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- Engdahl, Christopher
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The Transtemporality of Online Performance
- 2016
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Ingår i: Performance Research. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1352-8165 .- 1469-9990. ; 21:5, s. 107-110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines notions of temporality of online performance as a way to rethink earlier debates about performance ontologies. Today, online, and increasingly mobile, technological activities such as photo and video sharing, instant messaging, blogging and social networking organise around performance practitioners' day-to-day existence. In this networked society, performances are constantly mediated through the prism of myriads of digital platforms. Because performances are enacted within or supported by digitally mediated networks and, this is crucial, they incessantly expand temporally, I will refer to online performance in terms of transtemporality, rather than depend on an ontology of unmediation and presence. I depart from Rebecca Schneider's Performance Remains (2011) where she argues how notions of performance, reiteration and documentation are intertwined and contingent, and from the recent performative answers to the logic of the archive found in Amelia Jones's and Adrian Heathfield's anthology Perform Repeat Record: Live Art in History (2012). I argue, by illustrations of Adam Weinert's performance work (2013-2014) as well as my own (2010-2012), that online performance is never fully present but immanently distended through remediation. Performances participate in inherently ruptured transtemporal networks (tweets, reperformances, blogging, video sharing) through which they are continuously remediated and transformed. I propose that online performance even might suggest that performance continuously escapes a sense of Being. Performance's ontology, or rather its ontogenesis proposed by Heathfield (2012), resides with the elements of transformation inherent in its online remediations.
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- Aujla, I. J., et al.
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Developing talent among young dancers : Findings from the UK Centres for Advanced Training
- 2014
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Ingår i: Theatre, dance and performance training. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1944-3927 .- 1944-3919. ; 5:1, s. 15-30
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The identification and development of talent is a key concern for many dance educators, yet little research has been conducted in the area. In order to understand better how to optimise dance talent development among young people, systematic and rigorous research is needed. This paper summarises and discusses the key findings of a ground-breaking longitudinal interdisciplinary research project into dance talent development. Over two years, almost 800 young dancers enrolled at one of the eight nationwide Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) participated in the project. Physical factors, psychological characteristics, and injury data were collected quantitatively while the students' thoughts and perspectives on commitment, creativity and cultural variables were captured using qualitative methods. The largest study of its kind, the project yielded a wide range of findings with a number of practical implications. The main focus of this paper is on how the project findings apply to important pedagogic topics such as audition criteria, passion and commitment, and teaching behaviour. The area of talent identification and development is complex, yet this research has begun to shed new light on the notion of talent and has provided novel insights to support its development.
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- Cumming, Jennifer, et al.
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High time to enhance dancer welfare : a call to action to improve safeguarding and abuse prevention in dance.
- 2024
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Ingår i: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. - : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. - 2055-7647. ; 10:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- While there is a lack of research into abuse in elite dance, numerous allegations of emotional, sexual and physical abuse of dancers can be found anecdotally in the media, legal convictions and personal accounts. As more dancers speak out, the scale of the problem within preprofessional schools and professional companies is becoming apparent. Accordingly, effective safeguarding mechanisms for preventing, identifying and reporting abuse are urgently needed. This viewpoint is intended to raise health professionals' awareness of factors contributing to abusive practices found in dance environments and the potential clinical implications of abuse to dancers' health and well-being. We also call for research and policy engagement on safeguarding and abuse prevention designed and implemented in partnership with stakeholders, aiming to promote safe and positive dance environments for all.
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- Dwarika, Michelle Schachtler, et al.
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Supported or Thwarted? An Exploration of Autonomy Support in Ballet Teaching Informed by the Circumplex Model
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Dance Education. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1529-0824 .- 2158-074X. ; , s. 1-11
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this small-scale study we investigated ballet teachers’ views and experiences of autonomy and autonomy support. For this purpose, we conducted semi-structured interviews with six ballet teachers in a prestigious pre-professional ballet school in Europe. Findings indicate that when and how autonomy was provided seemed to be impacted by whether a teacher either challenged or adhered to ballet ideals. By using the Circumplex Model of motivation, three different levels of autonomy support could be identified: high autonomy support, moderate autonomy support, and controlling approaches. The findings present a nuanced picture of ballet teachers’ views, experiences, and teaching styles and suggest that dance educators move on a continuum of autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors.
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- Engdahl, Christopher, et al.
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Exploring Movement in Creative Dance: Introducing ‘Dancemblage’ in Physical Education Teacher Education
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education. - Oslo : Cappelen Damm Akademisk. - 2535-2857. ; 7:3, s. 43-58
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Materialities play a crucial role in both the educational practice of physical education (PE), and in physical education teacher education (PETE). This article explores how, often unnoticed, materialities, human as well as non-human, play part in movement exploration in creative dance in PETE. The methodological point of departure is a pedagogical unit in creative dance enacted as part of an optional dance course in a Swedish PETE program where movement exploration was studied. In the unit, students and a teacher collaboratively explored movement and movement assignments, including the use of materialities. In order to understand how materialities ‘co-act’ in movement exploration during class, this article provides a post-anthropocentric and Deleuzian approach. The concept dancemblage is introduced both as a way to analyse materiality and as something to work with in pedagogical practice. Moreover, the article suggests that by recognising dancemblages in creative dance teaching, teachers can be given a tool to further learn about learners’ explorations and to become open to divergent understandings about what it means to participate in creative dance
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- Engdahl, Christopher
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This Is Not Not My Dance : Re-documentation and Ghostly Matters of Choreography
- 2013
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This is Not Not My Dance is a practice‐based research project that advances processes of choreographic re-enactment through a method of choreographic re-documentation. I propose a means of re‐documenting choreography to make it a digital resource for new creation. This thesis presents a renegotiation of notions of performance and documentation, emphasises aspects of alteration in processes of preservation, and re‐evaluates ideas of exclusive ownership rights of dance works. Lepecki’s claim that choreography is an inconclusive ghostly matter ‐ derived from Derrida’s philosophical use of the terms ghostly and haunting, together with Schneider’s notion of cross‐temporality ‐ theoretically support an understanding of choreography constituted by a process of re‐documentation.
