Sense Meaning and Perception in Three Dance Cultures
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Sense, Meaning, and Perception in Three Dance Cultures Written By: Cynthia Jean Cohen Bull Presented by Erika Vasquez Edited by: Dr. Picart and Donna Gallagher
Aims: § To compare the role of the three significant senses – touch, hearing, and sight- in three contemporary dance forms § To compare the roles of body, audience, music, and gender in the three dance forms
Key Terms Kinesthetic – Primacy – Improvisation –
Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing
Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing The Role of the Body
Ballet : The primacy of Seeing The Role of the Audience “ For the Ballet Viewer, vision also predominates” (Bull 272)
Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing The Role Of Music
Ballet : The Primacy of Seeing The Role Of Gender “
Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touching
Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touch The Role of the Body
Contact Improvisation: The Primacy of Touch The Role of the Audience
Discussion Question How is the role of the audience different in ballet and contact improvisation? How is the setting different? How might this effect the feelings/thoughts of the viewers?
Contact Improvisation : The Primacy of Touch The Role Of Music
Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing
Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing
Discussion Question How does the role of music in traditional Ghanaian dance compare to the role of music in contact improvisation?
Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing The Role of the Audience
Traditional Ghanaian Dance: The Primacy of Hearing The Role of the Body
Discussion Question How do gender roles compare in ballet, contact improvisation, and traditional Ghanaian dance?