Abstract
The purpose of this thesis project has been to express in a sculptural dimension the joy and healing qualities of movement. Movement is our primal language. The very first thing we do upon leaving the womb is to move, to reach for our mother. Movement allows us to express our feelings regardless of the ability to make sound. Infants and toddlers explore the three dimensional world as they reach out to touch, to feel, to experience textures and shapes. They gain confidence as physical beings through ever increasing skills and mobility of the body.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Movement therapy; Dance therapy; Art therapy; Sculpture--Themes, motives
Publication Date
5-1-1999
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
School of Art (CIAS)
Advisor
Hintz, Glen
Advisor/Committee Member
Singer, Alan
Advisor/Committee Member
Sheppard, Luvon
Recommended Citation
D'Esterno, Eileen, "Dance as medicine" (1999). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/3363
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: RC489.M66 D47 1999