-
This blog attempts to create a collective memory of an ephemeral event: the 2005 installation by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude entitled The Gates. The site, which has compiled thousands of photos of the installation, traces the similarities and the differences between individual experiences of this work of art.
-
At this Web site of Boston-based NPR affiliate WBUR, you can listen to an episode of the nationally syndicated radio show The Connection entitled “Forgetting Yourself: Memory and Identity.” Guest Jill Robinson, a writer who was struck with sudden amnesia, explores the answers to questions such as, Can you love without memory? Or hate? Does personality remember who to be on its own?
-
This article by a professor of psychiatry at the University of Heidelberg explores physical, or implicit, memory as opposed to mental, or explicit memory. The author discusses the ways in which implicit memory is accessed and reinforced through, for example, exercise and dance. (Note: this link opens a PDF.)
-
This Wikipedia page describes the Method of Loci, or the art of memory. This is the traditional technique of memorization that has been used since its conception in classical antiquity.
-
This discussion board is devoted to topics in modern dance and also links to a modern dance news page. No registration is needed in order to post.
-
This article traces the influence of postmodern aesthetics in literature, visual art, architecture, music, and dance. Postmodern dance is noted for collapsing the boundaries between “high” dance (classical ballet and modern dance) and “popular” dance (jazz dance, folk and tribal dance, ballroom dancing, break and line dancing, and Broadway musical choreography).
-
This Web site, presented by the National Arts Centre of Canada, features engaging, interactive educational resources, videos, games, and learning tools designed to help build the understanding and appreciation of dance.
-
This article, by members of the School of Psychology at the University of Western Sydney in Australia, presents the results of a study that addressed the confusion felt by some audience members after viewing contemporary dance performances. The authors explore this gap in communication and consider strategies that might make new works accessible to audiences. (Note: this link opens a PDF.)
-
Read about the revolutionary impact of the Judson Dance Theater, whose original members, in the 1960s, were considered by many to be the founders of postmodern dance. The article focuses specifically on the liberating influence the group had on dance choreography, allowing for intensive exploration and expansion of possibilities in choreographic methods. (Note: this link opens a PDF.
-
The official Web site of Thomas Cabaniss, composer of the original score for It’s All True, includes his biography and event calendar, as well as audio clips of his recordings.
RSS for Tags: its all true
This blog attempts to create a collective memory of an ephemeral event: the 2005 installation by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude entitled The Gates. The site, which has compiled thousands of photos of the installation, traces the similarities and the differences between individual experiences of this work of art.
discuss this
email this
When an Edtags member saves something that piques your interest,
click their photo or username to read their profile.