Arts and Crafts Movement

Overuse injuries, (as opposed to acute traumatic events) are the most common mechanism for injury in dance, accounting for 68% in females and 60% in males. (Allen, 2012) Therefore the strength and conditioning plan should focus on strengthening the affected structures without exposing them to undue repetitions so as not to exacerbate this effect. (Allen, 2012) Lower back strain is the single most common complaint of ballet dancers (40% exhibited it in one study), followed by ankle sprains and…

What decides what art is? Over the years, there have been many discussions about what decides art and it is this question that many artists have toyed with. From the aesthetic appeal to statement works to the viewer's own perception, many aspects of art have been explored. However, the value of art is decided by that of the history of the artwork itself. One could look to Vincent Van Gogh; whose works became no more extraordinary after his death, but his tragic story assisted in him to become a…

describe the changes occurring in art and society during the 19th and 20th centuries. Various social, political and economic changes would drastically challenge artistic conventions that had been in place since the Renaissance. The period between 1850-1970 saw dramatic changes and revolution in the production and history of art. The art world would be exposed to juxtapositions between both tradition and modernity and the idealized and realistic. Associated with academic art and controlled by a…

rebirth. The Renaissance started in Italy in the early 1300s depending upon recapturing the classical civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. By following the humanist movement, it focuses on building a world that its central values are human beings. Therefore, people worked on improving their own cultures, literature and art (Cox, 2015). The Renaissance had gradually spread northward to other European countries such as Spain and France to finally end around 1650. Although they both considered…

towards the metaphoric implications of each movement, but these metaphoric processes operate as a fundamental characteristic of dance. Physical gestures are an innate characteristic of the way people communicate with each other as they “…can reveal aspects of meaning that are not, or even cannot, be present in words alone” (Kövecses 72). Dance, at its simplest definition, is but an exaggeration of these human gestures; the choreographer can manipulate the movement presented to the audience to…

portrait constructed by Leonardo Da Vinci, though in his words, “Art is never finished, only abandoned”, thus his most recognized creation was never completed. Despite the painting being underdeveloped, modern-day society maintains a profound respect for both the piece as well as fellow artists of the Renaissance era. Renaissance artists are admired by the general public, including scholars, as gifted geniuses in their respective crafts, specifically for their ability to resuscitate previous…

inspired by music. Choreographers are influenced to create choreography for various reasons, sometimes based on life experiences, current events, paintings or just for pure entertainment. When everyone returns to the floor, it is now time to review the movement phrase. The instructor clicks play and it is our job to perform and execute their vision to the fullest extent. You may the instructor use words like “go full out” “you have to go 150 percent.” These phrases encourage the student to work…

The Smart Start Pre School Program “The developmental potential of a day care or preschool setting depends on the extent to which supervising adults create and maintain opportunities for the involvement of children in a variety of progressively more complex (ongoing) activities and interpersonal structures that are commensurate with the child’s evolving capacities and allow (the child) sufficient balance of power to introduce innovations.”- Bronfenbrenner (1979).The preschool years are the…

the California Midwinter International Exposition featured many of the same exhibits from the Chicago Columbian Exhibition. Numerous buildings were based on Moorish and Islamic inspired architecture. One such building was the Indo-Islamic Mechanics arts building. The building featured a large mosque-like entry, minarets topped with stars, and a dome topped with a crescent moon. Another building of the exhibition was a combination of Moorish architecture and Spanish Colonial Revival…

Art and Immigration Historically, the way most immigrants live is a dialect surrounding the memories of the world in which they have come and the daily battles of learning the stretches of the new society. Other things like new language masterly, staying and performing one’s duties among strangers as well as the struggles to cope up with unfamiliarity make up other challenges faced by the immigrants in their supposedly new home. As they live to seek comfort in whatever they see, they feel so…