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The Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Press release about the Spring Dance Concert.

A Kinematic And Kinetic Analysis Of First, Fourth, And Fifth Positions In The Classical Ballet Method, Mary Sue Hill

Masters Theses

The problem of the study was to compare electromyography (EMG) responses, ground reaction forces, and torques on female college-age dancers' knees in selected positions. Subjects were 18 female dancers, aged 18 to 30 years, with 6 subjects from each of three levels: Ballet Technique I, II, and III. The rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis were analyzed in a grande plie in three positions, (1) first, (2) fourth, and (3) fifth, with two phases: (1) eccentric, and (2) concentric. No differences in force or EMG data were found for the concentric phases of the three positions. Significant differences were …

Dmitri Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth, And The Soviet Government, Bianca Nicole Dudeck-Wiseman

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Dmitri Shostakovich's opera, Lady Macbeth of Misenk, has suffered through more social changes than any other work in Russian music history. It brought Shostakovich unprecedented fame, and also brought about his downfall by the Soviet Government The story behind Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth, and the Soviet Government is one of power, as well as the evolution of a nation and how it affected the struggling individual. Here, the artist, his art, the government, and the people are all inextricably linked.

Spring Dance Concert 1998 Poster, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall, Slavin Center

Spring Dance Concert 1998

March 21 & 22, 1998, 8pm

Review Of Marche Des Arts Du Spectacle Africain (Masa '97), Sharon E. Friedler

Dance Faculty Works

A panoply of over fifty dance, music, and theatre events from twenty African countries was performed at seven different venues, including indoor and outdoor theatres, clubs, concert halls, courtyards, gardens, and a sports stadium. The Moroccan company Ballet-Théâtre Zinoun presented Psyché Ou La Légende D'Adonis, a revisiting of the Adonis legend in which the balletic movement vocabulary and neoclassical choreographic techniques were interspersed with scenes in which a narrator alternated the words of Arab poets with riffs on his soprano saxophone.

The Cabaret Of Dead Souls: Harvesting Russian History, Agnieszka Taborska, Jake Mahaffy, Szymon Bojko, Gella Alhassid, So-Hee Cheong, Matthew Cottam, Dawn Danby, Lorreine Fedor, Andrew Gardner, Carl Henschel, Michael Hoard, Kevin Lang, Eric Leichner, Michael Libby, April Lin, Pia Restina, Markus Reyes, James Sanders, Nicholas Scappaticci, Brett Shagen, Michael Shih, Aika Tong, Araby Williams

Programs

Program for the eleventh annual RISD Cabaret held in the Cellar at the top of the Waterman Building. Graphic design: Mia Moran, Matt Murphy, James Wynn and Katia Popova.View the Performance Recording.

Spring Dance Concert 1998 Playbill, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall Slavin Center

Spring Dance Concert 1998

Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22, 1998

Choreography: Marty Sprague, Kim Marcoccio, Wendy Oliver, Michelle Brien, Jennifer Wiley, Gretchen Hummrich, Elizabeth J. Ramos, Danielle Wall, Sally Mayo, Deirdre Morris, Leanne Deneault

Dancers: Carla Arena, Michelle Brien, Leanne Deneault, Gretchen Hummrich, Elizabeth J. Ramos, Nicole Pelaggi-Dyer, Sarah Wade, Sara Beaverstock, Christie Jacobs, Elizabeth Judge, Kim Marcoccio, Kara McNamara, Monique Ouimette, Karen Skoog, Mary Teresa Soltis, Jennifer Wiley, Kimberly Errato, Laura Haberkorn, Monique Plourde, Brooke Sullivan, Danielle Wall, Corey Delaney, Deirdre Morris

All My Sons

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1998 performance of All My Sons by Arthur Miller.

Providence College Dance Company Audition Flier, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Dance Company audition.

Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 7:30-9:00 pm

Iran, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

As the locale for one of the oldest continuing cultural, linguistic, and ethnic entities, Iran provides archaeological evidence for dance portrayed on Mesopotamean pottery dated to 5000 BCE (Zoka', 1978). Evidence for continuing choreographic activity is documented in the historical writings of foreigners, from biblical times to ancient Greece to the Persian and Ottoman empires. Iconographic artworks showing dance also exist, such as silver objects from the Sasanian period (224-650 CE) and Persian miniatures from the twelfth century. Iran is, and most likely has always been, a place of immense ethnic and linguistic diversity, a continental crossroad open to influences …

Afghanistan, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

A very conservative Islamic country, Afghanistan lies on the eastern edge of the Middle East, to the west of Pakistan and India. Afghanistan is at the confluence of Iranian, Central Asian, and Indian cultural currents, and most groups within Afghanistan have ethnic ties across the borders. Indian elements are the least felt, but the rhythmic footwork of some solo dancing is highly reminiscent of classical Indian traditions. A variety of ethnic and linguistic groups, each with its own choreographic tradition, reflects Afghanistan's enormous cultural diversity. Its dance traditions, however, are scarcely documented. As in most Islamic countries, dancers are paid …

Danse Du Ventre, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

Danse du ventre (also called belly dance or danse orientale) most probably derived its name from one or both of two sources: (1) a corruption of the Arabic raqs al-baladi, meaning "dance from the countryside," and (2) a reference to the highly developed movement articulations of the torso and abdomen, which are the most characteristic movement practices of this widespread dance genre. Arabs outside Egypt often call it raqs al-sharq ("Oriental dance") or raqs al-misri ("Egyptian dance"), underscoring the widespread notion that this dance tradition originated in ancient Egypt. No historical documentation exists for the origins of …

Arabian Peninsula, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

The regional dances of the vast but sparsely populated peninsula that includes Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and emirates, and Yemen are--due to political, religious, economic, and other reasons of access--among the least studied. Historically, the gulf region is one of the most ancient marketplaces, with traders from India, Mesopotamia, Africa, and the Arabian hinterland meeting here for centuries. Influences from all these groups may be discerned in the dancing.

