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Spring Dance Concert 2017 Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company

Spring Dance Concert 2017

Student Choreography Showcase

April 29, 2017, 2pm & 8pm

Director: Dr. Wendy Oliver

Lighting Designers: Gaby DeParis '18, Timothy Brown '20

Choreographers: Laura Angley, Emma Flanagan, Carly Furbush, Natalie Phelps, Devon Guanci, Isabella Goldstein, Meghan Frazier, Monica Houghton, Lauren Campbell, Catherine Garrett, Kirsten Coffey, Kate Corrigan, Samantha Oakley, Celia Butler, Christina Corvese

Dancers: Laura Angley, Celia Butler, Lauren Campbell, Maria Fonts, Carly Furbush, Isabella Goldstein, Sarah McEvoy, Kirsten Coffey, Kate Corrigan, Emma Flanagan, Monica Houghton, Jaime Podracky, Christina Corvese, Devon Guanci, Catherine Garrett, Meghan …

The Matchmaker

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s performance of The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.

Performed April 28-30 and May 5-7, 2017 at the Mitchell Theatre.

Before the world fell in love with "Hello, Dolly!", Thornton Wilder’s uproarious play "The Matchmaker" introduced Ms. Dolly Gallagher Levi: a cunning, crafty, and thoroughly modern woman who knows a good catch when she sees one. When the wealthy Horace Vandergelder hires matchmaker Ms. Levi to find him a wife, Dolly doesn't need to look far to find his perfect mate. While Dolly is “arranging things” for Mr. Vandergelder, the young, hopeless romantics of Yonkers reap the …

Expression And Emotion In Music: How Expression And Emotion Affect The Audience’S Perception Of A Performance, Kelly Lynn Palusis

Selected Honors Theses

Expression and emotion in a musical performance affects how the music is perceived by the audience. A study of a song’s composer and the background of the music aids in improving the expression and understanding of vocal music. A study of theatre brings an extra dynamic to a musical performance. Maria Callas, for example, was a pioneer in combining these many factors into her performances. Her application of music and drama in opera makes her an ideal example of a complete and dynamic vocalist. The expression and emotion she poured into each performance transformed how people saw opera and music …

Sound Design Macbeth, Morgan K. Gresham

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

The Golden Age Exposed: The Reality Behind This Romantic Era, Danny Adams

Honors Projects

This paper aims to expose the reality of what Golden Age musicals were and are trying to say to audiences through three different topics: American Idealism, American conflicts around race and ethnicity, and American shifting social conceptions about Gender Roles.

2016-2017 Sanctuary Series - April 27, 2017, Lynn University, Mark Luttio, Harry Murphy, Katherine Baloff, David Brill, Camille Ripple, Georgiy Khokhlov, Ying Peng Wang, Angela Kahan, Paula Hyman, Thomas Ferstle

Snyder Sanctuary Series

No abstract provided.

2 Performances Only - Spring Dance Concert Promotional Email, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

2 performances only - Spring Dance Concert promotional email

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Expressions Of Madness In Coloratura Mad Scenes Of Bel Canto Operas, Rachel G. Christenson

Senior Honors Theses

This thesis will explore the musical innovations in the mad scenes of the bel canto composers in the 1800s. It will analyze Gaetano Donizetti’s mad scenes in Anna Bolena (1830) and Lucia di Lammermoor (1835), and Vincezzo Bellini’s mad scenes in I Puritani (1835) to discover how each composer expresses madness through the high and virtuosic voice of the coloratura soprano. The subject of madness is not a new idea in opera. However, the mad scenes of Donizetti and Bellini are the most successful and are often performed in opera houses around the world. Specific attention is given to the …

The Female Writer And Her Female Characters: A Coming Of Age Story, Stephanie N. Grilo

Theatre & Dance ETDs

In this essay, I review my growth and learning as a playwright in this MFA program. I position my play, Red Dirt, within the context of psychoanalysis and feminist theory as a study of the behavioral patterns that emerge when female melancholia and violent masculinity collide. I examine the praxis of my writing and research methodologies, as well as the technical, thematic, and academic aspects of my writing practice.

