Performance Art Research Articles

POEM IN MOTION: A UNIQUE BLEND OF EAST AND WEST IN SANDHYA RAJU’S PERFORMANCE POETRY OF MAYA ANGELOU’S POEM ‘PHENOMENAL WOMAN’

Dance is an ancient, universal art form that stirs the souls of the performer as well as the admirers. Dance has the power to heal, nourish, teach, and spread joy and peace. In India, a multicultural and multilingual country, innumerable folk, and classical dance forms have flourished and continue to be practised across villages, towns, and cities. Religious festivals, cultural gatherings, social movements, and youth programmes are incomplete without the rhythm and beauty of music and dance. On Feb 2, 2022, the eminent Kuchipudi danseuse Sandhya Raju launched a terpsichorean rendition of the famous poem ‘Phenomenal Woman’ written by the American poet and activist Maya Angelou and published in 1978, as a tribute to the former’s mother on her birthday. Raju, with her co-dancers from the Aayana Dance Company, made a creative interpretation of the poet’s powerful words, while adding a verse of her own which in turn emphasised the concepts of inner strength of a woman and the depth of mother-daughter bonding. The choreography largely borrows from Kuchipudi, a dance form with its origin in an eponymous village in Andhra Pradesh and founded in the classical Sanskrit treatise Natya Sastra. Angelou’s emphatic paean to the confidence and inner beauty of the woman fuses with the Indian performance art form to weave a mesmerising visual-aural experience to the viewer, bringing in an East-West blend that surpasses the boundaries of language, culture, and race.

La Liga de la Decencia: Performing 20th Century Mexican History in 21st Century Texas

This article describes the development and public performances of La Liga de la Decencia, a new play presented as part of the 2023 New Works Festival at the University of Texas at Austin. Inspired by the cabaret scene and teatro de revista of the 1940s in Mexico City, La Liga de la Decencia combines live performance and video art to explore how hegemonic gender and social norms shaped by the emergent nationalism of postrevolutionary Mexico continue to oppress femme and queer bodies today across the US–Mexico border. Through satire, parody, and dance, La Liga de la Decencia problematizes the social, class, and gender norms as established by the cultural elite and the state. Following research-based theatre as an inquiry process, this article describes how writing and directing this play allowed for a deeper understanding of the dynamics of a historical period. By mixing facts, fiction, and critical commentary, La Liga de la Decencia investigates history through embodiment.

‘Take the Money and Run’: if there is copyright there is art (in Denmark)?

Abstract The case concerned copyright and breach of contract in a piece of performative art and the implications of aesthetic neutrality in copyright law for the evaluation of contemporary art.

Viral Interstitiality and Unlikely Resources: Gender and Labour in Turkish Public Theatre During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The growing literature on Covid-19 and theatre has demonstrated how the pandemic has intensified gendered precarities in theatrical labour.1 However, the pandemic has also provided feminist theatre makers with unexpected or unlikely resources, albeit with limitations. The Istanbul Municipal Theatre's (İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Şehir Tiyatroları or İBBŞT) production of Melek that premiered in 2020 is an indicative example of such rare and largely invisible cases of pandemic theatre. Critically engaging with the archives and repertoires of tuberculosis (TB) melodrama and the Turkish lives of the genre, Melek conducts an experiential mapping of the performativity of death and the porous borders between everyday performance and artistic performance. The production offered independent feminist theatre practitioners, who otherwise maintain a precarious existence in Turkey's theatre world, access to new spaces, resources and audiences. Combining archival with ethnographic research, I will demonstrate how, in the case of Melek, the intersections between actual and fictive viral contagion – what I define as viral interstitiality – constitute inclusive economies amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. In somatics, the interstitial is theorized and enacted as suspensions of static schisms that shape relational empowerment.2 Drawing upon this grasp of the interstitial as connective thresholds, viral interstitiality sheds light on the practices and the economies of care that emerge from the porous dynamism between the viral and the theatrical.

