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Rewriting Hell: Adaptation, Hope, And The 'American Dream' In Practice-As-Research, Karli Jean Lonnquist
Rewriting Hell: Adaptation, Hope, And The 'American Dream' In Practice-As-Research, Karli Jean Lonnquist
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Contemporary theatrical adaptation involves deconstructing, reimagining, and rewriting historical plays for modern audiences. Adaptation appropriates theatrical conventions, changes the lens through which the audience may view the play, and offers new entry points into thinking and practice. Adaptation asks, “why this source as theatre now?” and proposes that history provides tools for engagement with contemporary issues. By employing a Practice as Research methodology, which positions creative processes such as script development, rehearsal, or play development as research methods, I investigated the art of historical adaptation. I adapted No Exit, a 1945 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre, into a new play …
Diary Of A Young Actress: An Inquiry Into Failure, Resilience, And The Actor’S Journey, Keira Biala
Diary Of A Young Actress: An Inquiry Into Failure, Resilience, And The Actor’S Journey, Keira Biala
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
What is the journey? For some, it may be a road to a physical destination. For others like myself, it is a pathway containing failures such as rejection and successes such as booking roles. Sometimes, these failures can challenge our sense of self, leading to unhealthy coping mechanisms. As a deep exploration of self-comparison, self-worth, and rejection in people’s artistic and non-artistic journeys, I created an album called Diary of a Young Actress consisting of self-written songs about these three topics when it comes to my acting journey. Moreover, I read books and articles about people’s perspectives on their journeys …
Animals In Entertainment: Ethical Considerations, Industry Regulations, Incidents, And The Future Of Animal Performers, Kendyll Conlisk
Animals In Entertainment: Ethical Considerations, Industry Regulations, Incidents, And The Future Of Animal Performers, Kendyll Conlisk
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Some of our favorite films, theatre productions, and live performances involve animals. A Dog's Purpose, Annie, Barnum and Bailey circus; the list is endless. But have you ever wondered, "How do they train them?" and "Is this benefiting or harming the animals?" Animals in entertainment have a long history dating back to ancient civilizations. Research done by World Animal Protection found that three out of four tourist animal attractions involve some form of animal abuse, and up to 550,000 animals around the world suffer due to these cruel attractions for human amusement. This does not imply that all animals used …
A New Exit: The Impact Of Historical Play Adaptations On Modern Audiences, Karli Jean Lonnquist
A New Exit: The Impact Of Historical Play Adaptations On Modern Audiences, Karli Jean Lonnquist
SURF Posters and Papers
Contemporary theatrical adaptation involves deconstructing, reimagining, and rewriting historical plays for modern audiences. Adaptation appropriates theatrical conventions, changes the lens through which the audience may view the play, and offers new entry points into thinking and practice. Adaptation asks, “why this source as theatre now?” and proposes that history provides tools for engagement with contemporary issues. By employing a Practice as Research (PaR) methodology, I will investigate the art of historical adaptation and adapt No Exit, a 1945 existentialist play by Jean-Paul Sartre, through the lenses of constructivism and performance studies. I will develop my script through collaborative workshops, stage …
Leading And Following: Exploring The Impact Of Mentorship On Collegiate Dancers, Peyton Winsett
Leading And Following: Exploring The Impact Of Mentorship On Collegiate Dancers, Peyton Winsett
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Mentorship plays a pivotal role in student development across various disciplines, yet its specific impact on dancers within collegiate programs remains underexplored. This literature review and small pilot study investigates the hypothesis that mentorship in university dance programs positively influences students’ artistic identity, academic achievement, and career readiness. Drawing from six empirical studies, including research in arts education, peer mentorship, and emotional development, the paper analyzes how mentorship structures shape dancers’ holistic growth. While mentorship is generally associated with beneficial outcomes, findings also reveal critical nuances regarding mentorship quality, accessibility, and the risks of informal or biased systems. Through a …
Danzens: A Toolkit For Sensing, Labeling And Visualizing Dance Movements, Yanelly Mego, Concepción Valdez, Hector M. Camarillo-Abad, Franceli L. Cibrian
Danzens: A Toolkit For Sensing, Labeling And Visualizing Dance Movements, Yanelly Mego, Concepción Valdez, Hector M. Camarillo-Abad, Franceli L. Cibrian
Engineering Faculty Articles and Research
Wearable technology offers new opportunities for analyzing complex movements like dance, where precision, coordination, and feedback are key. In this demo, we present DanZens, a novel toolkit for real-time motion analysis in dance, leveraging wearable sensors to provide accessible and actionable feedback. Combining DanceTag to capture and annotate movements with DanceVis to visualize performance differences, DanZens uses Sony Mocopi sensors to analyze motion and generate intuitive heat maps through Dynamic Time Warping (DTW). This system enables precise, cost-effective comparisons between two people doing dance-related movements, offering personalized feedback and eliminating the need for expensive biomechanical labs. Designed to advance pervasive …
Little Shop Of Patriarchy : Analyzing Constructed Vs. Essential Gender Roles, Taylor Gadsden-Deterville
Little Shop Of Patriarchy : Analyzing Constructed Vs. Essential Gender Roles, Taylor Gadsden-Deterville
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors (1986) is more than a silly kooky musical. The comedic plot dramatically dances with themes of domestic violence, poverty, and sexism. For this project, my poster will explore the expectations and representations of femininity and masculinity set up at the film's beginning versus the end. The film’s context will connect to research involving gender essentialism (innate, biological sex) and gender constructionism (socially constructed gender roles). I will analyze the roles of Seymour, Audrey, and Orin to exhibit how they discover their constructed and essential gender identities. The film represents Audrey as a ditsy hyper-feminine …
Is Dance A Universal Language? - Global Contemporary Dance, Mandy Fang
Is Dance A Universal Language? - Global Contemporary Dance, Mandy Fang
