Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies Theses and Dissertations

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    Through the Distance
    (2009) Ibarguen, Vannia Paola; Bradley, Karen K; Dance; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    What is the impact of distance on people's lives? Vannia Ibarguen examines how the established relationships among people change with distance and how humanity has created virtual extensions to continue in communication. Vannia portrays life as a set of departures, journeys and arrivals while exploring concepts like migration, separation and the use of technology. The show includes remote multi location performances developed in collaboration with dancers from California, South America and Europe.
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    Tie Shopping With My Father
    (2008) Iacono, Kathrine; Rosen, Meriam; Dance; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    Tie Shopping with My Father is a five section dance thesis created to explore the sport of wrestling and how its influences on my life have affected my movement as a dancer. Researched for three years, the culmination of the project happened on September 25 and 26, 2008 and included five sections that explored loss, mannerisms of warm-up, relationships, biographical connection to the sport, and its spiritual implications. The results included a broadened sense of responsibility to provide honest, risk-taking art and a heightened knowledge of the sport of wrestling for the arts public.
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    Where Colors Blend Into Sounds
    (2009) Kassabova, Tzveta; Rosen, Meriam; Dance; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    Tzveta Kassabova creates an interactive environment for the audience, with dancers acting as guides through experiences of taste, touch and other sensations. The work plays with perceptions and shifting realities as it incorporates different approaches to scale and proximity. Corridors, entryways, and rooms are strung together, leading the audience into a maze of unexpected situations that are designed to evoke sensory memories and associations.
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    Nina Simone, Dance Theater, and The Shapes of Women
    (2009) Looney, Heather Lynn; Bradley, Karen; Dance; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    Nina Simone, Dance Theater and the Shapes of Women contains the background, process, involvement and discoveries made during the creation and production of the dance work Morning of My Life. The issues of self value and the process of personal change dealt with in Morning of My Life are brought to light and openly detailed through movement description. This dance work developed from the unique experiences of the choreographer discovering an understanding of femininity through the music of Nina Simone. From an artistic stand point, the creation of this work examined how thoroughly dance communicates to general audiences connecting to art forms in a world of multimedia and sensory overload.
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    Making Dance That Matters: Dancer, Choreographer, Community Organizer, Public Intellectual Liz Lerman
    (2004-04-27) Traiger, Lisa; Bradley, Karen; Dance
    Washington, D.C.-based choreographer and dancer Liz Lerman, a MacArthur Award recipient, has been making dances of consequence for 30 years. Her choreography, her writing and her public speaking tackle "big ideas" for the dance field and society at large. Lerman articulates those ideas as questions: "Who gets to dance? Where is the dance happening? What is it about? Why does it matter?" This thesis investigates how Lerman has used her expertise as a choreographer, dancer and spokesperson to propel herself and her ideas beyond the tightly knit field into the larger community as a public intellectual. A brief history and overview defines public intellectual, followed by an examination of Lerman's early life and influences. Finally, three thematic areas in Lerman's work -- personal narrative, Jewish content and community-based art -- are explored through the lens of three choreographic works: "New York City Winter" (1974), "The Good Jew?" (1991) and "Still Crossing" (1986).