Gerrit van Dyk and Professor David Day, Music/Dance Librarian My project was to spend time searching among the 30+ boxes of memorabilia concerning Gina Bachauer which was donated to the University by Alec Sherman her second husband. Research 1. Review of Wade, Graham. Gina Bachauer, a Pianist’s Odyssey. Leeds: GRM Publications, 1999. a. I learned a […]
Multiculturalism and Dance Fusion
Aurora Goncalves and Professor Catherine Black, Dance Department My project, entitled, “Multiculturalism and Dance Fusion” was a choreographic work of art that included different dance genres with a variety of rhythms to portray the culture of Brazil through the language of movement. The purpose of my project was to build bridges between Brazil and BYU. I […]
Peer Modern: A Contemporary, Movement-Based Abstraction of Henrik Ibsen’s Poetic-Drama/Adventure Epic Peer Gynt
Anthony Aiu and Professor Catherine Black, Modern Dance As stated by the National Dance Association, dance is basic education that intensifies and clarifies the human experience. It reinforces all learning relating to and enhancing other academic areas, promotes self and social awareness, and also influences one’s understanding of their own culture and the culture of other […]
The Creation and Reception of La Reine Topaze by Victor Massé Documented in Manuscripts, Reviews, and Auxiliary Sources
Lindsay Weaver and Professor David A. Day, Harold B. Lee Library Music & Dance Special Collections In our modern day, the Hollywood film industry is arguably the most popular source of entertainment available to our society. For the well-to-do Parisian of the nineteenth-century, his equivalent was the strange business of opera. When purchasing tickets for the season, […]
Forgotten Music from the 18th and 19th Centuries: Rediscovering Neglected Works through the Creation of a Modern Performance Edition
Fidel Perez and Professor David Day, HBLL Music and Dance Library The written violin repertoire is vast, yet the amount of published material is relatively limited to performers. Available viola repertoire is even narrower. A person can easily find pieces by the most famous composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart and Bach, in a music library. These […]
Harmony Through Movement How T’ai Chi Connects with Dance
Shannon Stead and Professor Caroline Prohosky, Contemporary Dance Harmony and balance are critical for health and well-being. Many contemporary dance practitioners and advocates have long recognized the importance of integrating somatics (mindbody connective practices) into their art in order to help dancers find connections and harmony within their bodies and minds. As dancers explore connections within […]
Rudolf Laban’s Space Harmony and Sacred Geometry Principles Applied to Ballet Methodology
Chanel Smith and Professor Shani Robison, Dance Sacred Geometry is the study of the symbolic meanings within harmonic shapes found in nature. These shapes can also be called the Platonic Solids which follow the Fibonacci Sequence known as the Golden Ratio (Fig 1). These aspects of Sacred Geometry have been studied for centuries. Civilizations and individuals […]
Intergenerational daCi Utah Day of Dance: “So…WE think YOU can dance!!!”
Heather Gemperline and Professor Marilyn Berrett, Contemporary Dance Today’s educational climate emphasizes test scores, often resulting in children sitting still in their seats. However, research shows that children are kinesthetic learners and that being involved in dance can improve the academic scores that society values so much. Anne Green Gilbert, an internationally renowned researcher and dance […]
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