Effect of Environmental Factors on Performance in Martial Arts Competitions

This study investigates the nexus between environmental conditions, precisely temperature and humidity, and Martial arts performance scores in Shandong, China. Analyzing data from 200 participants reveals significant impacts on athletes' Martial arts performance scores. The insights garnered empower athletes, trainers, and organizers to make informed decisions on training approaches, venue selection, and preparation strategies. Recognising the diverse effects of environmental factors, subsequent research may offer tailored recommendations for distinct martial arts disciplines. These findings contribute to developing targeted training strategies and preparation techniques, offering a roadmap to optimise martial arts performance scores in competitive settings

Inovasi Pembelajaran Kitab Kuning Di Pesantren Dalam Penguatan Literasi Keagamaan

This research aims to analyze the forms of innovation in the teaching of Kitab Kuning in Islamic boarding schools (Pesantren) to strengthen religious literacy. The study employs a library research approach, utilizing literature sources such as journals, books, dictionaries, documents, magazines, and other references. The research method involves a literature review. The results indicate that Pesantren is capable of producing students proficient in Arabic language and fundamental knowledge of religious studies. Various innovations can be implemented to enhance religious literacy, such as the use of technology through e-learning and online forums. Additionally, innovations in teaching models or methods, such as the ArRumuz method, which facilitates quick reading of religious texts, and problem-based learning methods, involving the study of issues in society, can contribute to strengthening religious literacy. Moreover, innovations in extracurricular activities, including programs like Qira’atul Kutub tutoring, Qira’atul Kutub study sessions, and achievement award and art performance programs, are also noteworthy.

“Below 58 BPM,” involving real-time monitoring and self-medication practices in music performance through IoT technology

The project presented in this paper illustrates the design process for the development of an IoT system that monitors a specific bio-metric parameter (heart rate) in real time and provides feedback for an opera singer, as well as adding effects that manipulate the sounds emitted by the body during a self-healing practice. This allows the singer to rest and alternate opera singing techniques (which is very demanding) with other less demanding singing techniques and even a self-healing session in case of necessity during a performance. The case study presented in this paper has been developed with and for Eleonora Amianto, an opera singer who suffered from a carotid aneurysm. We performed an idiographic design process, closely collaborating with Eleonora, and developed a wearable IoT that suited her health and artistic needs. In the design of the system, we explore the intersection between self-healthcare and performative arts, focusing on the use of an Internet of Musical Things (IoMusT) system to implement medical prevention and treatment practices in an art performance. The system is developed using open-source tools, allowing for easy replication and improvement, as well as reducing risks of obsolescence and costs of updating. We complement a formal evaluation session with field notes collected during the design phase. We could observe a positive effect of the system on Eleonora's practice and its potential applications within different performative scenarios.

ANALYSIS ON THE STRUCTURE OF TRADITIONAL DANCE MAENGKET

This research aims to explore the musical structure of Maengket Art, a performing arts tradition in Kaweng village, Kakas sub-district, Minahasa district. Maengket art is typically performed in harvest ceremonies as a form of expression of gratitude and joy towards God for the harvest obtained by the local community. Maengket art performances generally involve many dancers and involve both male and female dancers dancing in pairs. Maengket art is divided into three main parts, namely Maowey Kamberu, Marambak, and Lalayaan. The choice of the title of this research was based on the researcher's interest in the musical structure of Maengket Art songs, especially those that take place in Kaweng village, Kakas sub-district. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The validity of the data is checked carefully, then the data is analyzed through reduction, presentation and verification processes. The results of the research show that in Kaweng village, Kakas subdistrict, Minahasa district, there is a Maengket Art group which has been established since 1968. This Maengket Art adopts Toulour literature as an integral part of their performances. Chapters of Maengket Art in Kaweng village, such as Maowey Kamberu, Marambak, and Lalayaan, depict various aspects of local community life. Maowey Kamberu expressed his gratitude for the abundant harvest, Marambak highlighted the spirit of mutual cooperation in the housewarming ceremony, while Lalayaan described the interactions between Minahasan youth in looking for a soul mate or social relationships in the past.

