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Exercise in Pedagogy: Story of the Bones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2013

Ursula O. Payne
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Abstract

I was commissioned by Kim Nofsinger to make a dance for students at Middle Tennessee State University that explored the African American experience. The creative process integrated historical and bio-archaeological research being conducted by Dr. Shannon Chappell Hodge and Dr. Kevin E. Smith from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In this paper I will discuss the methodology I used to develop a creative process that involved the intersection of African American history, bio-archeological physical evidence, ritual exploration, and performance. This repertory experience represents how interdisciplinary relationships involving research, choreography, pedagogy, ritual, and performance can be imagined.

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Research Article
Information
Congress on Research in Dance Conference Proceedings , Volume 41 , supplement S1: Global Perspectives On Dance Pedagogy: Research And Practice , 2009 , pp. 300 - 306
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2009

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