Theses and Dissertations from UMD

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New submissions to the thesis/dissertation collections are added automatically as they are received from the Graduate School. Currently, the Graduate School deposits all theses and dissertations from a given semester after the official graduation date. This means that there may be up to a 4 month delay in the appearance of a give thesis/dissertation in DRUM

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    Grief's Inferno: Costume Design for Rose Xinran Qi's "Ghost Bride"
    (2021) Tucker, Channing Brooke; Huang, Helen Q; Theatre; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This document is a description of the process of conceiving and implementing the costume designs for the University of Maryland, College Parks production of Rose Xinran Qi’s Master’s dance thesis “Ghost Bride.” The piece explores themes of female grief, anger, entrapment, sensuality, and catharsis through the lens of the Chinese tradition of ghost marriage and Yangsze Choo’s novel The Ghost Bride. This document details the original concept, designs, and the development of those designs in conjunction with the choreographer's vision and the rest of the production team. “Ghost Bride” was produced under the constraints of Covid-19 and was the first live production done on stage at the Clarice Performing Arts Center for streaming. The changed production process under covid measures is described in detail. This document also includes images of research, fitting photos, build process photos, and final production photos. “Ghost Bride” was produced at the University of Maryland, College Park’s School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, November 19th and 20th, 2020, under the direction of Rose Xinran Qi. Choreography by Rose Xinran Qi, scenic design by Aleksandr Shiriaev, lighting design by Eric Pitney, projection design by Taylor Verrett, and sound design by Veronica J. Lancaster.
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    A choreographer's refection on the dramaturgical process of creating "My Tempest"
    (2014) Farfan, Ana Patricia; Phillips, Miriam; Dance; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    "My Tempest" is a character-based evening-length choreography inspired by the main images and characters of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." It was performed March 12-14th, 2014, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in partial fulfillment of the M.F.A degree in Dance through University of Maryland's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. The choreography and spoken word is a commentary on the role of subjectivity and the crisis of Otherness in our contemporary world; highly intertwining sets, props, music, costumes and sound designs contribute to the aesthetic discourse. Guided by the application of dramaturgy to choreography, and a search for intersections between dance and theatre, this paper details the research and creative investigations that occurred during the process of creating "My Tempest." The paper aims to contribute a better understanding of the potential dramaturgy has on dance and how it can support choreographers and dancers during the creative process.