Symbols in traditional dance: A study of Nkwanwite dance [PDF]
Journal of Gender and Power, 2020 Abstract The use of iconic symbols during traditional performances (dance) has remained an indispensable tool. The major problem facing the use of signifying symbols during performances is because they are seen as mere performative enhancer. These assumptions might be generally accepted, but in core dance scholarship it can be argued for
Nicholas Chielotam Akas
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The impact of dance on the mental health of older adults: a network meta-analysis of anxiety, depression, and well-being [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyObjectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO CRD420251015051) compared the effects of nine distinct dance interventions on the mental health of older adults.MethodsSix databases were searched from the earliest records to April 2025 ...
Yuexin Zhang, Hongtao Ma
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SPAFA Journal, 2023 Tayub is an old dance form in the Javanese cultural tradition. The value of Tayub’s ties to Javanese agrarian culture is associated with the form of village rituals. A village that still preserves the ritual of Village Purification is Tambakromo Village,
Pramutomo Mas, Sriyadi ..
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Playing with ‘Others’: Strategies in Intercultural Performance [PDF]
Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts, 2015 Playing with ‘Others’: Strategies in Intercultural Performance explores ways in which There’s Danger in the Dance engaged with approaches to exploring difference.
Declan Patrick
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Choreographic Encounters in XR: Reflections on Dancing in/Dancing with the Digital
Body, Space & Technology Journal, 2022 This article presents findings from first-person accounts of shifting choreographic practice into mixed-reality environments. Dancing in/Dancing with the Digital, a transdisciplinary practice-based project exploring embodiment and movement in XR.
Joanna Cook, Rebecca Weber
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Dance Studies/Cultural Studies [PDF]
Dance Research Journal, 2009 In the mid-1990s several articles appeared in the dance literature calling for a greater alliance between dance scholarship and cultural studies. More recently, dance scholarship has come to be labeled “dance studies,” suggesting that such a link has occurred.
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Santo subito? Popes as “New Saints” in the Age of Eleventh-Century Reform
Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage, 2020 Although some popes already enjoyed saint-like veneration, papal sanctity significantly increased during the ecclesiastical reform in the eleventh century.
David Franz Hobelleitner
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Additional Physical Interventions to Conventional Physical Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials [PDF]
, 2020 Parkinson's disease (PD) represents the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Currently, conventional physical therapy is complemented by additional physical interventions with recreational components, improving different motor conditions in ...
Heredia Rizo, Alberto-Marcos +4 more
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Confronting the Past through Popular Musical Theatre: The Effects of Austrian Postwar Cultural Policies on the Reception History of Musicals [PDF]
Musicologica Austriaca, 2023 Exploring the effects of Austrian postwar cultural policies on the reception history of popular musical theatre, I analyze the role of the Opfermythos narrative and Kulturnation concept in the critical response to Broadway musicals after World War II ...
Susanne Scheiblhofer
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Professorial Reflections: informal discussions and reflections [PDF]
, 2014 We open our issue with ‘Professorial Reflections’ – an informal, but nonetheless productive discussion about researching spirituality in dance and performance studies. We aim to offer this type of discussion, between different leading professors in dance
Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Daniel +1 more
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