Abstract
This essay investigates the experience of eight dancers who participated in the dance trial workshop of my PhD research during spring 2017, in Thessaloniki. The author's PhD research project constitutes an exploration of the application of Orthodox ascetic practices to dance practice and performance. During the trial workshop the participants worked on improvisation exercises; these were all based on Orthodox ascetic practices, such as detachment from material objects and meditation. The photographic essay focuses specifically on the exploration of an exercise built around renouncing material objects in seven stages.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 50-87 |
| Number of pages | 37 |
| Journal | Ecumenica |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01 May 2021 |
Keywords
- Dance practice
- dance and spirituality
- dance and religion
- dance and Orthodox Mysticism
- dance and Orthodox ascetic practices
- performance and spirituality
- performance and religion
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The effects of the application of Orthodox ascetic practices to choreographic processes and dance performance
Tsampazi, A. (Author), McGrath, A. (Supervisor) & Phelan, M. (Supervisor), Jul 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy