The Medusa: Investigating the influence of the female gaze in contemporary choreography through the lens of screendance and live performance
Author: Mallory Tove Pruitt
Course:
MFA Choreography
Year: 2024
Keywords:
Choreography,
Dance and Film,
Female body,
Female gaze,
Medusa,
Monsters in motion pictures,
Screendance,
Abstract
This research explores the use of female gaze theory within the development of contemporary choreography. Based in hermeneutics and constructivism, this study compiles literature and evidence of the female gaze to understand its qualities and develop a method of embodiment. The scope of this research focuses on analysing depictions of Medusa and iterations of the Greek myth, identifying the influence of the gaze and the resulting variations in art, film, and literature. Film, text, and visual art are used as tools within the choreographic process to construct a reimagined narrative of Medusa that reflects themes of transformation and duality. This work challenges socially assumed values of the male gaze and examines the connection between the roles of the surveyor and the surveyed. Through a hybrid screendance and live performance, Medusa is depicted as The Medusa, an archetype of the female gaze and the monstrous feminine. The findings of this research process explain how embodying The Medusa became a tool for empowerment, protection, and connection with others who share the title. Keywords: Medusa, female gaze, narrative, screendance, dance and film, monstrous feminine
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2024-12-20 03:30 |
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2024 |
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https://researchonline.trinitylaban.ac.uk/oa/thesis/?p=3259 |
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This research explores the use of female gaze theory within the development of contemporary choreography. Based in hermeneutics and constructivism, this study compiles literature and evidence of the female gaze to understand its qualities and develop a method of embodiment. The scope of this research focuses on analysing depictions of Medusa and iterations of the Greek myth, identifying the influence of the gaze and the resulting variations in art, film, and literature. Film, text, and visual art are used as tools within the choreographic process to construct a reimagined narrative of Medusa that reflects themes of transformation and duality. This work challenges socially assumed values of the male gaze and examines the connection between the roles of the surveyor and the surveyed. Through a hybrid screendance and live performance, Medusa is depicted as The Medusa, an archetype of the female gaze and the monstrous feminine. The findings of this research process explain how embodying The Medusa became a tool for empowerment, protection, and connection with others who share the title. Keywords: Medusa, female gaze, narrative, screendance, dance and film, monstrous feminine
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EN |
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Choreography |
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Dance and Film |
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Female body |
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Female gaze |
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Medusa |
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Monsters in motion pictures |
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Screendance |
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The Medusa: Investigating the influence of the female gaze in contemporary choreography through the lens of screendance and live performance |
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MFA Choreography |
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2024-12-20 03:30
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APA
Pruitt, Mallory Tove. (2024). The Medusa: Investigating the influence of the female gaze in contemporary choreography through the lens of screendance and live performance (Masters’ theses). Retrieved https://researchonline.trinitylaban.ac.uk/oa/thesis/?p=3259