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The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling was, for many Millennials, a defining literary and media experience. The popularity of the series has spawned many fan-made parodies. Meanwhile, in recent years, the classical Petipa story ballet style has begun to give way to more modern structures of choreography. The Marauder’s Son, the culmination of a yearlong choreographic endeavor, is a story ballet that strives to introduce new audiences to classical dance through the use of the first book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The full production is available for viewing in the Scripps College Dance Department and on YouTube.

Este trabalho apresenta o memorial de composição, a partitura e a gravação do balé Mahavidyas para dois pianos, flauta, piccolo, timpani e orquestra de cordas. O balé é integrado por sete ciclos de peças livremente inspiradas em imagens das Mahavydias, deusas do hinduísmo. Cada um dos ciclos, agrupado em dois atos, contém três movimentos. O primeiro ato é composto pela abertura e pelos quatro primeiros ciclos; o segundo, por abertura, três ciclos e coda. O Memorial inclui breve descrição das referências estéticas que estimularam as atitudes composicionais, fundamentadas no pensamento de H. J. Koellreutter e Fernando Pessoa. O relato dos processos composicionais revela os critérios expressivos e estruturais para a escolha da instrumentação e a relação desta com materiais compostos e utilizados de forma espontânea e intuitiva. / The present study presents the score, the recording, and a compositional essay on Mahavidyas, a ballet for two pianos, flute, piccolo, timpani and string orchestra. The ballet consists of seven cycles freely inspired by images of Mahavydias, goddesses of Hinduism. Each cycle contains three movements, grouped into two acts. In the first act are presented an overture and the first four cycles, while the second act presents an overture, the remaining three cycles, and the coda. The Memorial includes a brief description of aesthetic references that have informed the composition, based on the ideas of H.J. Koellreutter and Fernando Pessoa. The description of the compositional process addresses the expressive and structural criteria for the choice of instrumentation and its relation to written materials, used spontaneously and intuitively.

ix, 47 p. : ill. A DVD of the April 2, 2011 performance is archived in the Department of Dance at the University of Oregon. Please call 541-346-3386 for information. / This project entailed restaging Act 1's Mad Scene from the ballet <italic>Giselle</italic> to compare, contrast and analyze the character of Giselle within Henri Justamant's 1860's choreographic notation for the Paris Op&eacute;ra Ballet and Sorella Englund's version at the Royal Danish Ballet Summer 2010 workshop. Using my journal from the workshop with Ms. Englund, I coached the cast using similar prompts and exercises she had given. To restage the Justamant ballet, we utilized his newly discovered choreographic notebook in conjunction with Joan Lawson's <italic>Mime.</italic> Preparations for the rehearsals, including translations, obtaining recordings of the original score, and the developments and revelations that emerged from the cast's exploration of the characters, are addressed and assessed. This research provides insight into the original nature of this Romantic ballet and reflects upon oral coaching versus restaging from a script, use and disuse of music, and interpretations and archetypes discussed in the review of literature. / Committee in charge: Shannon Mockli, Chairperson; Marian Smith, Member; Jenifer Craig, Member; Walter Kennedy, Member

Este trabalho apresenta o memorial de composição, a partitura e a gravação do balé Mahavidyas para dois pianos, flauta, piccolo, timpani e orquestra de cordas. O balé é integrado por sete ciclos de peças livremente inspiradas em imagens das Mahavydias, deusas do hinduísmo. Cada um dos ciclos, agrupado em dois atos, contém três movimentos. O primeiro ato é composto pela abertura e pelos quatro primeiros ciclos; o segundo, por abertura, três ciclos e coda. O Memorial inclui breve descrição das referências estéticas que estimularam as atitudes composicionais, fundamentadas no pensamento de H. J. Koellreutter e Fernando Pessoa. O relato dos processos composicionais revela os critérios expressivos e estruturais para a escolha da instrumentação e a relação desta com materiais compostos e utilizados de forma espontânea e intuitiva. / The present study presents the score, the recording, and a compositional essay on Mahavidyas, a ballet for two pianos, flute, piccolo, timpani and string orchestra. The ballet consists of seven cycles freely inspired by images of Mahavydias, goddesses of Hinduism. Each cycle contains three movements, grouped into two acts. In the first act are presented an overture and the first four cycles, while the second act presents an overture, the remaining three cycles, and the coda. The Memorial includes a brief description of aesthetic references that have informed the composition, based on the ideas of H.J. Koellreutter and Fernando Pessoa. The description of the compositional process addresses the expressive and structural criteria for the choice of instrumentation and its relation to written materials, used spontaneously and intuitively.

Este trabalho apresenta o memorial de composição, a partitura e a gravação do balé Mahavidyas para dois pianos, flauta, piccolo, timpani e orquestra de cordas. O balé é integrado por sete ciclos de peças livremente inspiradas em imagens das Mahavydias, deusas do hinduísmo. Cada um dos ciclos, agrupado em dois atos, contém três movimentos. O primeiro ato é composto pela abertura e pelos quatro primeiros ciclos; o segundo, por abertura, três ciclos e coda. O Memorial inclui breve descrição das referências estéticas que estimularam as atitudes composicionais, fundamentadas no pensamento de H. J. Koellreutter e Fernando Pessoa. O relato dos processos composicionais revela os critérios expressivos e estruturais para a escolha da instrumentação e a relação desta com materiais compostos e utilizados de forma espontânea e intuitiva. / The present study presents the score, the recording, and a compositional essay on Mahavidyas, a ballet for two pianos, flute, piccolo, timpani and string orchestra. The ballet consists of seven cycles freely inspired by images of Mahavydias, goddesses of Hinduism. Each cycle contains three movements, grouped into two acts. In the first act are presented an overture and the first four cycles, while the second act presents an overture, the remaining three cycles, and the coda. The Memorial includes a brief description of aesthetic references that have informed the composition, based on the ideas of H.J. Koellreutter and Fernando Pessoa. The description of the compositional process addresses the expressive and structural criteria for the choice of instrumentation and its relation to written materials, used spontaneously and intuitively.

Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the prevalent debilitating diseases in South Africa, often leading to activity limitations, participation restrictions and a poor quality of life. Older people often lead more sedentary lifestyles, which may further aggravate their symptoms. Exercise therapy has demonstrated good outcomes in the OA population. Many dance interventions have become popular in OA treatment and results suggest their effects to be more successful than traditional physiotherapy exercises regimes. Ballet dance exercises have not yet been explored in the treatment of OA, even though it has been proposed to have positive effects on the body. Purpose: to determine the effect of a program of ballet dance exercise classes on BMI, perceived pain, physical function and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip and knee, compared to the existing Midros Clinic program of exercise classes. Methods: The study used a randomized, cross-sectional, quantitative, experimental study using pre- and post-intervention as well as multiple time-point testing. A sample of 52 males and females were recruited in Midros, Middelburg Cape. The inclusion criteria of the study were persons aged 65 years and older, with OA of the hip and/or knee, clinically diagnosed according to the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology. The VAS, Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), WOMAC and the SF-8 Index, respectively measured reported perceived pain, physical function, quality of life and health status in the study groups. BMI, pulse and blood pressure were also recorded to further monitor the effects of the interventions. A comparable number of scores were obtained over six weeks of bi-weekly ballet exercise classes (intervention group = IG), and nine weeks of two-weekly exercise classes at the Midros Clinic (comparison group = CG). Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the demographic information and inferential statistics were used to determine the associations for parametric data; a two tailed p-value was calculated; the 95% CI was calculated using the approximation of Katz. The p-value was classified as significant if p<0.05. Results: The demographics and baseline measurements of the IG and CG were comparable. A series of five exercise classes (over nine weeks) had a significantly beneficial effect on BMI and systolic BP, perceived and actual physical function, and QOL, whereas a series of 12 ballet exercise classes ( over six weeks) had a significant positive effect on BMI and diastolic BP, perceived pain, perceived physical function, and QOL. The comparison of responses to the outcome measures by male and female participants demonstrated that, contrary to findings in the reviewed literature, females held more positive perceptions than males on their perceived severity of joint pain and function, physical and mental health, and well being. A series of the existing exercise classes of Midros Clinic brought about more significant changes than a program of ballet exercise classes in the research parameters measured, despite exercise classes taking place much less frequently than the ballet classes. Conclusion: Although both interventions were found to both bring about positive changes in older persons with OA, a series of ballet exercises classes did not result in better outcomes than the currently existing Midros Clinic group exercise classes. The results of the current study demonstrate that exercise interventions are found to be the most beneficial in improving the quality of life of OA sufferers.

The discourse of dancers' and career transitions has significantly increased since the 1980s, and much of the literature views the topic of dancers and career transitions from European, American and Australian perspectives. No literature from a South African perspective was found, and this research dissertation aims to fill this gap. This research explores the phenomenon of a dancer's career transition from a South African perspective through a microcosm - four interviews conducted with former professional ballet dancers from a single ballet company. The aim was to answer the main research question; What is the experience of South African ballet dancers transitioning from a full-time professional stage performing career to alternative careers or roles? A Phenomenological case study was applied to explore and identify the former dancer's transition experiences. Qualitative data was gathered through in-depth interviews with four former dancers who had been employed full-time by a single company in the Western Cape, South Africa. The transcripts of the data collected were analysed using thematic analysis, and four themes emerged: 1. Loss, grief and coping processes. 2. Preparation for an exit. 3. Support systems. 4. South African experience versus outside South Africa experience. Several established theories and models were used to underpin the interpretations and understandings of the experiences of these former dancers. These include Irina Roncaglia's Career Transition Model for Ballet Dancers (Roncaglia, 2006), Colin Murray Parkes' Psychosocial Transition Theory (1998), Margret Stroebe and Henk Schut's Dual-process Model of Coping and Bereavement (1995), Britton Brewer, Judy Van Raalte and Darwyn Linder's Athletic Identity (1993), and Carolyn Cutrona and Daniel Russell's ideas on types of Social Support (1990) along with an exploration on the profile of South African dancers. The research demonstrates that even though South African ballet dancers find themselves in different training and performing environments compared to their European, American and Australian counterparts, the experiences of dancers' transitioning out of a professional stage performing career have similar themes yet are unique for each individual. The research also comments on suggestions to improve South African dancers' experiences while considering the socio-economic climate of Dance in South Africa. Recommendations for further study are made, borne from the limitations and findings of this research. In closing, although zoomed into experiences from a single ballet company, the four themes provide an answer to the research question, which allows for a new perspective (South African) to be added to the already established dialogue of dancers and career transitions.

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