Word: themes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...paradox of dance choreography is that the audience is often unlikely to grasp the subject of the dance; but without a strong central theme, even if it is unperceived, the audience is likely to be bored. The pleasure one feels at a dance performance comes when he or she is immersed in the movement of the dancers. To a large extent, the success of a dance hinges on the interaction of thematic content with movement...
Expressed generally, Fine's theme is one of transformation from the disharmony of the single individual to the harmony of the group, symbolized by the ring. This change is represented in the dance by the structure of the music, as it changes from groups of seven beats to groups of eight. It also occurs in the movement of the dancers as they change from interacting in groups of three to interacting in groups of four. According to Fine, "the numbers three and seven cry out to be four and eight. When they change it represents the realization of harmony...
...Curse of the Starving Class, Shepard's symbol is a refrigerator devoid of food; his theme, the aching emptiness of U.S. family life. Each member of this rural family is poisoned by sour dreams...
Each issue will focus on a single architectural theme. The first issue, called "Beyond the Modern Movement," will contain articles, interviews, photo essays and book reviews dealing with the post-modernist movement in architecture...
Suddenly, he was the reincarnation of Knute Rockne, and you could hear the Fighting Irish theme song as he reached the final crescendo about mental toughness, pride, desire and Harvard's tradition. He pulled out all the stops. And damned if the room didn't have an electric feeling, and damned again if you didn't buy every last word of his pitch. McLaughlin had consummated the ultimate deal--he had sold Harvard basketball to his own players...