Impulse Graduating Presentation Of Erzsi Bernath, Erszebet Bernath

Honors Theses

No abstract available.

Repeat After Me: Dance Program Evaluation For The Friendship Circle, Michelle Sire

Honors Projects

Approximately 1 in 6 children in the United States are diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities or delays (Boyle et al., 2011). Although the number of therapeutic approaches for children with developmental disabilities has increased, no single treatment or combination of treatments is effective in relieving symptoms for all individuals (Scharoun, Reinders, Bryden & Fletcher, 2014). Therefore, there is a need to continue to explore alternative therapeutic methods. Research over the past twenty years has found dance/movement therapy (DMT) to be an effective form of treatment for children with special needs, specifically in terms of functioning and well-being. However, …

Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University

Center for Art & Theater (Archived)

• ‘B.F.A. Senior Exhibition’ Opens at Center for Art & Theatre in May

Benefits Of Dance Education In An Urban Kindergarten Classroom, Anna M. Veelman

Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (2015 - 2021)

Arts Education can be a valuable intervention for students in an urban education setting. Teaching through the arts can act as a Tier One intervention for students who exhibit disruptive behavior due to trauma in the classroom. It has proven to also benefit classroom culture as a whole. Arts have a healing power that allows students to learn social-emotional regulation skills, body-awareness, and expression.

Dance specifically allows students to express their emotions as well as allow them to release energy as well as support student’s positive behavior in the classroom. Data were collected on 25 kindergarten students with a sub-group …

Lacuna: Transcendence Of The Human Body Through The Space Between, Anica Bottom

Scholarly and Creative Works Conference (2015 - 2021)

Examination of humans as dancers interaction with our surrounding environment. Performance and experimental movement improvisation clips shown.

Doug Elkins Choreography, Etc, Office Of Arts + Cultural Programming, Peak Performances At Montclair State University

2016-2017 Break the Mold

doug elkins choreography, etc. was established in summer 2009 as a way to brand independent dance, theater, and teaching projects for Doug Elkins. The umbrella has allowed for the creation of three award-winning works: Fräulein Maria, a loving deconstruction of The Sound of Music that began at DANCE NOW Joe’s Pub in 2006 and, with the addition of theater directors Barbara Karger and Michael Preston, toured throughout North America from 2009 to 2012; Mo(or)town/Redux, a movement conversation with Shakespeare’s Othello and José Limón’s seminal The Moor’s Pavane set to a Motown-inspired score (named by Alastair Macaulay of the New York …

Spring Dance Concert (April 20-22, 2017), Lindenwood University

Student Dance Programs & Brochures

Event program Spring Dance Concert (April 20-22, 2017), Lindenwood University.

An In-Depth Look At The Original Production Of Ordo Virtutum By Hildegard Of Bingen, Marie Phillips

Undergraduate Research Conference

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a German abbess in medieval times. She has been a saint of the Catholic church only since 2012, but she was a genius of her time. A woman of many talents, she was a composer, a theologian, an early scientist, writer, and so on. In her lifetime, she only wrote one play, Ordo Virtutum (or The Order of the Virtues), which was performed in 1152. This project sought to seek as much information as possible on why she created this play and its place in the history of theatre.

Sound Design And Engineering Of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Devin Bruton, Skyler Moore, Bruce Moran, Katy Morton

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Take A Sneak Peek Into The Woods! Promotional Email, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Take a sneak Peek Into the Woods! promotional email

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Western Michigan University’S Department Of Dance Marketing Plan, Cassandra Hartline

Honors Theses

The following report constitutes the formal marketing plan for the department of dance at Western Michigan University. This plan is intended to synthesize all of the marketing related information pertinent to Western’s dance department and provide easy one step access to this material at any time. The other purpose of this plan is to dictate the primary objectives the department is looking to accomplish through implementation of marketing tactics.