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
From its origins, a core value of contemporary dance is rebellion. The definition of contemporary dance has evolved throughout the decades as dancers continue to discover innovative movements that almost contradict their predecessors, inspiring its ever-evolving aesthetic. Unlike other technical styles like ballet, there is no strict codified “right” or “wrong,” nor is there a set vocabulary, meaning contemporary dance can look like a lot of things. A common conception when it comes to dance in general is how it transcends nationalities as a universal language of sorts. However, given the individualistic nature of contemporary dance and global varieties of …
Dancetag: Using Sensors To Improve Feedback Given To Dance Students, Yanelly Mego, Franceli L. Cibrian
Dancetag: Using Sensors To Improve Feedback Given To Dance Students, Yanelly Mego, Franceli L. Cibrian
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The structure of dance classrooms has remained largely unchanged for years, with minimal integration of technology to enhance teaching. This has motivated our research project, which aims to capture dance movements using wearable sensors and translate the information into meaningful visualizations to help dancers improve their skills. As the first step in addressing the research question—can data from commercial wearables differentiate between the movements of dancers and non-dancers?—we developed DANCETAG (Data Analytics and Notation with Captured Event Tagging), a platform designed for data collection and movement annotation. We utilized Sony’s Mocopi sensors, a motion capture system with six sensors attached …
Sustainability In A Theatre Career: The Power Of Passion And Partnership, Jane Broderson
Sustainability In A Theatre Career: The Power Of Passion And Partnership, Jane Broderson
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Artistic burnout has been a long-accepted reality for theatre professionals and is consequently a common fear for many young artists looking to enter the entertainment industry. Traditionally and infamously, theatre jobs are associated with long hours, significant emotional investment, financial insecurity, criticism, and rejection, which can diminish one’s love for their craft. While this may ring true as an unfortunate reality of professional theatre, artists such as myself continue to strive toward the successful and rewarding paths that a select few have managed to achieve, raising the question: how do people sustain a career and vocation in theatre? My aim …
Head To Toe: What Do We Think About Heels Dance?, Peyton Winsett
Head To Toe: What Do We Think About Heels Dance?, Peyton Winsett
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Through both observation as a dance consumer and personal experience as a dance student, heels dance has noticeably risen in prominence within the commercial dance industry in recent years. This style has primarily been showcased through professional dance classes and in commercial and concept video projects. This study seeks to understand the reasons behind this sudden growth in appeal, the potential social implications of this increasing popularity, and the varying perspectives on this style across generations. It synthesizes past research and analyzes a survey conducted with current students in Chapman University's dance department. This presentation will investigate the motivations driving …
Was It Good? A Look At The Golden-Ticket Question Of Societal Preferences In Theatre, Carina Leland
Was It Good? A Look At The Golden-Ticket Question Of Societal Preferences In Theatre, Carina Leland
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
What makes theatre “good?” There are some common answers that critics and the public agree upon, but the guidelines of good theatre have changed greatly throughout history. Many playwrights and critics have created philosophies that attempted to define popular theatre in their time or according to their personal views. Today’s opinion on “good” has its own set of characteristics that the majority of society enjoys, which is unique from any historical manifesto. Furthermore, our modern consensus doesn’t take into account the wildly different nature of individual preferences; while I enjoy light-hearted coming-of-age stories, others find deeper satisfaction from a thought-provoking …
Masters At Chapman: La Connections
Harmful Vs Helpful: A Gen-Z View On Dance Fitness, Peyton Winsett, Sarah Maloney
Harmful Vs Helpful: A Gen-Z View On Dance Fitness, Peyton Winsett, Sarah Maloney
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
Having experienced the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as GenZ, this research is a means to explore a topic that is relevant to current collegiate dance students and their studies. With the increase in fitness media influencers during the mass isolation periods of the Pandemic, many dancers gravitated toward these unique forms of cross-training. The unlimited access to these abundant resources raises the question of the quality of training dancers were/are getting in mass consumption. This study includes an exploration of the validity of these exercises and the frequency of use within the dance community. These topics will be explored …
"Old Cod": The Power Of Storytelling In Conor Mcpherson's The Weir, Sarah Johnson
"Old Cod": The Power Of Storytelling In Conor Mcpherson's The Weir, Sarah Johnson
English (MA) Theses
This paper examines the representation of Irish storytelling in Conor McPherson’s 1997 play The Weir. Drawing on postcolonial theory as well as the historical context of Ireland during the play’s release, I argue that The Weir is uniquely positioned at the intersection of traditional and modern values. Further, I assert that fairy legend is a tool used by the play’s characters to both understand and escape a fluctuating cultural landscape, and ultimately, a way to articulate their own values. Using textual analysis, I examine the rhetorical choices of the play’s storytellers and compare it with established conventions of Irish …
Dancetag: Using Sensors To Improve Feedback Given To Dance Students, Yanelly Mego
Dancetag: Using Sensors To Improve Feedback Given To Dance Students, Yanelly Mego
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The structure of dance classrooms has remained unchanged for several years. Very little, if any, technology has been incorporated to improve the quality of teaching. This has motivated our research project, whose goal is to capture dance movements with wearable sensors, to develop DANCETAG (Data Analytics and Notation with Captured Event Tagging). This is a platform that allows the gathering of data captured by Sony’s Mocopi sensors and annotating them with the dancer's movements. The Mocopi sensors make up a motion capture system. It is comprised of six small, round sensors that can be attached to velcro straps and clips. …