Search for dissertations about: "Theatre for development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Theatre for development.

2. 1. Rousseau's Idea of Theatre : From Criticism to Practice

   Author : Maria Gullstam; Magnus Tessing Schneider; Roland Lysell; Michael O'Dea; Martin Rueff; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; theatre; the Enlightenment; pharmakon; perfectibility; aesthetics; imitation; the public festival; Pygmalion; Narcisse; ou L’Amant de lui-même; Le Devin du village; Theatre Studies; teatervetenskap;

   Abstract : As a critic of the moral consequences of Parisian theatre while writing plays and music for it, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) had a double relationship to the art form of theatre. This doctoral thesis argues that his seemingly double position towards the theatre is not necessarily contradictory. READ MORE

4. 2. Action Reconsidered. Cognitive Aspects of the Relation between Script and Scenic Action

   Author : Erik Rynell; Lunds universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theatre; cognition; embodied cognition; acting; avantgarde theatre; new theatre;

   Abstract : Contemporary cognitive science challenges the idea about the human brain as a kind of computor. Instead the importance of the body for our way to understand and interact with the world has come into focus. READ MORE

5. 3. Over the Threshold, Into the World : Experiences of Transcendence in the Context of Staged Events

   Author : Kim Skjoldager-Nielsen; Willmar Sauter; Anita Synnøve Hammer; Keld Hyldig; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; performance analysis; model; staged event; aesthetics of the performative; metaphysics of experience; immanent transcendence; theatre; ritual; installation; religion; spirituality; Erika Fischer-Lichte; Dorthe Jørgensen; Theatre Studies; teatervetenskap;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to develop an apparatus of theory and method for performance analysis, the purpose of which is to analyse potentials for experiences of transcendence. These experiences are contextualised in terms of the metaphysical, the religious, and the spiritual. READ MORE

6. 4. Costume in the Time of Reforms : Louis-René Boquet Designing Eighteenth-Century Ballet and Opera

   Author : Petra Dotlačilová; Magnus Tessing Schneider; Lena Hammergren; Sofia Pantouvaki; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; costume; design; theatre; opera; ballet; genre; reform; eighteenth century; France; ancien régime; Louis-René Boquet; Paris Opera; Jean-Georges Noverre; aesthetics; material culture; teatervetenskap; Theatre Studies;

   Abstract : The long eighteenth century was a turbulent period in France, many crucial reforms in society, politics and art challenging the established order of the ancien régime. This battle took place on the theatrical stage as well and materialized in the approach to costume. READ MORE

7. 5. The Good Person in Information Systems Development : A Reflexive Investigation of HCI in the Acquisition Process

   Author : Anna Swartling; Henrik Artman; Ann Lantz; Leif Dahlberg; Pelle Ehn; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human-computer interaction; information systems development; acquisition; procurement; reflexivity; discourse analysis; Human communication; Kommunikation mellan människor;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of why the development of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems (IS) does not include more humanistic issues. I argue that this exclusion is one reason for the annoying situation of users and organizations: we are forced to deal with poorly designed systems that cause major frustration. READ MORE