Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Dance
First Advisor
maura nguyên donohue
Second Advisor
David Capps
Academic Program Adviser
maura nguyên donohue
Abstract
This paper contextualizes the influences, details the creative process, and reflects on the relevance of choreographer Eve Jacobs' artistic research for her MFA thesis, "Four Statements on Attention." She draws upon the legacies of choreographers Merce Cunningham and Anna Halprin; publications by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Johann Hari, Jenny Odell, and others; and resources from the activist coalition Friends of Attention to articulate how her dance practice continues to shape her capacity for sustained attention in an age of distraction.
Recommended Citation
Jacobs, Eve J., "Rehearsing Attention: Contemporary Dance as a Practice of Sustained Focus" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1168