The first primary objective includes increasing visibility of the department of dance as a whole to both our primary and secondary target audiences; the second objective is to create innovative marketing …

Experiences Of Adolescents And Drama: "This Is Bullsh*T. I Can't Do It", Erin K. Hulse Phd

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

The purpose of this practitioner action research (PAR) study was to explore experiences of middle school students enrolled in a basic drama class, creating a performance piece that allowed for the representation of voices and opinions of participants. Seventh and eighth grade students developed work relating their perspectives on issues important to them--friendship, respect, equality, secrets, and moving on. Questions were 1) how are trust, ensemble, and community developed with the participants? 2) how do students respond to drama games, and 3) how do participants express their perspectives regarding issues using the creative drama strategies? Students created a performance of …

Napier, Patrick E., B. 1925 (Sc 3109), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3109. “Kentucky Mountain Square Dancing,” by Patrick E. Napier, Burgin, Kentucky. This monograph (52 pp.) provides a brief historical background and describes the elements of square dancing including steps, dress, music and caller. Also included are terms and definitions, and descriptions (with diagrams) of many square dances commonly found in eastern Kentucky.

For Colored Girls (2017), Ntozake Shange

Season 2016-2017

No abstract provided.

Center For Art & Theater News, Georgia Southern University

Center for Art & Theater (Archived)

• 18 Pixels: Undergraduate Graphic Design Portfolio Show opens at Center for Art & Theatre

Into The Woods Playbill, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts

Into the Woods

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

April 7-9 & 21-23, 2017

Directed by Jimmy Calitri

Music Director: Lila Kane

Lighting Design: Amy Parise

Choreographer: Katrina Z Pavao

Wig & Make-Up Design: Michael Dates

Scenic Design: Trevor Elliott

Vocal and Dialect Coach: Megan Chang

Costume Design: David Costa-Cabral

Assistant Director:Gaby DeParis

The Cast: Narrator: Jonathan Coppe; Cinderella: Jennifer Dorn; Cinderella’s Prince: Daniel Carroll; Jack: Bryan Sabbag; Jack’s Mom: Catherine Capolongo; Baker: Teddy Kiritsy; Baker’s Wife: Courteney Olenzak; Cinderella’s …

Into The Woods Poster, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts

Into the Woods

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

April 7-9 & 21-23, 2017

Directed by Jimmy Calitri

Music Director: Lila Kane

An Evaluation Of The Pointe Program To Guide Dance Instructors To Use Behavioral Coaching Procedures With Their Dance Students, Mallory J. Quinn

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study evaluated the POINTE Program, a manualized behavioral intervention designed for use by dance instructors to improve student dance performance using behavioral coaching procedures. This study consisted of three phases. Phase 1 was a formative evaluation of the POINTE Program, which assessed the technical adequacy of the manual. Feedback from 3 experts in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and 4 dance instructors were used to improve the manual content in this phase. Overall, the experts and instructors viewed the POINTE Program as providing accurate information on the basic ABA backgrounds and suggesting behavioral coaching procedures appropriate for use in a …

Anything Goes, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Director: Julia Megan Sullivan
Music Director: Justin M. Brauer
Choreographer: Tanya Picard
Lighting Design: Nicholas Shaw
Sound Design: Brian D. Morgan
Set Design: Molly Ilten-Fullan
Props & Set Decoration: Cindy Havice
Costume Design: Sheri Doyle
Stage Manager: HeatherAnn Layman
Rehearsal Pianist: Sarah Flygare

Presented in the Harold and Jean Miner Theatre
April 6-April 23, 2017

Presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC.
560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022

this version of Anything …

"We Are Family": The Influences Of American Culture On The Representation Of Family In Modern American Drama, Deandre C. Short

Student Scholar Showcase

The dramatic works that subject usually deals with the family unit reflect a particular issue in American culture—politically or socially. American playwrights often use their work to challenge popular ideologies and values embedded into American society. Often modern American drama incorporates political, social, and cultural issues as a means to develop the relationship between the family unit. The familial relationship(s) in modern American drama are influenced by the political, social, and cultural environments in the United States.

Laramie Project Sign In Sheet, Department Of Theatre, Dance & Film

Playbill and Promotions

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Laramie Project sign in sheet