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Dancing Identities: Debunking the Latina Myth

Caballero Segura, Jeanet (University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)

This qualitative and experiential investigation is concerned with the body as a site of knowledge and manufacture of one's identity. Focusing on U.S. Visual Popular Culture, the study identifies the assumption of a Latina ...
Duality, Symbolism, and Time: A Convergent Practice in Butoh and Surrealist Expression

Theis, Taylor (University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)

Butoh and Surrealism share some common features, three of which are: duality, symbolism and the manipulation of time. This project is an examination of the intersection of these elements and the development of a movement ...
{Sati} {Natya} / Mindfulness in Movement: An Investigation of Practicing Mindfulness in Improvisational Dance Through the Lens of Non-Attachment

Black, Laura (University of Oregon, 2015-01-14)

This thesis describes the unique development and execution of a practice of improvisational dance through the lens of non-attachment. The ephemeral nature of dance as discussed by Maxine Sheets-Johnston is compared to a ...
Shedding Skin in Art-Making: Choreographing Identity of the Black Female Self Through Explorations of Cultural Autobiographies

Conyers, Liana (University of Oregon, 2012)

This artistic inquiry was conducted to explore specific processes in dance making and expand upon how I use my own history in the choreographic process. For my Movement Project Shedding Skin: Expose, Educate, and Evolve, ...
Shim Shammin': Essentials for Teaching Jazz Dance in Higher Education

Salfran, Lindsey (University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)

The purpose of this study is to explore teaching jazz dance in higher education. I investigate three research avenues: the role of music and its effect in the studio, crucial movement and conceptual elements, and historical ...