Blar i Institutt for musikk på forfatter "Grau, Andrée"
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Couple turning experience in Estonian traditional dance - A case study on the members of folklore society Leigarid
Teller, Madli (Master thesis, 2016)The European improvisational couple’s turning dances such as waltz, polka and rheinländer (schottische) were some of the most common social dances by the end of 1800s in Estonia. Their definitive technical elements went ... -
Creating Communitas Through Playing: A Study on the Horon Practice in Turkey
Sozer Ozdemir, Sebnem (Master thesis, 2014)Horon is a rural-originated collective movement practice, particular to the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. This dissertation is concerned with the habitual practice of the Horon and concentrates on the special form ... -
Dancing Across Gender Boundaries Queer Experiences in Bharatanatyam Abhinaya
Azzarelli, Sara (Master thesis, 2014)In the Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam, dancers use their body as a means to tell stories. In particular, Abhinaya, the narrative component of this choreutic form, provides performers with codified series of bodily ... -
When Language Makes You Dance: the Relationship between Dance, Tonal Language, and Drum Languages among the Yoruba of South West Nigeria
Chanta-Martin, Natasa (Master thesis, 2014)Among the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria, dancers have the ability to relate not only to music and rhythm, but also to the Yoruba tonal language. This is due to the fact that instruments being played during a dance ...