Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2008. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 6, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-121).

Thesis (doctoral)--University of Stockholm, 2005, in "co-tutelle" with l'Université Paris VIII. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-264).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-218). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-218)

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Irvine, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 24-25) Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Orientador: Eliana Ayoub / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T14:54:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bisse_JaquelinedeMeira_M.pdf: 7437678 bytes, checksum: 5fab20e86ef67702dcb2677d14039d3f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo : "Dança e modernidade" tem a intenção de trazer um conceito de dança moderna, buscando uma definição de suas características a partir da diferenciação entre a dança moderna e as formas precedentes de dança consideradas como belas artes: a clássica e a romântica. Apresenta elementos da técnica de importantes precursores e pioneiros da dança moderna, tecendo aproximações com os conceitos inicialmente apresentados. Pretende ainda estabelecer uma relação entre as diferentes técnicas e as diferentes possibilidades históricas e culturais de se conceber o corpo e suas expressividades. Pensa a dança como um caminho para reter e fixar os momentos revelados pela memória. Traz à tona a fratura que se opera entre o artista moderno e a época moderna. E compreende a dança também como uma política, um elemento vivo que, ao mesmo tempo, transforma e é transformado dentro dessa dinâmica.Traça observações sobre as implicações ideológicas da dança solo no século XX, buscando detectar o fio comum que liga as tensões aos projetos ideológicos do solo tanto no domínio social como, especialmente, às mulheres nesse contexto / Abstract : "Dance and modernity" intends to bring a concept of modern dance, seeking a definition of their characteristics from the differentiation between modern dance and the earlier forms of dance regarded as fine art: the classical and romantic. It presents elements of the art of important precursors and pioneers of modern dance, creating approaches to the concepts originally presented. It seeks to establish a link between the different techniques and different historical and cultural possibilities of conceiving the body and its expressive. Does the dance as a way to retain and fix the moments revealed by the memory. It brings to light the fracture which operates between the modern artist and modern times. And this includes dance also as a policy, an element that live at the same time, transforms and is transformed within this dynamics. It observes the ideological implications of dance solo in the twentieth century, seeking detect the common thread that links the tensions to the projects ideological ground both in the social field and, especially, the issue of women in that context / Mestrado / Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte / Mestre em Educação

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This thesis examines the emerging intercultural dialogues around disability, performance dance and children in the multicultural context of KwaZulu-Natal. It focuses on creative dance (or modem educational dance), as it has emerged in KwaZulu-Natal schools post-1994. The intervention of the arts and a holistic approach to education is examined by appropriating Rudolf Laban (1948), Smith-Autard (1992) and other guiding principles for dance education. The thesis presents an analysis of how creative dance has come to influence notions of contemporary performance dance. This has provided a framework to argue in favour of dance making by untrained (sic) dance teachers and children with and without disabilities. The period under investigation post-1994 coincided with fundamental transformations within the South African cultural landscape, including the following: restructuring of performing arts council, the merging of former separate education departments and the strengthening of disability consciousness within human rights culture. These topics are briefly discussed. The transformation of the arts at The Playhouse Company in KwaZulu-Natal contributed to changes within dance development programmes. These dance development works addressed previously marginalized communities, including the disabled. The potential shifts to mainstream notions of performance dance by children with disabilities have provided an opportunity to theorise the practice of dance in special education and its relation to performance dance in the multicultural KwaZulu-Natal setting. Chapter one begins by firstly problematising disability, which it argues is an occurrence constructed by medical, social, political, historical, cultural and gender identities. Chapter one goes onto explore the changing concepts of dance for children with disabilities by offering a critique of existing notions of performance dance for children with disabilities. Distinctions between social dance. performance dance, dance therapy and educational dance are clarified and the practice of children's dance is contextualised. Chapter two argues that 'disability' within a context of multiculturalism in South Africa could be seen as a culture in and of itself. It does this by accessing the critical writings of Schechner (1991), Pavis (1992), Brustein (1991) and others. Definitions of 'culture' are problematised and the debates: high art vs culture, fusion, multi-, intra-, and inter-culturalism in the South African context are explored. Chapter three looks at three specific dance projects, which emanated from The Playhouse Company. The case studies explore how children between the ages of 8 - 18, who are defined as disabled, have engaged with dance and have had little or no interaction with the performing arts particularly as performers. It critiques and evaluates these projects in order to make conclusions around the following: the need for training of dancers and choreographers with disabilities and to underscore the role of the media in the disabled's plea for access to the performing arts. The idea of integrated 'enablers'(children and adults) with disabled children in the same performance dance work was innovative. Such inclusion and re-dress, as also expressed by The White Paper 6 on Special Education are supported by this thesis. Many children and their teachers have, through these creative movement and dance projects, begun to challenge notions of disability and of performance dance within the 'mainstream' performing dance environment as they emerge as potential artists in their own space. The thesis concludes by offering suggestions for how dance by those defined as 'disabled' is understood, critiqued and reported by reviewers and researchers of dance. It is hoped that these suggestions would strengthen the wider acceptance of notions of dance that emerge from a range of previously marginalised groups. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a trailblazing cohort of African American choreographers, dancers, and teachers innovated the aesthetics of their art while also using dance performance as a tool for civic education and community engagement. This group, which included figures like Alvin Ailey, Eleo Pomare, Rod Rodgers, Carole Johnson, and Mozel Spriggs, harnessed the creative potential of the ongoing “dance boom” to intervene in cultural, political, and social debates in American life. They advanced a multistylistic definition of “Black dance,” embracing both Western and Africanist artistic elements. By translating their ideas about pressing sociopolitical topics into the embodied language of movement, they used their choreography to offer explicit commentary on the world around them. Placing a particular emphasis on community engagement, they brought this work to new spaces and contexts, performing in public parks, city streets, college auditoriums, and on broadcast television. Supported by an institutional infrastructure of publications and administrative alliances dedicated to Black dance, they built a national, multiracial audience for their art. Together, these dancemakers functioned as a cohort of public intellectuals, contributing to broader discourse on race, cultural identity, citizenship, and activism within the context of the ongoing Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements. This dissertation marks the first comprehensive study of this innovative generation of Black dance artists. Combining methods from intellectual history, cultural history, and dance studies, it examines their intervention in American life during a period of urban unrest, cultural revolution, and political transformation. Drawing on a wide range of archival materials, including government and foundation records, lesson plans, choreographic notes, personal papers, critical reviews, programs, correspondence, oral histories, video, and photography, this analysis reconstructs choreographers’ embodied ideas and contextualizes audience reception. In their choreography, creative practice, and pedagogy, these dancemakers elevated the beauty and strength of the Black body in motion and emphasized the universality of African American stories. This dissertation likewise argues that Black modern dance offers a new way of thinking about art and its real-world implications, advancing our understanding of the body’s capacity to communicate ideas, educate audiences, and intervene in public life.