【Dance】Archives of the Dance (28): Chisenhale Dance Space
This contribution to the 'Archives of the Dance' series explores Chisenhale Dance Space's collection and my work with it as a PhD researcher. My re... [more]
【Dance】Dance matters: dancing in Tunisia
A Tunisian youth movement, Dancers Citizens South (DCS), founded on 31 May 2015, encourages young people to find agency in their communities by creati... [more]
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Decision time for a young entrepreneur: Urbanology USA - in, out, or ... ?
This teaching case looks at the path of Ryan Baird, a young entrepreneur who created Urbanology - an entertainment event business - while he was a university student. He used a venue that became a social scene - blending fashion, music, dance, food and sh
Quality of life of institutionalized aged with and without symptoms of depression
Objective: compare the quality of life (QOL) of aged residents in homes for aged people with or without symptoms of depression, and identify social, physical activity; leisure; health and basic activities of daily living (ADL) variables that correlate wit
JORDI SAVALL, MUSIC IN 'DIALOGUE MAJOR'
This paper proposes an analysis of cultural projects that Jordi Savall -with the prominence of ancient music from all over- has promoted throughout the world for more than forty years. The purpose of these projects is to build a shared musical framework o
Russia and the creation of jazz in the British everyday imaginary
This article presents an alternative account of the initial reception of jazz in Britain. It suggests that jazz and the contemporaneous Russian Revolution were equally seen as the latest threats to indigenous British music and culture. The reminiscences o
An Outward and Visible Sign of an Inward and Spiritual Grace Stewart Headlam on the Ballet
Drawing on Headlam's sermons, pamphlets, and letters, this article explores his theology of the ballet, a theology made possible by his conception of sacrament and sacramental bodies. Headlam's incarnational sacramentalism not only enabled a support of
A Spatial-Temporal Three-Dimensional Human Pose Reconstruction framework
Three-dimensional (3D) human pose reconstruction from single-view image is a difficult and challenging topic. Existing approaches mostly process frame-by-frame independently while inter-frames are highly correlated in a sequence. In contrast, we introduce
Study for the Teaching-Learning Processes of Flamenco through interviews. A woman's view
Regulated studies of flamenco made their appearance in the official curriculum after the entry into force of the Organic Law 1/1990, of October 3, 1990, on the General Regulation of the Educational System. Nevertheless, a good number of professionals carr
Rene Girard and the Oath of Herod
There is nothing better than Rene Girard's mimetic desire and scapegoat's theory to interpret and understand the enigmatic episode of the death of John the Baptist at the climax of Herod's birthday celebration. Before Girard, many literary pieces have
Czech Arts Therapies in Educational Institutions
The purpose of this paper was to better understand the current practice of arts therapy in educational institutions in the Czech Republic comparing it to that in health-care institutions and other working environments. The research goal was to analyze the
Tourism, indigenous peoples and cultural heritage in Mexico and Chile
This article explores the incorporation of indigenous peoples into the heritage and tourism processes in Mexico and Chile. Both countries have had different historical developments, that could even be considered diametrically opposed to one another, with
Survey on Quality of Life of Athletes: Adaptation and Validity Evidences for Dancers
The quality of life is a multidimensional construct and includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral, socialization and health perception dimensions. The aim of this study was to verify evidences of validity of the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Athlet
Juliet's Mute Soliloquies: Visualizing Thought Processes in Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Jul
This article analyses the ways in which Rudolf Nureyev's depiction of Juliet in his 1977 Romeo and Juliet ballet comments on and expands Shakespeare's characterization of his tragic heroine. It argues that Nureyev uses the specific possibilities of his
PLURIMEDIALITY IN THE DIGITAL WORLD OF PAULO DE MORAES'S ALICE ATRAVES DO ESPELHO
The digital version of Paulo de Moraes's production of Alice atraves do espelho (2014) is a merging of connected or superposed medias such as musicals, with solo or choir singing and dancing plus, particularly, graphic animation that forwards the action
A Qualitative Evaluation of Impact and Implementation of a Theater-Based Sexual Health Intervention
Although theater-based interventions have emerged as an innovative health education platform, more research is needed to understand how these interventions work and to identify factors that make them successful and replicable in adolescent populations. Th
Jazzing through the luminiferous ether: How international radio broadcasts affected the experience o
In the 1920s radio broadcasting was a new and exciting medium. It contained a multitude of possibilities in entertainment and education, and the wonder of new technology that connected people around the world. This article investigates the experiences of