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The Delsartean philosophy of movement adapted to the currents of modernism because some female disciples of Delsarte succeeded in translating the master’s ideas into a modernist idiom compatible with ... University , San Jose, CA , USA - THE ARISTOCRATIC CITY: THE DANCE AESTHETIC OF DOROTHEE GÜNTHER AND THE POLITICAL LEGACY OF FRANÇOIS DELSARTE Karl Toepfer The Delsartean philosophy of movement adapted to
being only of special benefit to one class—artists. (199–200) This democratic search for a broader application led to a modified system, social and political in nature, with heretofore unheard of ... take into account the social and political nature of American Delsartism. Historians face many difficulties in their efforts to come to terms with this complex and often contradictory movement
could be found between the theories of Delsarte and the practice of Chekhov, as it seemed that they shared a number of similarities in both analysis and philosophy. For both men gesture was not just a ... he had integrated them into a comprehensive philosophy of Being, accounting for its corporal, mental and spiritual dimensions (see Delsarte System of Oratory; and Zorn). Inevitably, however, his theory
with them the original functions of nō: the communication with the divine and the commemoration of mythohistorical events, with their religious and political connotations. In this context, the masks ... Representations of Filial Piety. Cornell University Press, 1998 . Stern Tom . Philosophy and theatre: an introduction . Routledge , 2014 . Takeuchi , Akiko. “ The Fusion of Narration and Character Voices in Noh
helps to “free” her as a dancing woman, but also to ground her in a tradition that she sees as ancient. It fuses romance, archaeology, travel narratives, philosophy, and gender politics in a gesture that ... figure, around whom all the issues of performability and theatricality hinge, makes for a very radical reading of the theatrical event, one that does not necessarily define itself against philosophy and
kabuki traditions. Kinoshita’s development as a playwright, echoing his own deep political and social convictions, began with his exposure to Japanese left-wing theatre productions in the 1930s, and in ... of Japan), Land of Volcanic Ash (Kazanbaichi), first produced in 1938, led Kinoshita to compose his own first plays of social protest.3 Along with his political convictions, however, Kinoshita also
the still has been chosen, Gish’s character Elsie has been imprisoned by Silas Lynch, identified as a mulatto political leader endorsed by whites from the North including Elsie’s father. Elsie has ... version of a pose found in Edward B. Warman’s Gestures and Attitudes; An Exposition of the Delsarte Philosophy of Expression, Practical and Theoretical (1892). As Shawn notes in his “bibliography with
. Your small personality, your smaller self, needs to be checked in at the door, so that you can perform with your larger self. I think that Duncan dancers take on a philosophy and an aesthetic that ... outside expression. JB: We’re verging on Isadora’s politics at this point. I’m wondering more broadly about the extent to which you see her larger political commitments as being integral to her dance, or
. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon (1st ed. 1968 ) Broken Blossoms . 1919 . Dir . D. W. Griffith. DVD. Kino on Video, 2002 . Brown , Moses True. 1886 . The Synthetic Philosophy of Expression as Applied to ... -1815) (The thought of the idéologues: Science and philosophy in France (1780-1815)) . Firenze: La Nuova Italia. Morawa , Christina. 2002 . “ Kaulbachstrasse 16-aus der Geschichte des Hauses” (16 Kaulbach
, unmistakable spatial references associated with the advent of this new genre of Meiji Period (1868–1912) adaptations of nō or kyōgen plays were many social, political, and cultural factors that greatly affected ... during periods of political turmoil and cultural reform. In homage to his ancestor Danjūrō I (1660–1704), Danjūrō VII was the first to see the opportunity to elevate his personal prestige, as well as that
its side an armchair in which sat Delsarte. An open space before the blackboard served as a stage. The first part of the morning was given to the exposition of philosophy — the explanation of some ... and critical evaluation, we must recognize that something in Delsarte techniques and philosophy has always concerned the spiritual and the moral. Never just about “exercises” or abstract ideas, or
learning elementary lessons in the pantomimic language of the leaves, and in the silent language of the clouds as they pass over our stream of life, teaching us the philosophy of eternity, the uses of ... well as a scholar of Indian religion and philosophy. Translated from the French by Lisa Molle. Drawing by François Delsarte. CFroaunrctoesisyAofleHxailnldMreeNmiocroilaalsLDiberlasrayrtSepPeacpiaelrsC
teaching of all other sciences would be useless, since they could never be realized in a wilderness without law. The Law is grounded in a deep philosophy. It is deduced from first principles, born of a love ... obscure his moral sense, his success may reasonably be assured; but, if he allows the lure of political preferment or the opportunities, often presented to a lawyer, of obtaining questionable pecuniary
Landen Odom Delsartean Traces in Dalcroze Eurhythmics Karl Toepfer 153 The Aristocratic City: The Dance Aesthetic of Dorothee Günther and the Political Legacy of François Delsarte Hilary Hart Do You
at the beginning of the creation process. This philosophy is a significant departure point from our work. In Ghost Road’s work there is a certain amount of letting go and putting it in the performers
. Interestingly, he accompanied that idea with an explicit comparison between the absolute power he claimed for stage directors, and the political regime that was then ruling over Italy: Each way is a key to nine ... the same “Shakespeare Revolution,” and denounces what he calls “the injustice done to both Poel and Craig by attributing them a common philosophy” (Falocco 19). While it remains true that there are many
. One aspect in particular of Biran’s philosophy seems to offer Delsarte new grounds for reflection. Biran highlighted the difference between the être sensitif and the Moi intérieur, between sensibilité
the tales of the East. Ditto, as they might be (if Philosophy could find it out) in the West. The serio-comic way—something powerfully terrible, but comic too. The marionette way of dealing with the ... actor, manager, and playwright. Gervinus, Georg Gottfried (1805–71). German literary and political historian. He wrote commentaries on Shakespeare in the mid-nineteenth century. Gluck, Christoph
single course given at the École du Vieux Colombier rather than as a separate discipline. Intending to undertake a political career, Decroux enrolled in the École du Vieux Colombier in 1923 to study voice ... ballet, corporeal mime, voice production, ordinary diction, declamation of classical chorus and of Japanese Noh, singing and sculpting. History of music, of costume, of philosophy, of literature, of poetry
single course given at the ?cole du Vieux Colombier rather than as a separate discipline. Intending to undertake a political career, Decroux enrolled in the ?cole du Vieux Colombier in 1923 to study voice ... ballet, corporeal mime, voice production, ordinary diction, declamation of classical chorus and of Japanese Noh, singing and sculpting. History of music, of costume, of philosophy, of literature, of poetry