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PAGELARAN SENI BUDAYA ANTAR ETNIS DALAM MEWUJUDKAN MODERASI BERAGAMA

Nusantara Real Work Lecture Program - Religious Moderation (KKN NMB) for Religious Universities in 2023 in Kab. Katingan takes the form of organizing community arts and culture performances for residents of the Malan Island Transmigration Settlement Unit (UPT), Buntut Village, Bali District. Malan Island. The people of UPT Malan Island come from Javanese, Sundanese, Batak, Dayak and Flores ethnic groups who have the potential for regional artistic and cultural diversity, but have not been actively displayed in public performances for a long time. The activity implementation method used Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), namely students identify and look for opportunities for assets owned by the community and then develop and empower them. This method started from an introduction where students approach residents and enter various fields including religion, education and health. Then, identified existing asset opportunities and continue implementing the work program. Every cultural asset owned by the community is developed through cultural arts performances on the eve of the Republic of Indonesia's Independence Day celebration on August 17 2023. This cultural arts performance activity aimed to bring together and develop a sense of tolerance and respect for local cultural diversity to strengthen religious moderation for the community at UPT Malan Island. This cultural parade activity brought together people who had different principles and did not want to join SP-1 and SP-2 UPT Malan Island. People from various tribes feel proud and touched because their cultural arts are displayed and appreciated by other communities in an atmosphere of harmony.

Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe: an introduction to what happens to territories when heritage is touched

PurposeThe paper introduces ethical and aesthetical implications emerging from participative forms of adaptive heritage reuse. Its aim is to depict the overall framework to contextualize the investigations explored in the Special Issue titled “Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe.” Therefore, the article confronts with potentialities and contradictions of “open” heritage processes, introducing key critical elements to recode heritage practices and planning in today’s conjuncture of global change.Design/methodology/approachThe paper drawn on a literature review, which combines different bodies of studies: heritage, urban studies, care studies and recent policy documents. A photographic essay, moreover, serves to “augment” the presented argumentations through a visual apparatus resulting from one of Gaia Ginevra Giorgi’s artwork, which develops in the intersection between performative art, participation and territorial reuse.FindingsThe author argues that for adaptive heritage reuse to be really sustainable, ethical and aesthetical heritage codes need to be reassessed and reoriented toward the present socio-ecological priorities, multiplicating the ways cultural heritage is conceived, valued and reused. The paper suggests proceeding along the creative paths of uncertainty, providing the first elements to develop political projects of abundance and enjoyment for current urban settlements.Practical implicationsThe presented argumentations can be used as a baseline by heritage managers and policymakers to experiment with participative processes of adaptive heritage reuse and to identify more environmentally and socially just trajectories of urban development.Originality/valueThe paper expands the concept of adaptive heritage reuse, considering the active participation of both human and non-human agents. Treating heritage in a laic way, namely free from absolute and preordered judgments of value, it deals with uncomfortable heritage materiality and contexts, illuminating the quality of unpleasant or odd forms of beauty.

Perubahan Jathil Obyog Di Dalam Kesenian Reyog Obyog Di Kota Ponorogo

Jathil Obyog is a semi-oral folklore that is undergoing a process of change at this time. The purpose of this research is to find out the changes in Jathil Obyog in Reyog Obyog in Ponorogo City. This research is a qualitative research. There are three parts in this research, namely, the beginning of Jathil Obyog art in Ponorogo City, the change of Jathil Obyog art form in Ponorogo City, and the impact of Jathil Obyog art changes on the community. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. The data was obtained from interviews, observations and literature studies about Reyog Obyog. Data in the form of words and photos. The data is then analyzed through an intensive implementation process that is through a descriptive narrative which is then arranged in such a way and then produces the results of an in-depth analysis. The results of this research show that Jathil Obyog in the Reyog Obyog performance is a traditional performance art that comes from East Java, Indonesia and has gumathok elements. Jathil Obyog changed his mind. Starting from Dance Movements, Events, Makeup and Hair, Dance Properties, as well as Songs and Dances. For the general public, the intensity of Pagelaran Reyog Obyog is increasing, the public's interest in the art of Jathil Obyog is increasing, content creators are developing, and can develop and advance the UMKMe of the community. The intensity of the Reyog Obyog performance has a direct impact on the interests of the community.

