Search for dissertations about: "Nō theatre"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words Nō theatre.

2. 1. Resistance Through Acting : Ambivalent Practices of the No Border Musical

   Author : Emma Söderman; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deportability; commoning; community theatre; activism; irregular migration;

   Abstract : In a context of deportability and bordering practices, this thesis asks questions regarding possibilities and limitations of resistance through community theatre. It sets out from a participatory ethnographic exploration of the working process and performance of the No Border Musical. READ MORE

4. 2. Suriashi as Experimental Pilgrimage in Urban and Other Spaces

   Author : Ami Skånberg Dahlstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Suriashi; Slow Walking; Gendered Walking; Japanese dance; Nihon Buyō; Postmodern dance; Japanese theatre; Nō theatre; Practice-led research; Artistic research; Intercultural dance; pilgrimage; critical heritage; screendance;

   Abstract : This practice-led PhD-thesis draws on an existing Japanese movement practice called suriashi, which translates as sliding foot. Suriashi is a specific gender codified walking technique in classical Japanese dance and theatre, and an important method for acting on stage. READ MORE

5. 3. Why so different? - Aspects of voice characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing : Aspects of voice characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing

   Author : Eva Björkner; Anders Askenfelt; Ronald C. Scherer; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; operatic singing; musical theatre singing; voice source; subglottal pressure; flow glottogram; inverse filtering; formant frequencies; amplitude quotient AQ ; Music; Musikvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses aspects of voice characteristics in operatic and musical theatre singing. The common aim of the studies was to identify respiratory, phonatory and resonatory characteristics accounting for salient voice timbre differences between singing styles. READ MORE

6. 4. Working conditions and musculoskeletal disorders in professional ballet dancers in Sweden

   Author : Eva Ramel; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-report; questionnaire; theatre; occupational health; psychosocial factors; pain; fitness; dance medicine; Occupational health; industrial medicine; Yrkesmedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin;

   Abstract : Ballet dancers have been shown to have frequent problems with the musculoskeletal system, but little is generally known about the prevalences of musculoskeletal disorders and about working conditions of professional ballet dancers in Sweden. The aims of the thesis were: to analyse the prevalence, location and recurrence of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders (pain) in professional ballet dancers and to study their association with background factors, amount of work, and the dancers'opinionsabout their psychosocial work environment. READ MORE

7. 5. Ester Boman, Tyringe helpension och teatern : drama på en reformpedagogisk flickskola 1909-1936

   Author : Kent Hägglund; Bjørn Rasmussen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Boman; Ester; 1879-1947; Key; Ellen; 1849-1926; Almquist; Sofi; Tyringe helpension; Pedagogiskt drama; Kvinnliga pedagoger; Flickskolor; Sverige; 1900-talet;

   Abstract : It has long been taken for granted that no serious drama work was done in Swedish schools before the 1950s. However, at the Tyringe Helpension – a progressive education girls’ boarding school that existed between the years 1909-1936 – drama was used as a method in many school subjects, as well as for social training. READ MORE