Exploration of Social Interactions Through Dance

2020-08-07 (Creation date: 2020-05)

Dardeau, Madeleine; Klumb, Madelyn

This video features a contemporary dance work that was inspired by the high prevalence of technological distractions within society.  Performed by students from the Texas A&M University Dance Program, it is part of a study about the effects of distractions to present awareness of the impact of social interferences.  During the performance, technological distractions were placed within the audience to pull the spectator’s focus from the piece. Upon completion of the dance, survey questions were given to audience members to evaluate their perception of the choreography and the planted technological distractions. The purpose of the study was to test whether the audience would be able to provide their full attention to the choreography due to the various distractions, and whether focus is crucial for the successful conveyance of the choreographer’s ideas to the audience. 

Texas A & M University. Department of Health and Kinesiology

Texas A & M University. Libraries

MovingImage; Dance films; thesis

Modern dance; Distraction (Psychology); Technology; Social interaction; Choreography

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1 video file (45 min., 44 sec.; 4011 Mb)

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Submitted as part of the undergraduate thesis, "Exploration of Social Interactions Through Dance" in May 2020 for the Department of Health and Kinesiology.
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Other: TEAM-DARDEAU-CREATIVE-ARTIFACT-2020