Journey
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Maureen E. Burke (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Virginia Moomaw
Abstract: "Journey" is based on Richard Bach's short story, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The message of the book, to find out what it is that you love and want to do with vour life, and to give your greatest effort to make this dream become a reality, became the motivation for the structure and the selection of materials for this dance. "Journey" is divided into three sections and involves six dancers, five dancers to represent society as an institution of conformity and boredom, and one dancer to represent the adventurous, idealistic and strong-willed individual. The three sections of the dance are symbolic of the different levels of awareness that the individual passes through while striving to achieve perfection and in inner peace. In section one, the individual, while daring to be different, experiences a great deal of inner-conflict resulting from the disapproval of family and peers. At the second level of awareness, section two of the dance, the individual discovers an atmosphere where it is possible to learn a great deal through interactions with the others who are also striving to achieve perfection. In the third and final section of the dance, the individual returns to society with the hopes of guiding and encouraging others who believe In themselves. The individual has reached the third level of awareness.
Journey
PDF (Portable Document Format)
1538 KB
Created on 1/1/1973
Views: 204
Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1973