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'Another Key' To Act Five Of A Midsummer Night’S Dream, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Faculty Publications

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner offers evidence as to why editors might choose to assign speeches in Act Five of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream either to Philostrate or to Egeus.

Architects Of The Identity Of Dance: Gender Inequity In Achievement And Acknowledgment In Australian Contemporary Dance, Quindell Orton

Theses : Honours

Evidence suggests that males receive more opportunities, awards and dominate the dance scene in terms of artistic directorship of high visibility, large budget contemporary dance companies within Australia. This research investigates why and how males have come to be the architects of the identity of dance and the factors which may inhibit a counterpart female's likelihood of assuming the same role. Much of this paper deals with constructing hypotheses for how gender disparities in contemporary dance may have come about. In order to devise informed hypotheses, I have gathered data on government funding and national dance awards. In addition interviews …

Constellations, Pathways Through The Body : An Exploration Creating New Movement Pathways Using Dual Patterning, Gemma Laing

Theses : Honours

This research paper is an exploration of the creation of movement using dual patterning, which is the tracing of two patterns simultaneously as a dual task. This piece of writing discusses practitioners Twyla Tharp, Trisha Brown and Lisa Kraus in their experiments with altering bodily habit. It also discusses patterns, imagery, bodily knowledge, and coordination to help facilitate the experiment. Thoughts and findings from the studio are discussed from the process to gain understanding of the experiment. Utilizing bodily intelligence or bodily knowledge, the body initially experiences a separation of hemispheres or halves of the body to enable the process …

The Communicating Dance, Alison Plevey

Theses : Honours

Does dance have the ability to communicate universally to all observers at some level of human engagement? This paper discusses theatre dance as a human communicative medium, the characteristics of how it communicates and to a certain degree why and what it communicates. In doing so the intentions of the communicating dancer and choreographer are considered alongside that of the receptive and responsive audience. The thesis compiles a survey of textual sources pin pointing the unique communicative abilities of dance, as an artistic, expressive and meaningful form of non-verbal communication establishing suggestions of the ways it may be universally communicable.

The Success And Sustainability Of Improvisation In A Live Performance Context, Ashleigh Rose Berry

Theses : Honours

I am interested in investigating the value improvisation holds when placed in a live dance performance context. I am discussing improvisation in terms of it being an individual exploration of one's movement potential to create a personal movement language. Within this, I place focus on the body as a source of knowledge and the embodied movement possibilities that inevitably make up each individual dancer's personal movement language. I am also interested in the audience's perceptions of what defines successful dance and the dancer and audience relationship that forms during the duration of a performance. Can the practice of improvising be …

Undressing And Redressing The Harlequin: An Australian Designer's Perspective, Julie Parsons

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In undressing and redressing the Harlequin from an Australian designer’s perspective, the question is why has the Harlequin costume endured for over 500 years and in locations far away from its country of origin? Why do we associate its lozenge pattern with energetic joyous mischief? What are the Harlequin costume codes and how have they been manifested in Australia? The thesis components are divided as follows: The Designer’s Notebook is a pictorial and historical review of the iconic costume, which is made up of a complex patchwork of triangles where colour placements form a diamond pattern called a lozenge. The …

The Relationship Between Working Memory Capacity And Movement Memory Of Dancers, Katrina Louise Muller-Townsend

Theses : Honours

Working memory capacity span tasks are suggested to predict complex cognitive behaviour across varied domains (Conway et al., 2005). However, it has been criticised that expert skills are highly situational and domain specific (Marteniuk, 1974). The current research aimed to investigate whether general memory span was related to movement span, and furthermore, whether this can predict dance learning. It was expected that memory for movement would be positively correlated with measures of working memory, due to the specific components of working memory, such as the capacity of the phonological loop. Furthermore, it was expected on the basis of previous research …

Dreaming In Motion: Maintaining Community, Culture And Identity Of First Australians, Ian R.T. Colless

Theses : Honours

No abstract provided.

The Sky Is Melting (2008), Elizabeth Woodbury

Season 2008-2009

Inspired by the book Go Ask Alice.

