The confluence of feminist scholar Karen Barad’s critical theories (agential realism, posthumanist performativity, posthumanism, new materialism) and Greek-French composer Georges Aperghis’ solo harp work Fidélité: pour harpiste seule regardée par un homme (“for female harpist w…
O objetivo do presente projeto artístico foi adquirir um maior conhecimento sobre o Konzert für Oboe und kleines Orchester (1952) de Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918- 1970). Pretende-se também que este estudo possa contribuir para uma maior divulgação do concerto, tornando-o mais ap…
The history of the United States is full of contradictions and paradoxes that are confusing to those who have marginalized identities or fall outside of the dominant culture in any way shape or form. The aim of this artwork is to open a dialogue and begin the process of bringing…
O presente estudo trata de três importantes momentos da História dos Estados Unidos: a Independência, a aprovação da Constituição de 1787 e as Emendas da fase de Reconstrução. O objetivo é verificar a participação do povo e das instituições consolidadas nesses processos e contri…
O TPM - Total Productive Maintenance (Manutenção Produtiva Total) visa melhorias no desempenho das empresas, concentrando-se assim no corte de custos para aumentar os níveis de produtividade e qualidade. Desta forma, investimentos estratégicos na manutenção podem levar a um melh…
Abordei, essencialmente e como principal meta deste trabalho, o acompanhamento espiritual juvenil no carisma de Dom Bosco, como algo necessário a ser pensado e refletido, pois faz parte de um universo muito vasto, que é constituído pela família, pela escola e pela Igreja. Mais d…
“Classicism and Romanticism in Three Ballets by Frederick Ashton” examines three ballets by the twentieth-century British choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton (1904–1988). I tease apart elements of the aesthetic theories of classicism and romanticism as they manifest in Ashton’s c…
Until the spring of 1834, the name of LaLaurie was known only by a select few. A week after a fire decimated Delphine LaLaurie’s New Orleans mansion, the Vicksburg Daily Whig reported that multiple enslaved people had been discovered in the house. Subsequent articles stressed th…
Este trabajo exploratorio parte del recuento de las primeras experiencias de los músicos formados durante la década de 1970 que incursionaron en el jazz encontrando la necesidad de aportar la inclusión de ritmos y elementos de las músicas nacionales, desembocando así, en la déca…
There are many instances in scholarly writing and pop culture in which transgender identity is invoked as a metaphor for the fragmenting, decentering, and virtualizing effects of digital media and technologies, contributing to cultural tropes that imagine transgender people as u…
This dissertation marks the first historical and administrative overview of the Orlando International Fringe Festival. The Orlando International Fringe Festival (OIFF) is America's oldest still-operating fringe theatre festival. This two-week performing arts and immersive cultur…
The journey to the podium for a successful music educator that conducts performing ensembles requires a strong methodology steeped in score study, rehearsal planning, repertoire selection, musicianship skills, performance skills, and administrative duties. At the beginning of a …
Chief Master Sgt. Floyd Edwards Werle was the head of the composing and arranging staff of The United States Air Force Band for thirty-two years. His lifetime output included 513 arrangements, 23 transcriptions, and more than 166 church hymns—in addition to his 280 original comp…
In this dissertation, A Black (Human)ist Homiletic: A Literary Exegetical Response and Hermeneutic Case Study about the Life and Experience of Prince Kaboo as Samuel Morris; the Angel Ebony, I courageously excavate the literary art of texts written about Samuel Morris through a …
This research explores the field of dance education in Israel from the perspective of dance teachers working in the field. The personal and professional meaning that dance teachers and educators give to their work is explored. The research identifies goals, challenges, and needs…
Adapted from the conspiracies and events surrounding Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which presumably disappeared over the Southern Indian Ocean, this play examines the emotional, mythological, and political ramifications of loss. By exploring the bottom of the ocean, the characte…
This thesis is a look at the process an actor goes through in creating a fictional character based on a historical person. It is not intended to be a guide for other actors but instead a look at the work of one particular actor in portraying Giuseppe Zangara in Sondheim and Weid…
For centuries, famous musicians have been linked with prominent noblemen and patrons. This dissertation describes one such noble: Princess Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso (1808-1871). Princess Cristina lived a technicolor life: she was a fairy tale princess, an unhappy child an…
Autism is a complex developmental disorder affecting communication, social interaction, and behavior. There may be as many as one million people with autism in Indonesia, yet little information is available regarding the implications for affected individuals, families, and commu…