Moving from fun, humour and enjoyment
In this essay, I will theorize the effect fun, humour and enjoyment have on a creative process and how it can impact the performers and audience. The essay is written in relation to my final piece Töfrandi Kvöld, a musical that involved magic, which was made as my final piece of my BA education in c...
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ftskemman:oai:skemman.is:1946/48149 2024-09-09T19:47:21+00:00 Moving from fun, humour and enjoyment Lea Alexandra Gunnarsdóttir 2002- Listaháskóli Íslands 2024-03 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1946/48149 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/1946/48149 Alþjóðleg samtímadansbraut Sviðslistir Dans Performing Arts Dance Thesis Bachelor's 2024 ftskemman 2024-06-25T14:28:20Z In this essay, I will theorize the effect fun, humour and enjoyment have on a creative process and how it can impact the performers and audience. The essay is written in relation to my final piece Töfrandi Kvöld, a musical that involved magic, which was made as my final piece of my BA education in contemporary dance from the Iceland University of the Arts. With this project, I wanted to analyse what happens when you utilize fun, humour and entertainment in a creative process. How does it affect the participant's experience of the process? I will use psychological theories by Alice Isen, as well as theorize the “pleasure activism” by adrienne marie browns and look at Mette Ingvartsen's “Yes Manifesto.” I will also research the biological effects that positive emotions have. Through what I discovered, while working on the project as well as this research essay, I came to the conclusion that fun, humour and enjoyment as a driving force can create a less stressful and more enjoyable atmosphere for the participants of the project which resulted in an enjoyable experience for both the performers and audience. Bachelor Thesis Iceland Skemman (Iceland) Browns ENVELOPE(-44.583,-44.583,-60.700,-60.700) |
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In this essay, I will theorize the effect fun, humour and enjoyment have on a creative process and how it can impact the performers and audience. The essay is written in relation to my final piece Töfrandi Kvöld, a musical that involved magic, which was made as my final piece of my BA education in contemporary dance from the Iceland University of the Arts. With this project, I wanted to analyse what happens when you utilize fun, humour and entertainment in a creative process. How does it affect the participant's experience of the process? I will use psychological theories by Alice Isen, as well as theorize the “pleasure activism” by adrienne marie browns and look at Mette Ingvartsen's “Yes Manifesto.” I will also research the biological effects that positive emotions have. Through what I discovered, while working on the project as well as this research essay, I came to the conclusion that fun, humour and enjoyment as a driving force can create a less stressful and more enjoyable atmosphere for the participants of the project which resulted in an enjoyable experience for both the performers and audience. |
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