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Geisha On Fire, Beimeng Fu

Capstones

Masae Satouchi is not an average Japanese woman. When she lived in Shiga Prefecture, a country town an hour away from Kyoto, her ex-boyfriends were uncomfortable with her eccentricity. She liked to wear colorful clothes, they didn’t. “I was too colorful to live in Japan,” she says. Japan is, of course, a modern, industrialized nation. The society, however, is famously conservative and does not allow for much unique self-expression. The situation is particularly difficult for Japanese women. Japan ranks 105 out of 136 in global gender gap index. Most women their quit jobs after having their first child.

Backwards In High Heels: Examining The Careers And Artistic Contributions Of Fred Astaire’S Female Dance Partners, Fiona Mowbray

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This project examines the careers and contributions of three of Fred Astaire’s female dancing partners during the golden age of movie musicals: Ginger Rogers, Vera-Ellen, and Cyd Charisse. These women receive less recognition than their male co-star, due in part to the political and social environment from the 1930s to the 1950s in America, sexism and competition within Hollywood, and personal obstacles. Rogers, Vera-Ellen, and Charisse are all important as individual performers as well as for the part they played in enhancing Astaire’s legacy. My goal is to bring these women back into the musical theatre narrative in a compact …

Horizon, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2015-2016 Art Between Real and Imagined

Horizon is a new work for seven dancers centered around the idea of density. In this piece I endeavored to add as much as possible to the space in terms of dancers and movement. With multiple phrases occurring simultaneously, the dance takes the form of a constantly shifting universe full of activity. glacier, my preceding work was an exercise of stripping away in an effort to reduce movement to its least possible form. Working again with collaborators Michael Schumacher and set and lighting designer Robert Wierzel, we’ve done something different. Michael’s multiple rhythms and use of a live percussionist propel …

An Arts Therapy Case Study: The Vision, Progress, Impact, And Plan Of Canada’S First National Centre For Dance Therapy, Abigail Jane Axelrod

Graduate Theses

Since it’s founding in 1957, the ballet company, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal (LGBCM, Les Grands Ballets), has stretched the reputation of classical dance. Within its first year, the dance company was listed as a “top-rank cultural institution, actively involved in the presentation and promotion of dance in all its forms” (Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal “National Centre for Dance Therapy”). To continue its legacy, the Executive Director of LGBCM began collaborating with LGBCM’s Director of Development of Affairs, to establish the National Centre for Dance Therapy (NCDT, the Centre). Both directors updated Les Grands Ballets’ original …

Pc Dance Club Fall Semester Show Playbill, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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PC Dance Club Fall Semester Show

November 22 & 23, 2015

Choreographers: Katrina Pavao, Aubrey Legasse, Elissa Stagliano, Christine Dragan, Ariel Cormier, Lea Knizek, Kristen Landry, Becca Snyder, Pauline DiAgostino, Maddie Boffi, Mikaila Christopher, Caitlin Conlon, Delia Egaan, Michelle Desjardins, Krista Sevigny

Dancers: Madeline Boffi, Mikaila Christopher, Caitlin Conlon, Ariel Cormier, Michelle Desjardins, Pauline DiAgostino, Christine Dragan, Delia Egan, Lea Knizek, Kristen Landry, Katrina Pavao, Krista Sevigny, Becca Snyder, Elissa Stagliano, Cheyenne Bennett, Kate Burnett, Ysabelle Errico, Kaitlyn Geraghty, Shelly Grasso, Aubrey Legasse, Joanna McDonough, Monica Morenz, Amanda Piechota, Alexa Spina, …

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015 Poster, Providence College, Haley Grant

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Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015

November 20 & 21

Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm

Poster Design: Haley Grant

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015 Playbill, Providence College

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Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015

November 20 & 21

Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm

Director: Wendy Oliver

Choreographers: Danielle Davidson, William “Bill” Evans, Heidi Henderson, Betsy Miller, Wendy Oliver, Eva Marie Pacheco

Lighting Designer: G. Ben Swope

Dancers: Audrey Butler, Abigail Garrahan, Monica Houghton, Emma Lederer, Natalie Phelps, Christina Potts, Megan Wheeler, Lela Biggus, Celia Butler, Emma Flanagan, Meghan Frazier, Devan Guanci, Baylee Peters, Claudia Seguin, Carly Furbush, Abigail Garrahan, Catherine Garrett, Laura Angley, Maria Costa, Isabella Goldstein, Abby Raser, Shura Barishnikov, Danielle Davidson …

Famously Yours...Forever, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2015-2016 Season

What if there was a refuge that kept out the darkness and provided companionship with a few kindred souls; a place suspended and exclusive for as long as time goes by?

Blackfriars Dance Concert Box Office Sign Up Sheet, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert box office sign up sheet

Thursday, November 19, 2015

The Marriage Of Figaro

Taylor Theatre Playbills

Taylor Theatre presents an original translation of Mozart's comic-opera, "The Marriage of Figaro."

Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" whisks us through the events of one crazy day as Figaro, the Lord's valet, tries to wed Susanna, the Lady's maid, before their philandering master can get to her first. Filled with Mozart's glorious music, The Marriage of Figaro is widely regarded to be one of the greatest comic operas ever written. Our production will see its plot of intrigue, mistaken identities, and unexpected revelations unravel in early 20th Century England in which the servants who live downstairs are perfectly capable of …

Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015 Email Promotion, Vendini Marketing

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Blackfriars Dance Concert 2015 email promotion from Vendini Marketing

November 9, 2015

Fall Dance Concert (November 5-7, 2015), Lindenwood University

Student Dance Programs

No abstract provided.

Email From Amanda Talbot To Tdf Faculty, Staff, And Bdc Guest Artists, Amanda Talbot

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Email from Amanda Talbot to TDF faculty, staff, and BDC guest artists regarding ticket information for the Blackfriars Dance Concert.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Dance Box Office Sign Up Sheet, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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Dance box office sign up sheet

November - December 2015

Middletown, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

2014-2015 Season

Will Eno’s Middletown, or maybe more appropriately, Everytown, is a very insightful look at the alienation, loneliness and subtle despair that lives at the edges of contemporary life. It also examines the accumulation, and effects, of the small and seemingly insignificant moments of our lives, that in an instant can change our lives.

Letter From The Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film To The Dominican Fathers And Sisters, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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Letter from the Department of Theatre, Dance & Film to the Dominican Fathers and Sisters inviting them to the Blackfriars Dance Concert.

October 19, 2015

Spring Dance Showcase, University Of Maine School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The Dance concert involves over 100 students, faculty, and staff in a three night celebration of Dance. The program will include 12-16 individual performances that span many genres of dance including Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, and Tap among others. This event draws a crowd of students, faculty and community members to the campus and has become a very popular event.

2016 International Dance Festival, The University Of Maine International Student Association

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

The International Dance Festival is a popular annual showcase that adds global diversity to our UMaine campus community. This event provides both domestic and international students with an opportunity to teach, learn and share with one another through the art of dance. The International Dance Festival is hosted by the International Student Association and the Office of International Programs. The 2016 International Dance Festival will be held on Saturday, February 20 at the Collins Center of the Arts at 2 pm and 7 pm.

Urinetown: The Musical, The University Of Maine School Of Performing Arts

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Urinetown is a satirical comedy musical that pokes fun at politics, greed, musical theater, and even its own name. It takes place in a world where water is so scarce that you have to pay to pee, and the rates keep going up. It opened on Broadway in 2001 and was nominated for 10 Tony awards and won three. UMaine's production of Urinetown will feature over 60 students, faculty, staff, and guest artists, and will take place in Hauck auditorium for seven performances.

"The First Chinese Swan Lake", Eva S. Chou

Publications and Research

The first Chinese Swan Lake was produced in July 1958 as a full-length work by Beijing Dance School, founded, remarkably, only four years earlier. This moment, enshrined in ballet history, is scrutinized here. This article shows the multiple actors and cultural-political forces that were brought together: the cultural build-up for Swan Lake, Premier Zhou Enlai's personal interest, the distinguished ballet master and choreographer Pyotr Gusev, and the imperatives of the Great Leap Forward.

Sarah Mills, Linda J. Hanes

Study Abroad Alumni

Orphanages in Panama are overflowing with kids wishing they had homes and a loving family, and often there’s an unmet need for a creative outlet for these atrisk children. One WMU student spent her summer to help rectify that situation through teaching orphaned children about expression through movement.

Jóvenes En Movimiento: Los Papeles De La Danza Folklórica Y Contemporánea En Las Vidas De Los Jóvenes Cochabambinos, Maya Salas

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Este proyecto es una comparación y contraste de los papeles y las influencias de la danza folklórica y la danza contemporánea en las vidas de los jóvenes cochabambinos. Durante este proyecto, yo trabajé muy de cerca con el Instituto Laredo—un colegio fiscal en Cochabamba que quiere integrar las enseñanzas de las artes en la educación de los jóvenes. Mi pregunta de investigación es, ¿Cuáles son las diferencias en los valores que se transmiten y se aprenden con la danza folklórica y contemporánea y cómo estos valores impactan el crecimiento y el desarrollo de los jóvenes? Para este proyecto, yo entrevisté …

Blackfriars Dance Concert Memo, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert memo regarding tickets and other information

Blackfriars Dance Concert Weekend Update Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Providence College

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Blackfriars Dance Concert weekend update Angell Blackfriars Theatre

November 20-21, 2015

Blackfriars Dance Concert Media Release, Amanda Talbot

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Blackfriars Dance Concert media release

October 2015

Attention: Please Do Not Dance On The Tile Flyer, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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Attention: Please Do Not Dance on the Tile flyer from the Dance studio.

Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2015-2016 Season Poster, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

2015-2016 Season

Tdf Twitter Hashtags For 2015-2016 Season, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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TDF Twitter hashtags for 2015-2016 season

Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2015-2016 Season Program, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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2015-2016 Season program

Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film 2015-2016 Season Flyer, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

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2015-2016 Season