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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.57272
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
2020
76 pages
Masters Thesis
Academic theses
Text
eng
Thomas, Hannah Victoria
Jackson, Naomi
White, Marcus
Hunt, Kistin
Nascimiento, Eliciana
Arizona State University
Masters Thesis Dance 2020
“Her Brown Body Is Glory: A Legacy of Healing Forged Through Sisterhood and<br/><br/>Dance” fondly captures the process of creating the evening length dance project, Her<br/><br/>Brown Body Is Glory (HBBIG). This document addresses many themes, such as<br/><br/>liminality, rites of passage, trauma in the African American community (like the effects<br/><br/>of Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary’s “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) theory), and<br/><br/>provides a perspective of healing rooted in dance, rituals, and community. This research<br/><br/>focuses on dance being the source of intervention to create sisterhood among African<br/><br/>American women of many shades. Throughout the creation of this dance project, the<br/><br/>choreographer and dancers collaboratively generated experiences to cultivate a space of<br/><br/>trust, vulnerability, sisterhood, and growth. The use of written, verbal, and movement<br/><br/>reflection supported this creative process as the main source of ritual to check in with<br/><br/>self, building community amongst the dancers, and generating choreography. The<br/><br/>insertion of these sisterhood rituals into the production became the necessary element of<br/><br/>witness for the audience to experience an authentic and moving performance of Her<br/><br/>Brown Body Is Glory.
Dance
African American Studies
Dance Ritual
Healing
Legacy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndome
Rites of Passage
Sisterhood
Her Brown Body Is Glory: A Legacy of Healing Forged Through Sisterhood and Dance