Shakespeare’s Hamlet, is a play that focuses on Hamlet’s own character development. Through his soliloquies the audience learns a lot about how he truly feels. This evidence leads to the essence of Hamlet’s lunacy. The function of these soliloquies is to track his maddening behavior as it evolves. Hamlet’s first major soliloquy occurs in Act … Read more
Foot binding is also known as “lotus feet”. This practice was to prevent the feet from growing. This custom originated from upper-court dancers during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in Imperial China. As a result, this practice became popular in the Song Dynasty and had spread to all other social classes. Foot binding was … Read more
What is body image? Why does it have anything to do with dancing? How can it affect a dancer, even those who aren’t in the professional industry? Body image is the perception that an individual has of their physical self, but more importantly the thoughts and feelings the person experiences as a result of that … Read more