Search for dissertations about: "modern dance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words modern dance.

2. 1. Modern Media, Modern Audiences : Mass Media and Social Engineering in the 1930s Swedish Welfare State

   Author : Ylva Habel; Soveig Julich; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Visuell kultur; urbanitet; kvinnor; mediehistoria; reception; välfärdsstaten; Film; Filmvetenskap; filmvetenskap; Cinema Studies;

   Abstract : The dissertation straddles the interface of mass media, social engineering and advertising in 1930s Stockholm. Its twofold objective is firstly to outline their cultural output, targeting predominantly feminine audiences. READ MORE

4. 2. KinAesthetic Movement Interaction : Designing for the Pleasure of Motion

   Author : Jin Moen; Yngve Sundblad; Cecilia Katzeff; Sally Jane Norman; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; interaction design; movment interaction; kinaesthetic; aesthetics; modern dance; design; human-computer interaction; interaktionsdesign; rörelseinteraktion; kinestetisk; estetik; modern dans; design; människa-datorinteraktion; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at identifying and exploring properties and design aspects of human movement when used as interaction modality between people and technology. The work has been carried out with a multidisciplinary approach and combines theories, methods and practices from various areas such as modern dance, pedagogy, behavioural science, human computer interaction and research through design. READ MORE

5. 3. Staging Violence, Singing Hope : Trauma, Memory, and Affect in Three Musical and Dance Performances by North Korean Migrants in South Korea

   Author : Iain Sands; Sonja Häussler; Dirk Gindt; Sunhee Koo; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Korea; North Korea; North Korean migrants; South Korea; performance studies; performance; performativity; performing arts; Korean studies; affect; culture; gender; trauma; borderlands; migration; unification; dance; music; choral music; choral performance; Asiens språk och kulturer; Asian Languages and Cultures;

   Abstract : This thesis presents new research on artistic performances of North Korean migrants living in South Korea through critical analyses of three case studies. Two of the case studies are focused on a North Korean migrant women's musical troupe, and one on a choir of North Korean and South Korean youths. READ MORE

6. 4. Reservation Preservation : Powwow Dance, Radio and the Inherent Dilemma of the Preservation Process

   Author : Bradley D Knopff; Sociologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social structures; Sociology; dilemma and invitation.; preservation; modern powwow dance; reserve; reservation; Métis; Lakota; Native North Americans; Ojibway; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Sociala strukturer; Sociologi; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

   Abstract : In this dissertation, I have studied Native North American reservations and why they still exist. My research was carried out with the Ojibway, Lakota and Métis peoples in the Midwestern region of the USA and Canada. READ MORE

7. 5. The Choreographed Garment

   Author : Ulrik Martin Larsen; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Fashion Design; Costume Design; Garment Agency; Modern Ballet; Choreography; Experimental Study; Performance; Design; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : Contemporary dance and modern ballet often focus on conveying emotions through patterns of movement which may be abstract, obvious, or anywhere in between, as supported by music, sound, or spoken words that set the mood. Scenography is typically sparse or confined to the available space, leaving the dancers as the main instrument of communication. READ MORE