Kurdish Dance, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

The Kurds are a nomadic people whose homeland (Kurdistan) and population (of some 10 million) are now divided among mountainous rural regions of Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia; small numbers live in Israel and the Republic of Georgia, (and a separatist movement is headquartered in Paris, France). They speak an Iranian (a Persian) language, and some believe them to be the descendants of the ancient Medes. Without a state of their own, the Kurds place great importance on such cultural forms and identity markers as dancing.

Lebanon, Anthony Shay

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

In many respects, Lebanon is unique among the Arab states of the Middle East, and this uniqueness is reflected in its dance traditions, particularly in the number of professional performances given. Lebanon is a country more urban than rural, although most residents of Beirut, its capital, have some village relations or associations. Because the nation is small, no village is more than a few miles from Beirut or from such urban centers as Sidon or Tripoli. Lebanon's population is highly educated, and nomads (bedouins) account for only a miniscule percentage. The country's many religious groups and sects--mainly Christian and Islamic--seem …

To Narnia And Beyond

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 Advanced Oral Interpretation Class’s performance of To Narnia and Beyond adapted by Oliver Hubbard.

Shadowlands

Taylor Theatre Playbills

The playbill for Taylor University’s Fall 1997 performance of Shadowlands by William Nicholson.

Emperor's New Clothes, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1997-1998 Season

A vain emperor who cares about nothing except wearing and displaying clothes hires weavers who promise him they will make him the best suit of clothes. The weavers are con-men who convince the emperor they are using a fine fabric invisible to anyone who is either unfit for his position or "hopelessly stupid". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes

Fall Dance Concert 1997 Playbill, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall

Fall Dance Concert 1997

October 25, 1997, 8pm

October 26, 1997, 2pm

Choreography: Wendy Oliver, Carla Arena, Monique Ouimette, Brooke Sullivan, Monique Plourde, Elizabeth Ramos, Sarah Wade, Gretchen Hummrich, Kim Marococcio, Kendall Strok, Michelle Brien, Leanne Deneault, Kim Errato, Jen Wiley, Elizabeth Golinski, Kara McNamara, Nicole Pelaggi-Dyer, Danielle Wall, Lisa Tilden, Elizabeth Judge, Julie Foster, Karen Skoog, Dierdre Morris

Dancers: Julie Foster, Kendall Strok, Sarah Wade, Danielle Wall, Carla Arena, Monique Ouimette, Brooke Sullivan, Gretchen Hummrich, Elizabeth Judge, Monique Plourde, Karen Skoog, Kendall Strok, Jen Wiley, Elizabeth Ramos, Leanne Deneault, …

Fall Dance Concert 1997, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall

The Fall Dance Concert 1997

October 25, 1997 8pm

October 26, 1997, 2pm

Fall Dance Concert 1997, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall

Fall Dance Concert 1997

October 25, 1997, 8pm

October 26, 1997, 2pm

The Fall Dance Concert 1997, Providence College

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

'64 Hall

The Fall Dance Concert 1997

October 25, 1997, 8pm

October 26, 1997, 2pm

1776, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1997-1998 Season

In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the …

Providence College Dance Company Press Release, Wendy Oliver

Playbill and Promotion

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Fall concert press release

October 1997

Providence College Theatre Department 1997-1998 Season Flier, Providence College

Promotion Materials

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Providence College Theatre Department 1997-1998 Season:

The Women, An Evening of One Act Plays, Harvey, Spoon River Anthology, Fall Dance Concert, Spring Dance Concert

A Compilation Of Instructions In The Art Of Dancing, Martha Jane Alexander

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Communications by Martha Jane Alexander in the Fall of 1997.

Providence College Dance Company Audition Flyer, Providence College

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Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film

Dance Studio (Behind Sullivan Hall)

Providence College Dance Company Audition

Tuesday, September 9, 1997

7:30-9:00 pm

Ten Little Indians, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1997 Summer Theatre

The superlative mystery comedy, top-notch, fantastic, enjoyable nonsense. Ten Little Indians refers to statuettes on the mantelpiece of a strange country house on an island off the coast of Devon, and to the nursery rhyme embossed above them, telling how each little Indian met his death -- until there were none. The excitement never lets up until the final curtain.

1997-1998 Season Brochure, Otterbein Department Of Theatre And Dance

Theatre and Dance Annual Brochures

Annual promotional piece of the upcoming season's shows.

Once Upon A Mattress, Otterbein University Theatre And Dance Department

1997 Summer Theatre

Our story begins in a faraway kingdom long ago. Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak. Meanwhile, his terror-of-a-wife, Queen Aggravain, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Lady Larken and Sir Harry are extremely disturbed by this fact since Lady Larken is now pregnant with Sir Harry's baby.

Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an …