Dancing the building : movements between bodies and built structures

The thesis elucidates a process by which the layers of perceptions experienced by dancers when using the built environment were developed to create a shared group compositional language.  This study draws on the work of architects, artists and philosphers interested in documenting and analyzing our sensory and affective relations with the built environment.

Flickering

Three dancers moved between and into Lake Bolac’s historic and community buildings dancing in each building. A series of transient micro-dances intimately inhabited the spaces themselves, stirred by the qualities and impact of the architecture. Evoking ghosts of the past but also inviting fresh eyes for these spaces, the mingling of past and present was embodied in the presence of the performers as they traversed the township of Lake Bolac.

Chime

A multi-disciplinary, site-specific performance which moved between several spaces in the Courthouse Arts building. The work combined improvised dance, choreographic practice, video projection and sound which utilized and computer-manipulated the Federation Handbells.

Clock it

Taken from the festival program : Clock It is a series of 20 short dance solos presented by 20 performers. The entire event runs like clockwork with selected soloists showcasing their choreographic ingenuity in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Dancers are accompanied by musician/sound artist Michael Havir. Curated by David Wells

Choreography, or framed kinaesthetics

This catalogue essay defines, for a visual art audience, the notion of choreography in dance with an emphasis on modern dance. Intersections with and differences between historical approached to dance-making and approaches in the visual arts are discussed.

A dança como mediadora na formação da criança

This paper analyzes the dance, considered the oldest of the Arts, inserted in Art and Education. When you talk about dance as art, sought to articulate dance, body movement and music, because all these aspects are crucial when it comes to education in dance. Thus, this paper, by analyzing the meaning of dance over time, also made a parallel with the evolution of the concept of body that, throughout history, became the focus of sin, to currently be seen in optical freedom and autonomy, looking up from childhood, the formation of body awareness and embodiment, as a basis for identity and the formation of a positive self-image. In describing the evolution of dance, between different societies, it was shown that the tool is the dancer's own body and that for its use, it is necessary to look at its interior, human vitality, musicality and sensitivity. Proved that dance since the beginning, has been seen as a medium body, as well as desires and deepest sorrows of humanity, linked to religion, ritual or ceremonial, reaching today the freest expression of body, in modern dance. Given these considerations, based on theoretical frameworks, emphasized the importance of dance in middle school, focusing on their educational role and liberating, showing that it must be used as a tool for teaching and learning, and the development of children , given its interdisciplinary character, this Crosscutting Themes in elementary school and early childhood education curriculum benchmark. The paper concludes that, despite legislation and official documents require training for dance in the school curriculum, very little is done in this direction, which shows that there is still a choice of schools, the immobility of the pupils

O reforço positivo como estratégia pedagógica para o incremento da motivação e autoestima, com alunas do 1º ano do ensino vocacional, no contexto da aula de dança moderna, na Escola de Dança Ana Manjericão

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino da Dança.

Contributos para a promoção da igualdade de género no contexto da aula de Técnica de Dança Contemporânea com os alunos do 6º ano da Escola de Dança do Conservatório Nacional

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Dança.

O treino pliométrico na melhoria da capacidade de salto no âmbito das aulas de técnica de dança moderna no 3º ciclo da Escola de Dança Ana Mangericão

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Dança.

O balanceamento entre as posições esquizo-paranóide e depressiva (PS↔D) na psicodinâmica criativa

No presente trabalho de psicanálise extra-clínica aplicada ao estudo de objectos culturais artísticos, o autor procura mostrar a pertinência da aplicação do modelo bioniano dos elementos em psicanálise, nomeadamente o das inter-relações entre as posições esquizo-paranóide e depressiva (PS↔D) ao processo criativo artístico, isto é, a compreensão de obras artísticas modernas como o resultado da oscilação permanente entre os modos distintos de pensar/sentir dispersivo e integrativo, ilustrando com obras de vários campos artísticos: do teatro (Galileu Galilei de Brecht), da pintura (cubismo de Picasso), da literatura (Ulisses de Joyce) e da dança moderna.

The dance of modern society /

Mode of access: Internet.

Colombian Jazz dance suite : a synthesis of the music of the colombian andes and modern jazz

This thesis is an attempt to unite two distinct and dissimilar musical genres, the music of the Colombian Andes and modem jazz. The compositions to be analyzed in this thesis are meant to function as parts of a whole. Thus, they will be linked by thematic and rhythmic material. In their entirety the pieces will form a suite of dances not unlike those of Baroque composers, with titles that denote the name of the particular air being employed by the composer, who is also the author of this thesis. These individual dances are orchestrated for a jazz ensemble consisting of piano, string bass, drums, alto saxophone, and guitar. The rhythmic underpinning of this work is inspired by the folk music of Colombia and the harmonic content will be derived from the jazz idiom. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate the possible product of the fusion of musical disciplines that are on the surface in no way related. This thesis will also attempt to show an example of how cultures can meld socio-artistically.

Reclaiming the Vocal High Ground: Performing Baroque Repertoire in a Modern World

The early music revival of the late twentieth century revolutionized music with the birth of historically lnformed performance. With this revolution came a stereotype of the "early music singing voice" as small, bright, straight-toned, and unfortunately, often inferior techrucally to the mainstream opera singer. An assessment of the validity of this stereotype was made though readings of treatises and modern manuals of performance practice, and through listening to recordings. Sources on ornamentation, recitative, dance rhythm, and baroque gesture were examined, resulting in the finding that these issues are far more important to historical accuracy than are voice timbre and size. This dissertation is comprised of three historically informed performances intended to satisfy both the early music specialist and the mainstream voice teacher. Program One (May 15, 2004) is a performance of The "Peasant" Cantata, BWV 212, by J.S. Bach, with The Bach Sinfonia at the Washington Conservatory of Music. Program Two (January 29, 2005) is the role of Eurilla in a staged production of Antonio Vivaldi's serenata, Eurilla e Alcindo. The performance is a collaboration with the Baltimore-based ensemble, La Rocinante, and is conducted from the keyboard by Joseph Gascho. Program Three (March 14, 2005) is a solo recital entitled, Fairest Isle: Music of Baroque London. All three programs are documented in a digital audio format available on compact disc, with accompanying programs and notes also available in digital format.

'Handel's unpublished dance music':A perspective on his approach to composition

Provides incipits of the dances not then in modern editions.