Postmodern Dance
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of postmodern dance with a focus on Trisha Brown and Bill T. Jones. Merce Cunningham's role in the form of dance is discussed as well. Postmodernism as a concept is also defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Rock and Roll Sociological Examinations: African Americans
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An 7 page paper which discusses various aspects of the African American culture as it involves music and community. "Spectacular Vernaculars" by Russell A. Potter is utilized in terms of addressing the hip hop and rap community. In addition, Marlon Rigg's documentary style productions, "Ethnic Notions" and "Black is...Black aint" are discussed as they relate to Rigg's work. The second half of the paper addresses the Chicago steppers movement, examining its history and it place between Motown and hip hop. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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ROMANTIC BALLET
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This 3 page paper discusses the development of the romantic ballet form. Major choreographers are discussed as well as the ballets they are known for. History, movement, and evolution of the form are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Russes Ballet
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A 14 page paper which discusses how the Russes Ballet influenced the society of the times. During the first decade of the 1900s fashion for women was incredibly conservative, leaving almost nothing on the human body showing. With the Russes Ballet came very risqué costumes that flowed with the body, and costumes that often revealed a great deal of the body, if not complete nudity occasionally. The paper discusses the society of the time, the fashions of the time, and the changes that were soon seen in the fashion industry due to the revealing nature of the costumes seen in the Russes Ballet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”
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This 5 page report discusses one of the world’s best-known ballets and musical scores, Sergei Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” This analysis focuses on the second part or suite of the first movement which is referred to as “A Scene” or “The Street Awakens.” Bibliography lists one source.
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The American Dance Festival / Article Review
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A 3 page review of Linda Belans' nine-part series 'The American Dance Festival: Where It Is and Where It's Going' in the online dance journal Talk About Dance. It covers the various problems encountered by a modern dance company, and concludes with an analysis of how these problems are common to all arts organizations today. No additional sources cited.
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The Effect of the Bolshevik Russian Revolution on the Development of Music and Ballet
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An 8 page paper which examines how the government used these art forms to their advantage and why, how music and ballet was used as a form of propaganda and considers the influences of such artists as Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev and Vaslav Nijinsky. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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The Internet and Performing Arts
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A 23 page paper which discusses how the field of dance has been enhanced through the emergence of the Internet. Through the Internet people can more easily access events, information about dancers and dances, easily purchase tickets, and find out almost anything they wish to know, as it is related to dance. They can even view Internet dance, which is becoming an art form in itself. Prior to the Internet, obtaining information regarding various dancers, dance productions, and other information related to the field of dance, was something that one had to diligently seek out. With the Internet this information is right at one's fingertips. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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The Passion For Teaching Dancing
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This five page paper explores ways to develop a passion for teaching the art of dance. Bibliography lists fives sources.
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The Relationship Between Dance And Language
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how dance eliminates the inherent linguistic boundaries between and among cultures. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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THE REPRESENTATION OF CHILDHOOD IN THE MOVIE, BILLY ELLIOT
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This 6 page paper gives an overview of the movie, Billy Eliot. An emphasis is placed on the theme of childhood. Symbolism, other themes, archetypcial analysis included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBbeliot.rtf

What Is Postmodernism?
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16 pages in length. Postmodern thought was the breaking free of certain social, political and economic strangulation that decreed all followers must abide by the same doctrines. Post-modernism's discursive system was a reaction to and critique of modernism, with particular emphasis upon modernism's elitist social, political and economic structure of upper and lower classification. The influence of modernism's political and aesthetic projects of resistance and revolution, recooperation and universalism all played an integral role within the ultimate rise of the post-modernism movement, which encompassed the broad and far-reaching aspects of art, architecture, music, film, literature, sociology, politics, communications, fashion, and technology. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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