The nature of tap dance is then investigated in historical, functional, and culturally contextual ways, after which the essay shows how the answers to the historical and functional questions are best solved by cultural and contextual considerations. Finally, this essay concludes that yes, tap dance is a form of …
The Philosophy Of Dance, Aili W. Bresnahan
The Philosophy Of Dance, Aili W. Bresnahan
Philosophy Faculty Publications
This encyclopedia entry surveys the field of philosophy of dance both within and beyond Western philosophical aesthetics.
Bewitching Power: The Virtuosity Of Gender In Dekker And Massinger's The Virgin Martyr, Thomas Fish
Bewitching Power: The Virtuosity Of Gender In Dekker And Massinger's The Virgin Martyr, Thomas Fish
Faculty Articles
This paper considers Thomas Dekker and Philip Massinger’s play The Virgin Martyr (1622) in light of scientific notions of the female body circulating during the period to illustrate how the performance of martyrdom manifested a performance of gender virtuosity, elevating it to the status of the supernatural or divine. Like well-known female martyrs from the period, such as Anne Askew, the protagonist, Dorothea, takes on characteristically male attributes: she assumes the role of the soldier and defies scientific understanding of the female gender by sealing her phlegmatic “leaky” body and exuding divine heat that defies her cold, wet “nature." The …
Fall Dance Concert (November 7-9, 2019), Lindenwood University
Fall Dance Concert (November 7-9, 2019), Lindenwood University
Student Dance Programs & Brochures
Program for the Fall Dance Concert (November 7-9, 2019).
Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University
Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University
Center for Art & Theater News (2008-2021)
- 'All Things at Once' visiting artist exhibition opens on Statesboro Campus
Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University
Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University
Center for Art & Theater News (2008-2021)
- Interdisciplinary artist Raheleh Filsoofi visits Georgia Southern; exhibition opens Oct. 21 in Statesboro
Little Shop Of Horrors (October 9-12, 2019), Howard Ashman
Little Shop Of Horrors (October 9-12, 2019), Howard Ashman
Student Theatre Programs
Program for Little Shop of Horrors (October 9-12, 2019).
To view the photos from this production of Little Shop of Horrors, please click here.
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime: A Tenure Project, Drew Schmidt
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime: A Tenure Project, Drew Schmidt
Faculty Tenure Papers
No abstract provided.
Introduction To Theatre Arts: More To The Stage Picture Than Meets The Eye (& Ear), Alvin F. Eng
Introduction To Theatre Arts: More To The Stage Picture Than Meets The Eye (& Ear), Alvin F. Eng
Open Educational Resources
As per our course theme, there’s “more to the stage picture than meets the eye (& ear).” Before an actor even enters a rehearsal studio or first steps onto the stage, months and often years of creative work and research will have gone into that play and production. In this course we will explore and try our hand at some of that pre-production creativity, as well as improvising, adapting, performing and writing short scenes and monologues that will be created and presented in small groups as part of your Final Project.
Acting Is Reacting; Acting Is Coping?, Oceana Marie Dunsire
Acting Is Reacting; Acting Is Coping?, Oceana Marie Dunsire
WWU Honors College Senior Projects
This paper seeks to explore how learning acting techniques might help to improve one’s relationship with their own mental health. Students are a vulnerable population when it comes to anxiety and depression, and acquiring the skills to recognize and cope with such disabilities could go a long way toward ensuring their health and success throughout higher education and beyond. The topic is explored through compiling and comparing various essays and books which cover esteemed psychiatric and acting techniques, in addition to personal reflection from the author, a graduate of Western Washington University’s acting program.
Ua12/2/2 2019 Talisman: Balance, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/2 2019 Talisman: Balance, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
2019 Talisman yearbook.
- Mohr, Olivia. Balance
- Lunte, Hailee. That Warm Feeling Autumn Took from Me
- Dozer, Claire. Mother Load – Savannah Ranney
- Hubbs, Annalee. Tap After Hours – Dance
- Lancaster, Emily. Opposites Attract – Maddie Rediker & Cameron Blankenship
- Jones, Sydney. Delving into the Dirty – Taylor Gossage, Lion’s Den
- Chu, Phi. Snow Song
- Gordon, Zora. Spells & Spirit – Kristen Dalby, Witchcraft
- Powers, Noah. What is Left – Kelly Meredith, Identity Theft
- Aklilu, Bethel. Uprooting – International Students
- Steffey, Raegan. The Dirty Art Kids
- Dieudonne, Nadia. Self Starteres – Entrepreneurs
- Bass, Morgan. Young & Partisan – Politics
- Powers, Noah. …
The 241 Art Of The Theatre, Claudia Case
The 241 Art Of The Theatre, Claudia Case
Open Educational Resources
An examination of the nature of live theatre: its forms, practices, and purposes, and its relevance to society.