A day at Lia García’s elementary school

ABSTRACT This article recounts a day at Mexican writer, activist, educator, and performance artist Lia García's “elementary school”: a “school” that takes the form of invited performances in other teachers' classrooms. It studies García's staging of an applied theatre workshop at an elementary school in November 2020 with her children's story Pan de Mia as its script. In an analysis of García's practice as a transfeminist artist and educator, I argue that García's emphasis on an affective education of culinary preparation in which children's capacity for consent is central offers a transfeminist lesson about children's right to bodily autonomy and consent.

PERAN AGAMA DALAM MEMBANGUN JIWA NASIONALISME SERTA EDUKASI LEMBAGA KEUANGAN SYARIAH DI ERA DIGITAL PADA MASYARAKAT

Social Work Lectures (KKS) are a concrete manifestation of implementing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, namely the service aspect. The theme of the Social Work Lecture (KKS) that the author uses is religious teaching and education about sharia financial institutions with program targets for RA Darul Fallah and TPQ An-Najah students, MI Nurut Taqwa, as well as the community in the student's neighborhood. The author designed several special programs related to the KKS theme. It is hoped that the programs that the author has designed can achieve the objectives of the chosen theme. The aim of this KKS activity is to strengthen and support the community's economy as well as improve the quality of Islamic Religious Education in Bojongrangkas Village in the form of community service by planning several collaborative activities between PAI, PBA and PS study programs in the form of Teaching FAI, Sharia Banking Socialization on Financial Planning, NOBAR (Watch together) about Islam with students, Blessed Friday Program, Competitions and Art Performances.

Urgensi Keterlibatan Orang Tua Dalam Mewujudkan Profil Pelajar Pancasila Di SMPN 1 Sumberrejo

Parental involvement is very important in realizing the Pancasila student profile. However, now parents hand over all responsibility to the school in shaping children's behavior or character in accordance with Pancasila values. This research aims to determine the urgency and efforts of schools in realizing the Pancasila student profile in parental involvement. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques through observation and interviews. The research results show that there are four parent involvement activity programs in realizing the Pancasila student profile. (1) forming a parents' association (2) holding parents' classes; (3) holding inspiration classes; (4) holding a farewell art performance 9.

Aula Verde (tree room) as a link between art and science to raise public awareness of nature-based solutions

Nature-based solutions inherently require a multifaceted perspective that encompasses diverse fields. The aim of this project is to develop more effective nature-based solutions, climate action and environmental awareness by breaking down boundaries between disciplines and fostering a co-creative process. Concepts of ecology and urban forestry were combined with the research on political ecology, environmental humanities, land art, regenerative art, performing art, participatory art, and more-than-human art. This process resulted in the creation of Aula Verde Aniene. It is located in an urban park in Rome and consists of a stand of trees arranged in circles with a specific design to give the perception of being in an outdoor vegetated room. The project activities involved community participation through art performances and citizen science initiatives. Regulating and cultural ecosystem services of Aula Verde were assessed using i-Tree Eco software and citizens’ surveys. Beyond numerical descriptions of ecosystem services, the manuscript introduces shinrin-yoku as a practice to raise awareness of nature. The distinctive approach here described contributed to convey a sense of belonging to the ecosystem to citizens. The project framework and study findings have been developed to formulate policy recommendations and disseminate a format that can be adapted to diverse locations.

Towards an aesthetics of grammar learning: lifting the veil on language

The last few decades have seen growing interest in the field of disciplinary aesthetics. While the physical sciences and mathematics have attracted significant interest in this area, relatively little attention has been given to the aesthetic potential of learning about the structure of one’s own native language. Within this paper, we bring together ideas from evolutionary aesthetics, philosophy, psychology and neuroscience to explore the question of what might characterize an aesthetics of grammar learning. The paper connects our previous empirical findings with theoretical developments across these disciplines. We argue that explicit grammar learning has a particular potential to evoke aesthetic experience due to its role as a mediator between procedural and declarative knowledge. We suggest that by facilitating the transformation from knowhow to knowledge, grammar learning has the potential to generate cognitive consonance, experienced as an aesthetic-epistemic feeling of fittingness. The discussion draws parallels between the characteristics of grammar and the properties of entities more traditionally conceived to be aesthetic (such as art works and performances). In particular, we note that meta-linguistic labels (grammar terms) provide concrete tokens which facilitate virtual models, supporting the transition from ‘automatism’ to ‘conscious reflection’. The paper concludes by exploring the implications for the field of disciplinary aesthetics and for developing pedagogies which maximize the aesthetic potential of grammar.

