Category: Arts – Performing Arts Practices: Theater, Dance, Music
Transformation of Javanese Women’s Role From Domestic to Artistic: Interpretation of Kothékan Lesung
Abstract
There is a paradoxical phenomenon related to the role of women in Javanese culture. First, the domestic role found …
Possession, Performance and the Passing of Time: The Global and Historical Contexts for Ritual Theatre in South West India
There is a range of religious performance traditions in Kerala and Karnataka which still occupy an important place in the …
The Quest for Identity in Turkish Theater Amidst Western Influences
The contemporary landscape of Turkish theater, particularly in Istanbul, is characterized by vibrancy; however, it has not yet achieved a …
Transformation of Rituals and Movement of Mandar Sandeq Sailors Into the Creation of Theater Performance
The development of performing arts today, especially theater, has undergone a connection of events across time explored by artists. In …
The Harmonization of Gesture: An Evolutionary Anthropological Approach to Music Performance
The physical and gestural aspects of music performance have been a contentious topic throughout the course of music pedagogy. Renowned …
Disjointed Interludes: Countercultural Practices in Juju Music Performance
The Juju music genre is a syncretic brand of Nigerian popular music which originated from the South-Western part of Nigeria …
Forbidden Art: Dancing in Iran
Purpose: Due to the prohibition of dance in Iran since Islamic republic in 1979, and the interest of Iranians to …
Self-Confidence in Theater Acting: The Role of Self-Concept in Campus Theater
Self-confidence is a crucial factor for theater actors to perform well on stage. This study aims to analyze the influence …
Cultural Diplomacy: The Activities of the Bali Gamelan Tunas Mekar Community With I Made Lasmawan in Denver, United States
Balinese gamelan is one of the traditional Indonesian musical instruments that is growing rapidly in the United States, especially in …
Characteristics of Ngremo Munali Fatah Dance Movements Using Biomechanical Analysis Through Motion Capture As Cultural Preservation
Ngremo Munali Fatah Dance is a traditional East Javanese dance that has cultural and aesthetic values. This study identifies the …
The Rebirth of Christian Theatre in Nigeria: The Zion Royal Theatre in Perspective
Sequel to the outlaw of theatre from the church in the Medieval era, Christian theatre moved from the church to …
Women and Agency in Colonial Indonesia: Case Study of the Wanar Dance of Banda Genocide
The Wanar dance originated from Banda Ely Village in Kai Islands, Southeast Maluku, and tells the story of the ancestors …
A Cross-Cultural Comparative Exploration of Serbian and Japanese Stage Traditional Folk Dance
Throughout history, traditional folk dances, songs, and music have been performed and presented on stage. These performances have endured for …
Metaphoric Thinking on Audiovisual Performance of the “Noches en los Jardines de España”
This article takes Manuel de Falla's Noches en los jardines de España as an object of study, exploring the visual …
Verbal Communication Strategies for Recording Eurogenetic (Western Classical) Music
This research explores verbal communication strategies in classical music recording sessions, with a focus on the interaction between the recording …
Communicating Social Justice Through the Dance Performance of Amona by Eda Theatre International
Nigerian society grapples with issues related to ethnic conflict, religious violence and corruption. These forms of social injustices have led …
1975-2024: Five Decades of Overseas V-Pop
The end of the Vietnam War in 1975 opened a new chapter in the history of the country. The 30 …
The Second Body in Margaret Edson’s Wit
This paper employs the idea of “the second body,” in Eric Santner’s sense in his The Royal Remains, to discuss …
Introducing the Sompoton Mouthorgan of Sabah: Let’s Play Sompoton eBook for Easy Access to Essential Techniques for Beginners
This paper focuses on introducing the sompoton, a traditional mouth organ instrument from Sabah, Malaysia, to beginners. The instrument originates …
Intermedia Narrative as a Phenomenon of Contemporary Artistic Communication
With the changes taking place in contemporary art, aesthetic values have become an insufficient criterion for evaluating artworks. Nowadays, the …
Conservation of Cultural Values in Construction Salendang Dance as a Heritage of Puti-Puti Tarusan
The preservation of the cultural values of Shawl Dance is carried out through rearrangement using construction methods. Because this dance …
Communication of Atmosphere in Folk Dance Performance – Take “Roulianxiang” as an Example
Reproducible folk performances are a treasure trove of historical and cultural achievements. This type of folk performance serves as more …
Forging Resilient Theater: Zuoying Elderly Care Center as a Site for Memory Re-collections and Story Narrations
Having been an aging society, Taiwanese authorities have widely set up community care centers and related courses to assist elders …
Music Composition: Lagu J-Mahmad Folk Dance for Jazz Ensemble
This article is about a music composition name “Lagu J-Mahmad Folk Dance.” The song composed for Jazz Ensemble. It has …
The Recollection of Khun Yuam: Music Evokes Memories
Khun Yuam, a small district in Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand, is known as a wood and border trade area. …
Nora Fantasia: Transferring Nora’s Folk Tune to Wind Band
Nora, a southern Thai folk-dance theatre, was awarded UNESCO status in 2021. The music of Nora is distinctive because the …
Maternal Love in the Blank: Charlotte Kann’s Pleasant Days in Life? or Theatre?
The masterpiece of German-Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943), Leben? oder Theater?: Ein Singspiel (Life? or Theatre?: A Song-play), has been …
Musical Composition: Nora Overture for Big Band Ensemble
This article is part of the creative project name “Musical Composition: Nora Overture for Big Band Ensemble”. The objective of …
From Old Creole Days: Sampling the Afro-creole Folk Song of Louisiana of the Late Nineteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries
This lecture-recital will highlight selected arrangements of Louisiana Afro-Creole folk songs of the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries that …
Thinking Outside the Zoom Box: Discovering Resilience, Innovation, and Creating Valuable Experiences for Ensembles During the Pandemic
This article provides readers with insights and strategies to tackle challenges of various remote and in-person large ensemble rehearsal situations, …
Food Culture and Intergenerational Care On and Off Stage
In 2014, American playwright Sarah Ruhl’s play, The Oldest Boy premiered at Lincoln Centre. The play is a dramatized story …
Musical Analysis and Composition of Variation Music
The purpose of research is to analyze characteristics of variation music and to find applications of variation techniques. The structures …
Dance and the Future: Sustainable Contemporary Practices for the 21st Century
Arts and cultural organisations today need to have relevance in order for participants and audiences to survive economic, environmental, social …
Beyond Genre: Black Elements in Radiohead’s “Bloom” Or Black Music/White Music, What’s the Difference?
Today’s music scene, rather the industrial marketing mechanisms orchestrating the music scene, perpetuates segregation in music. However, such marketing belies …
Contemporary Chinese Theatre and Rebellion against Tradition: Influence of Culture Changes in Little Theaters
The traditional Chinese Theater is distinguished by a cultural privacy that distinguishes it from other theaters. By the beginning of …
The Reconstruction of “Fon Long Nan” Thai Folk Dance
This research was aimed to study the history, dance characteristic and factors analysis on the development of the “Fon Long …
Contemporary Theater in Japan: The Group Chelfitsch and the Instability in the Scene
The Japanese theater is known around the world for the traditional Kabuki and the classical Noh. However, the contemporary theatrical …
The Cultural Politics of Power in the Yorùbá Dùndún Drumming Tradition
In every society, social values are constructed and monitored by those who have power and influence - kings, queens, politicians, …
Actor – Costume Relationship: Costumes as Live Scenery on Stage?
What is costume? Is it just a cover of the actor's body that reflects already known artistic functions of the …