Comedienne Alexandra Mchale To Perform In Hansen Student Center, Allegra Gallian ’09

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Dancescape: A Work In Thetranslation Of Bodies And Movement, Julia Allisson Cost

Scripps Senior Theses

Translation is inevitably challenging work. When the human body and its movement are the subjects translated, the work may be particularly difficult, as questions both technical and ethical may arise about the representation in the second medium. Yet the exercise can also be very illuminating, creating space for insights that may not have been possible without the translation. For my Scripps College art thesis, I have created a series of paintings of Western dancers and researched four artists whose work involves bodies, movement, or dance and whose approaches differ tremendously. These artists are Edgar Degas (1834-1917), an impressionist painter known …

A Christmas Carol, 2008, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Nick Schneider
Original Music by Tim Schirmer
Original Song Lyrics by Seamus Reilly and Cheri Coons

Director: J.W. Morrisette
Scenic Designer: Lee M. Boyer
Sound Designer: Jon Schoenoff
Musical Director: Tim Schirmer
Costume Designer: Barbara T. Schoenoff
Technical Production Supervisor and Design Coordinator: Thomas V. Korder
Technical Director: David G. DIllman
Lighting Designer: Sean Murphy
Hair and Makeup Designer: Rene Chadwick

December 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21 at 7pm
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21 at 2pm
2008

Produced by the Parkland College Fine and Applied Arts Department and Bah …

December 2008 - Volume Viii, Number 1, Theatre Arts Department

Sides (Newsletter)

SIDES Volume VIII Number 1 includes articles on Mammoth Follies, Second City, and a Makeup Workshop.

The Cutting Edge, November/December 2008, Vol. 18 Issue 6, The Society Of American Fight Directors

The Cutting Edge

No abstract provided.

The Lab Report, Volume 02, Issue 07, Todd Ristau

Lab Reports

• Resource: WordBRIDGE Playwright's Laboratory
• Guest Profile: Michael Kerry Williams
• Area Highlight: Jefferson Center
• Resource: InSIGHT for Playwrights
• From the Director: Your Application Package

Direction Of The Musical: She Loves Me, Sheila Mcclure

Master of Theater Production Graduate Projects

This project entailed the selection, background research and documentation, critical analysis, casting, direction, and post-production analysis of Sheila McClure's production of She Loves Me. Documentation includes research and analysis of the play, its music, and an evaluation of the musical as a production vehicle Bakersfield Community Theatre.

Carmen The Mopera Program, University Of Southern Maine Department Of Theatre

Programs 2008-2009 Season

By Julie Goell and Mark Ross

Directed by Avner Eisenberg

Survey Of The Art Presenting Organizations Of Acadiana, Charles Robert Briley Iii

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Male Adolescents Of Divorce: The Relationship With Their Noncustodial Father, Christine L. Kerr

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Since the divorce rate in the United States began to rise dramatically in the 1970s, researchers have studied the impact of divorce on those involved. The research indicates that children whose parents divorce are more likely than children whose parents remain married to suffer from a lower level of well-being and are at greater risk for a myriad of ills including poorer school performance and increased behavior problems. While few researchers have focused on the impact of divorce on male adolescents specifically, studies of adolescent males in general indicate they are at risk for a variety of problems including poor …

Dance, Jody Weber

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

The Sins Of Kalamazoo, A Full-Length Play Based On The Works Of Carl Sandburg, Christine Iaderosa

Dissertations

The Sins of Kalamazoo , is a creative work, a frill-length play adapted from the poem of the same name and other works by Carl Sandburg. This playfollows a nonlinear storyline based on images suggested by Sandburg's poem as well as portions of the city of Kalamazoo's history.

"The Sins of Kalamazoo", poses the question: "I hear America, I hear, what do I hear? America's national narrative is made up of both the shining promise of the future and of the recognition of the decay as its cultural identity becomes fragmented through time. The theatre provides an exceptional cultural space …

Los Expedientes De La Censura Teatral Como Fuente Para La Investigación Del Teatro Español Contemporáneo, Berta Muñoz Cáliz

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

En este artículo se analiza el papel que han jugado hasta el momento los expedientes de la censura teatral del Archivo General de la Administración como fuente para el estudio del teatro español del franquismo y se ofrece una bibliografía con los trabajos publicados a partir de esta documentación.

This article examines the role played so far by the files of theatrical censorship preserved in the General Archive of the Administration as a source for the study of the Spanish theatre during Franco´s regime. The author also presents a bibliography with the works published from these files.

