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This thesis discusses my journey towards culturally empowered somatic self-authority as a biracial African American and Irish American woman, dancer, choreographer, educator, and dance studio owner. I document the ways that cultural bias has affected my professional and educational journey and I explore how the dances that I made for partial fulfillment of my MFA degree reflect my cultural empowerment and newly claimed somatic self-authority. By “somatic self-authority,” I refer to the deep, inner thoughts, feelings, and ideas that govern how I sense, feel, and execute the movement for myself and others that appears in my choreography. I have found a greater sense of pride and affirmation in my choreographic choices throughout my artistic evolution. Throughout my thesis, I also comment on the influence that various dance scholars and somatic practitioners have had on my journey towards culturally empowered somatic self-authority.
Advisor: | Davalos, CatherineMarie |
Commitee: | Barragan, Rosana, Wu, Jia |
School: | Saint Mary's College of California |
Department: | Dance |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 81/2(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Dance, Performing Arts |
Keywords: | Autoethnography, Biracial choreographer, Dance, Performative autoethnography, Somatic, Somatic self-authority |
Publication Number: | 13903994 |
ISBN: | 9781085633512 |