Transart Thesis Projects
PhD Dissertations_Master
Abstract: The Aesthetics of Awe, Meaning, and Pleasure, examines how Canadian theatre can move beyond its reliance on linear, plot-driven narratives rooted in Aristotelian and well-made play traditions. By centering awe, meaning, and pleasure as primary aesthetic values, the research proposes an alternative framework for performance creation, training, and audience engagement. It challenges the dominant dramaturgical paradigms through an interdisciplinary, praxis-based approach that blends theoretical analysis with performance practice. Drawing on postdramatic theatre and notions of liveness, the study positions awe as a transformative affective experience that fosters humility, wonder, and deeper connection between artists and audiences…
Abstract: This practice-led research project examines how combining painting and choreography can reshape artistic identities and challenge traditional dance forms. From ballet's strict structure to modern dance's liberated expression, this research project explores the possibilities, obstacles, and progression of transitioning from established techniques to more unbridled forms of artistic expression. The work aims to illuminate the transformative power of cross-disciplinary practice in broadening traditional dance aesthetics…
Abstract: This is a documentation of practice-led research into the proliferation of invasive species, a phenomenon analogous to colonialism and its accompanying systemic extraction and displacement of bodies, goods, and earth materials. Sylvia Wynter attributes this spread to the Enlightenment era centering of European man as the hierarchical pinnacle of intelligence. This separation of man from nature caused a rupture with vast indigenous and planetary knowledge that has resulted in species die offs and potential environmental and social collapse…