Prólogo, Ángel Berenguer

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

No abstract provided.

Brasil E Portugal - Afinidades Eletiva No Trato Da Política E Da Cultura, Maria Cristina Castilho Costa

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

Este trabajo trata de las afinidades que han existido entre Portugal y Brasil en la primera mitad del siglo XX, cuando al amparo del Estado Novo instalado en ambos países, por Antonio de Oliveira Salazar y Getúlio Vargas, respectivamente, se crearon condiciones de amplia cooperación cultural y de control de la producción artística y de la libertad de expresión.

This article examines the relations between Portugal and Brasil on the first half of the XXth Century, when «Estado Novo» was established in both countries by Antonio de Oliveira Salazar and Getúlio Vargas respectively with close cultural cooperation and similar ways …

La Censura Del Teatro Republicano De Pedro Muñoz Seca Y Pedro Pérez Fernández, Carlos Alba Peinado

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El artículo compila la información existente en los expedientes de censura sobre las catorce obras estrenadas por Pedro Muñoz Seca en colaboración con Pedro Pérez Fernández durante la II República (1931-1936). Este material está compuesto principalmente por las tachaduras efectuadas en los textos, las Guías de Censura y las solicitudes de las compañías.

This article compiles the information from the censorship files regarding the fourteen plays premiered by Pedro Muñoz Seca along with Pedro Pérez Fernández over Spain’s Second Republic (1931-1936). This documentation is made up of erasures on the texts, Censorship’s Guides and Applications by the Companies.

Estrategias Léxico-Grammaticales De Los Censores En La Manipulación De Dos Comedias De Jardiel Poncela, José Suárez-Inclán

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

En el artículo se analizan y comentan cambios y modificaciones estilísticas realizadas por los censores en dos obras de teatro de humor de Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Tales intervenciones conllevan una intencionalidad que pretende modificar otros elementos en el terreno del contenido.

In this article we analyse and comment the changes and stylistic modifications made by the censors in two of the humour plays written by Enrique Jardiel Poncela. These alterations entail an intentionality that seeks to modify other thematic elements.

La Reescritura Dramática En Época Franquista: El Teatro De Manuel Y Antonio Machado Visto Por Los Censores, Rosa Sanmartín Pérez

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El artículo aborda la importancia que tuvo la censura durante los años del franquismo en la obra dramática de Manuel y Antonio Machado. Cómo la manipulación de esos textos dio lugar a nuevas escrituras que deformaban la esencia de la escritura teatral original.

This paper focuses on the censorship’s prominent role throughout Francoism and its impact on both Manuel and Antonio Machado’s work. Special attention will be paid to the manipulating of their texts.

La Censura En El Teatro Venezolano (1900-1960), Luis Chesney-Lawrence

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El presente artículo analiza la situación de la censura, en su acepción más amplia, en el teatro venezolano durante el período comprendido entre 1900 y 1960. Su desarrollo se realiza teniendo presentes las premisas metodológicas basadas en la Teoría de los motivos y estrategias. En este sentido se presentan los orígenes de la censura, las normas que se establecieron, se reseñan diversos casos donde se observan sus efectos a lo largo del tiempo y se exponen los motivos y estrategias que llevaron a sus autores a plantearse estrategias creativas para efectuar una ruptura y denunciar su presencia en escena.

This …

La Censura Y La Crítica Teatrales: Correpondencia Y Documentos Entre Fernando Lázaro Carreter Y José María Rodríguez Mendez, Jorge Herreros Martínez

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

El presente artículo pretende un doble propósito: por un lado, presentar ocho cartas hasta ahora inéditas que Fernando Lázaro Carreter envió a José María Rodríguez Méndez entre los años 1972 y 1976, y un pequeño artículo a modo de respuesta a toda esa correspondencia escrito recientemente ex profeso para esta publicación por el dramaturgo madrileño; por otro lado, partiendo de los anteriores documentos, el estudio pretende mostrar las evidentes relaciones entre la crítica y la censura teatrales en un momento bastante convulso de la historia reciente de España.

This article has been written with a double purpose: on the one …

Ocho Cartas De Fernando Lazaro Carreter, José María Rodríguez Méndez

Teatro: Revista de Estudios Escénicos / A Journal of Theater Studies

No abstract provided.