Penerapan Pompa Air Tenaga Surya Untuk Sarana Irigasi dan Edukasi Desa Wisata Widarapayung Wetan Cilacap

Widarapayung Wetan Village was designated as an innovation village by the Cilacap Regency Innovation Village Determination which is located in Binangun District, Cilacap Regency. The main potential of Widarapayung Wetan Village is in the tourism sector, such as Widarapayung Beach and the pioneering tourist village. The facilities that have been built and already exist in this pilot tourism village are an art performance stage, pavilion, gazebo, gamelan instruments, plantation land, and rice fields. One of the pioneering developments of tourist villages is the development of educational tourism. This community service activity applies appropriate technology by developing water pump technology for irrigating rice fields using solar energy. Apart from irrigating rice fields, this solar-powered water pump technology is also used for educational tourism at the Widarapayung Wetan tourism village pilot, especially in the field of utilizing new and renewable energy. The stages of work carried out included surveying the installation site, designing and manufacturing a solar water pump system, system installation at the installation site, operational trials of pumps, and operational training and pump maintenance. The result of this activity is a solar water pump system for irrigating rice fields with a capacity of 30 liters/minute.

MAKNA SOSIAL-RELIGIUS SEBAGAI NILAI KONSELING ISLAM DALAM TRADISI KETOG SEMPRONGDI KABUPATEN TABANAN BALI

Humans as social creatures must always maintain good relationships with others because it is an
 obligation that must be carried out. Just as tradition can create a society that
 has a social spirit, so
 that social relations can create harmony in people's lives. From observing the conditions above,
 researchers examined various facts regarding the socio
 -
 religious meaning of Islamic counseling
 values
 in the Ketog Semprong tradition
 in Tabanan Regency, Bali. The aim of this research is to
 describe the procession of the Ketog Semprong tradition and to describe the socio
 -
 religious
 meaning of Islamic counseling values
 in the Ketog Semprong tradition in Tabanan Regency, Bali.
 In the re
 search method to obtain comprehensive information and data, this research uses a
 qualitative research approach with the type of ethnographic qualitative research. The results of the
 research show that: First, the Ketog Semprong traditional procession in Ta
 banan district, Bali, has
 three processions, namely joint prayer, megibung sagi or eating together, and art performances.
 And secondly, the social
 -
 religious meaning as an Islamic counseling value in the Ketog Semprong
 tradition in Tabanan district, Bali. T
 here are two Islamic counseling values
 that exist in this
 tradition, namely the first, spiritual values
 such as praying together, and the second, your values.
 'Amalah or social such as an attitude of mutual sharing, an attitude of affection, an attitud
 e of
 mutual cooperation in the form of mutual assistance, an attitude of tolerance in religion so that it
 can foster harmony, and finally an attitude of togetherness. All these attitudes can foster harmony
 and happiness which can be used as provisions for
 social life.

重庆地区非遗舞蹈秀山花灯的当代舞台创作分析

Xiushan Lantern Festival, also known as “jumping lantern festival”, “playing lantern festival” and “lantern festival”, is a comprehensive folk performance art integrating “singing, dancing and drama”. By sorting out the humanistic beliefs and living habits in Xiushan area, this paper deeply explores the artistic characteristics of Xiushan Lantern, and at the same time, makes a comparative analysis of the relationship between contemporary stage art works based on Xiushan Lantern and traditional manifestations of Xiushan Lantern, explores the creative characteristics of Xiushan Lantern stage art dance since the 21st century, and with the help of the analysis of the current situation, re-examines the contemporary predicament of Xiushan Lantern dance creation, and analyzes the creative path of the stage from the perspective of contemporary cultural aesthetics.