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  • Sehnsucht and alienation in Schubert's Mignon settings / Acacia M. Doktorchik 
    Doktorchik, Acacia M.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Music, c2011Fine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2011)
    Sehnsucht (longing) and alienation were two central themes of 19th century German Romanticism in literature, music and art. Franz Schubert was one of the great masters of the Romantic era to understand and express these ...
  • The corrosive moment : a look at the apocalyptic glitch 
    Blicharz, Marta (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New Media, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of New Media, 2012)
    This thesis focuses on the contextualization of my artistic practice, which explores digital glitch as a disruptive force and an aesthetic treatment in the contemporary technological world. While the body of work draws ...
  • Hamlet : the design as process 
    Barrus, David W. (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2012)
    This thesis represents the written portion of the Degree Requirements of the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Design. The Thesis production of HAMLET, by Wm. Shakespeare (edited by Brian C. Parkinson), was the University ...
  • From our sex to our souls : directing Michel Marc Bouchard’s The Madonna painter 
    Guist, Sean; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge. Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Department of Theatre and Dramatic ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2012)
    Michel Marc Bouchard calls his play, . a parable of lies disguised as a fable; writ in scarlet pigment, in holy wine and hemoglobin, all the shades of red that flow through us from our sex to our souls (9).” Using these ...
  • Collaboration and the creation of a new piece of music : an analysis of the roles played by composer, poet, and singer in William Bolcom's Briefly it enters for soprano and piano 
    Sinnott, Rachel; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Fine ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2012)
    This document looks at American composer William Bolcom’s song cycle Briefly It Enters, from a collaborative standpoint. The cycle was written with soprano Benita Valente in mind and the poetry is taken from the work of ...
  • I am not a ceramicist 
    Porcina, Mark (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Art, c2012Arts and ScienceDepartment of Art, 2012)
    Ceramics has always existed on the fringes of craft and high art. The purpose of this thesis project is to elevate clay beyond the traditions of craft by examining the historical use of clay and the everyday object. My ...
  • A new six-mallet marimba technique and its pedagogical approach 
    Porter, Joe (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Music, c2013Arts and ScienceDepartment of Music, 2013)
    This thesis presents a six-mallet technique developed by the author along with a pedagogical guide teaching that technique. Included in the thesis are the following components: 1) a DVD which demonstrates how to learn the ...
  • Dr. Soanes' Odditorium of Wonders : the 19th century dime museum in a contemporary context 
    Edmundson, Jane; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Arts, c2013Arts and ScienceDepartment of Art, 2013)
    19th century dime museums were a North American phenomenon that flourished in urban centres from the mid- to late-1800s. Named thusly due to their low admission cost, dime museums provided democratic entertainment that ...
  • Some nerve: invisible debilitations, explosive restraint and the in-valid 
    Thiessen Hepher, Corinne; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Fine Arts, 2014Fine ArtsDepartment of Arts, 2013)
    Some Nerve: Invisible Debilitations, Explosive Restraint and the In-Valid engages sociological, critical and feminist frameworks to examine the cultural and political encoding of normative human behaviour. Through kinetic ...
  • Imagining fantastica : the direction and puppet design of The Neverending Story 
    Legg, Andrew Steven; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Theaatre and Dramatic Arts, 2013Fine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2013)
    In the The Neverending Story, a novel by Michael Ende adapted for the stage by David S. Craig, the child protagonist reads a fantastical world into existence. When directing and puppet designing a theatre production of The ...
  • Mobile : painting as a practice of peregrination 
    Djaballah, Anne-Laure (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2014)
    Walking is a practice which parallels and criss-crosses my painting practice. Each mutually informs the other, creating a mobile with which I think about and experience the world. Before seeking to elucidate the knowledge ...
  • Here | Now | Look | See: information visualizations of recent climate records in Alberta 
    Clark, Christine (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New Media, 2014Fine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2014)
    This thesis is an analysis of the application of information visualization and design to wicked problems, a class of problems whose complexity, interconnectedness and fluctuation make them extremely difficult to resolve, ...
  • Digital imperfections : analog processes in 21st century cinema 
    Evernden, Christopher Blake (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of New MediaFine ArtsDepartment of New Media, 2014)
    Present day cinema’s singular pursuit of digital visual effects has resulted in a perceptual alienation of the audience due to missing constructive collaboration between artist and audience resulting from the imperfect mix ...
  • "Plein de feu, plein d'audace, plein de change" : examining the role of the Méthode de violon in the establishment of the French Violin School 
    Robinson, Airdrie Kalyn; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2014)
    In 1782, Italian violinist Giovanni Battista Viotti performed in the Concerts spirituels of Paris, causing a sensation with his new style of playing, deemed “plein de feu, plein d’audace,” “full of fire, full of audacity.” ...
  • The missing body: performance in the absence of the artist 
    Baker, Cindy (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Art.Fine ArtsArt, 2014-10-03)
    This thesis explores performance through an investigation of art in which the artist’s body is obscured, hidden, or not present in the final manifestation of the work. Through a three-pronged project of creative production, ...
  • A comprehensive performance project in horn literature, with an essay : selected Handel vocal arias repurposed as horn repertoire 
    Viejou, Sarah D.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)
    At present there is a lack of music for the horn player who wishes to advance from beginning study to more difficult repertoire. This collection of fourteen pieces has been created to fit into this gap and to provide the ...
  • The Past, present, and future in John Greer's The Red red heart 
    Wittig, Megan L; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)
    A psychological narrative from nostalgia to optimism binds the songs in John Greer’s cycle The Red Red Heart together. In the first two songs, images of the present are viewed with fear, discomfort, and confusion while ...
  • Optimum height for surround recordings with height channels 
    Li, Yangke; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of MusicFine ArtsDepartment of Music, 2015)
    This research investigates the perceptional qualities of various microphone distances between the low channel microphones and height channel microphones in order to decide optimum height for height microphones in ...
  • Erratic : a personal look at studio practice as research 
    Caussy, Roy; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of ArtFaculty of Fine ArtsDepartment of Art, 2015)
    My thesis work is comprised of two components. The first component is my thesis exhibition, which will showcase the bulk of my research as an MFA candidate in studio art. The second component is this essay in which I ...
  • Mars ain't the kinda place to raise your kids : a performance installation 
    MacArthur, David Gregory; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts (Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Theatre and Dramatic ArtsFine ArtsDepartment of Theatre and Dramatic Arts, 2016)
    This paper is in support of my MFA thesis Mars ain’t the kinda place to raise your kids, a performance installation that explores the intersection of installation art and postdramatic theatre practice. Taking place in a ...