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- Lubert, Veronika J., et al.
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Psychological Coaching for Performing Artists : Perceptions of and Reflections on Finding Ways to Manage Performance Anxiety
- 2024
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Ingår i: Empirical Studies of the Arts. - : Sage Publications. - 0276-2374 .- 1541-4493.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Performance anxiety is a major issue for performing artists. This qualitative paper extends our recent mixed-methods collective case study showing the beneficial effects of psychological interventions for managing performance anxiety, tailored in individual coaching settings. Here, we report on participants’ experiences of being coached, their understanding of how and why the interventions were effective, and the researcher-coach's experiences. Ten performing artists received five individual coaching sessions and were interviewed about their experiences pre- and post-intervention. A qualitative synthesis of transcripts of sessions and interviews, and of the coach's field notes and journal entries, was conducted. Findings suggest that change mechanisms have to be understood in the context of participants’ enhanced self-awareness during coaching, and the process of co-creating solutions and building a coaching relationship through mutual understanding and appreciation. While disentangling mechanisms and effects may not always be possible, we discuss useful strategies in coaching performing artists to manage performance anxiety.
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- Nordin-Bates, Sanna
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Essentials of Dance Psychology
- 2023. - 1
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The topic of sport psychology is hardly new—but Essentials of Dance Psychology applies it to dance in a way that sets it apart from all other sport psychology texts available to dance students, instructors, and professionals.Through Essentials of Dance Psychology, readers will come to understand why dancers think and behave as they do and how to design healthy, creative dance environments that lead to both well-being and optimal performance.The book is built on a foundation of evidence from dance and sport psychology research, with applied experiences used as examples throughout. Where appropriate, evidence from other areas of psychology—for example, cognitive behavioral therapy—is used. A thorough coverage of topics relevant to dancers, teachers, and others working to support dancers is included, making the book suitable for one slightly longer course or two short courses in introductory dance psychology.The book is organized into four parts. Part I delves into dancers’ individual differences, examining how personality, perfectionism, self-esteem, self-confidence, and anxiety factor into performance and well-being. Part II explores topics related to dance-specific characteristics such as motivation, attentional focus, and creativity. In part III, readers learn about a range of psychological skills, including mindfulness, goal setting, self-regulation, and imagery. Part IV examines topics related to dance environments and challenges, zeroing in on the social aspects of teaching and learning dance, the challenges of talent identification and development, injuries, body image, and disordered eating.Essentials of Dance Psychology offers readers the opportunity to understand sport psychology from the vantage point of a dancer. The text will help develop dance teachers who are able to inspire and sustain high levels of performance and psychological health among dancers. It will also help other professionals who work with dancers to implement evidence-based practices that enhance and sustain dancers’ lives and careers. [Text from publisher]
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- Rosén, Anna
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Ta av dig masken! : Om introspektion på teaterns scener och idrottens arenor
- 2014
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Ingår i: Idrottsforum.org/Nordic sport science forum. - 1652-7224. ; 10 oktober
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Från Idrottsforum.org:Kroppen står i centrum för verksamheten här på idrottsforum.org. Inte dess inre organ, inte skador på skelett och mjukdelar; det hör medicinen till. Forumet är främst social- och kulturvetenskapligt till sin inriktning, och tveklöst är det så att i första hand idrotten står i centrum för uppmärksamheten. Inom ramen för den specialiseringen vilar forumet, kan man säga, på två ben, dels idrottsläran som handlar om utbildningen av lärare till skolämnet idrott och hälsa och den omfattande pedagogiska eller utbildningsvetenskapliga forskningen i det området,. Det andra benet kan enklast beskrivas som idrottsvetenskaplig forskning, utanför idrottslärans område vilket är den övervägande delen av idrottsforskningen utanför medicinen och fysiologin – den senare förekommer dock då och då i forumets recensionsflöde. Här finns en myckenhet av tävlings- och elitidrott, inte minst kritik av densamma, men också forskning om idrottshistoria, idrottens rum och arenor, med mera. Häri ryms också till exempel motionsidrott, friluftsliv och dans. Där kroppar rör sig, där håller idrottsforum.org ett vakande öga på utvecklingen. I artikeln här intill möts ett par olika aspekter av det som intresserar forumet. Anna Rosén, som är dansterapeut och utbildar idrottslärare på Gymnastik- och idrottshögskola GIH i Stockholm, skriver om ett projekt hon bedrivit på dåvarande Teaterhögskolan i Stockholms. Hon studerade olika modeller för kroppslig gestaltning, och i sin artikel diskuterar hon på ett intressant sätt hur man kan tillgodogöra sig modeller och tekniker inom ett område, teaterns scener, på ett annat, idrottens arenor.ANNA ROSÉN är rytmiklärare och dansterapeut, utbildad vid Kungl. Musikhögskolan (KMH) och Dans- och Cirkushögskolan (DOCH). Anna arbetar för närvarande som högskoleadjunkt vid Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan (GIH), inom sektionen för rörelse och dans. Hon har tidigare varit dansproducent i forskningsprojektet ”Kulturpaletten” under ledning av Eva Bojner Horwitz, MD, och varit medförfattare i ”Kulturhälsoboxen” – om kulturens plats i vården och egenvården (2014). Senast har Anna medverkat i Utbildningsradion TV-serie ”Idrottslärarens drömmar och dilemman” (2014).
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