At Death’S Door, Katie Downing
At Death’S Door, Katie Downing
Honors Projects
At Death’s Door is a one act play inspired by Greek mythology. This play reinvents the myths of Persephone and Alcestis in a fun and heartfelt way. Set in the Underworld, Persephone must help the lost soul Alcestis to find her way in the afterlife.
Un Musical Sobre Las Campesinas De Valle De Tambo Y Su Resistencia Socioambiental En El Conflicto De Tia Maria, Gretta Lucia Marston-Lari
Un Musical Sobre Las Campesinas De Valle De Tambo Y Su Resistencia Socioambiental En El Conflicto De Tia Maria, Gretta Lucia Marston-Lari
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
El cambio climático intensifica las dificultades que ya enfrentan las comunidades indígenas, incluida la marginación política y económica, la pérdida de tierras y recursos, las violaciones de los derechos humanos, la discriminación y el desempleo. Dentro de conflictos eco-territoriales, la mujeres indígenas son los actores sociales más vulnerables. En el Perú, los proyectos extractivos presentan grandes amenazas al medio ambiente, y consecuentemente a los derechos de la mujer campesina. Un caso emblemático del abuso extractivo es el conflicto en Valle de Tambo, donde el gobierno aprobó el proyecto minero Tia Maria que afectaría a la comunidad campesina de la provincia …
We’Re Late; But We Made It: A Brief Analysis And Comparison Of Characterization And Storytelling In Pre And Post-World War American Theatre, Jasmine Binford
We’Re Late; But We Made It: A Brief Analysis And Comparison Of Characterization And Storytelling In Pre And Post-World War American Theatre, Jasmine Binford
McNair Scholars Research
As the effects of the World Wars hit the American people, playwrights responded to the grief and passion of the country with a new approach to theatrical storytelling. After World War I and II, American playwrights finally made it to the movement that had been sweeping through Europe for five decades: realism. Theatres began exploring real emotion, action, and characters in their stories. This research will explore the journey of transitioning from American melodrama to American modernism using characterization and storytelling methods. Critiques from contemporaries and the works form each movement will be used as primary sources.
Schizophrenia In Film: The Missing Narrative, Art Thomas
Schizophrenia In Film: The Missing Narrative, Art Thomas
Media and Communication Studies Summer Fellows
Film characters with schizophrenia are most often depicted as (1) violent and threatening or (2) extraordinary and talented. As a result of these cinematic representations, audiences have false assumptions about the reality of schizophrenia. Films give the impression that people with schizophrenia should be separated from society in some way by being placed in a mental institution or on a pedestal to show that even a sick brain can be marvelous.
I studied films that portray schizophrenic characters in order to identify a story that is not being told by Hollywood. By looking at the romantic, platonic, and familial relationships …
Rewriting Greek Tragedies As Immigrant Stories, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Rewriting Greek Tragedies As Immigrant Stories, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Faculty Publications
In this piece originally published in the New York Times, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner writes about Mojada, Luis Alfaro's adaptation of the Greek tragedy, Medea. Mojada is part of a trilogy from Alfaro that attempts to bring his Latino community into modern theater by writing them into classical plays.
Desviaciones Disfrutadas Y Pasiones Visualizadas: Demonios En La Piel: La Pasión Según Pasolini, Gail A. Bulman
Desviaciones Disfrutadas Y Pasiones Visualizadas: Demonios En La Piel: La Pasión Según Pasolini, Gail A. Bulman
Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship
Al escenificar un laberinto visual e intertextual muy intricado, arraigado en la historia y el arte culto, Demonios en la piel provoca un cuestionamiento de los comportamientos y normas sociales aceptados y de las diversas maneras de las sociedades para enfrentarlas, marginarlas o condenarlas. Este ensayo examina la repetición de tres imágenes específicas en la obra para mostrar como éstas manipulan la focalización de los espectadores para animarlos a ver las hipocresías que ellos mismos fomentan. Al centrarse de manera humorística y sofisticada en las pasiones del cineasta pintoresco pero controversial, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Eduardo Adrianzén y Diego La Hoz …
Rousseau On Stage: Playwright, Musician, Spectator. Edited By Maria Gullstam And Michael O’Dea, Wendy Nielsen
Rousseau On Stage: Playwright, Musician, Spectator. Edited By Maria Gullstam And Michael O’Dea, Wendy Nielsen
Department of English Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Music Direction For The Stage: Training For Success In Christian-Based Performing Arts, David Keith Schubert
Music Direction For The Stage: Training For Success In Christian-Based Performing Arts, David Keith Schubert
Masters Theses
The stage production music director is a position requiring highly advanced musical, managerial, and administrative skills. Many churches, Christian schools, and community groups have an interest in mounting a show or launching a performing arts ministry; however, most worship pastors, choral/instrumental conductors, and music teachers have not been adequately prepared for this specialized assignment. Of the available training resources on production and theatrical work, few address the role of the music director. Additionally, most of the literature is written for the mainstream theatrical environment. Still missing is a treatment that blends standard industry practices with the pastoral leadership and spiritual …