Exploring collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and the creation of a non-hierarchical collaborative process in dance, music, and painting

Mayer, Mary Ann

Exploring collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and the creation of a non-hierarchical collaborative process in dance, music, and painting

dc.contributor.advisor	Dossev, Boyko
dc.contributor.author	Mayer, Mary Ann
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Holt, Mary Margret
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Lipinski, Igor
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-09T20:06:16Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-09T20:06:16Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-13
dc.date.manuscript	2022-05-06
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and an autoethnographic case study of a non-hierarchical collaboration that began in August 2021 and culminated with a fully staged performance piece in January 2022. The purpose of the case study was to investigate how the collaborative process informed and inspired the creativity of each participating artist toward the goal of developing a fully staged presentation. The non-hierarchical component was defined as collaboration whereby each artist contributed, reacted, and participated without dictating concept or design. The primary team of collaborators consisted of a choreographer, a composer, and a visual artist. Each had been classically trained in their respective fields and were inherently interested in collaboration. Documentation of the collaborative process is presented through a chronological narrative from inspiration, concept design, and various experiments that led to a presentation of music, dance, and visual art. The final result was a ballet in eight movements that traveled between a reality space and a memory space and was supported by eight original music scores and six original projected paintings. This thesis offers insight into the collaborative process and its influence on each collaborator, participating dancers, projection artist, and lighting designer. It discusses the characteristics and elements that are integral for successful collaboration and sheds light on the creative potential and possibilities that collaboration can provide in the educational and professional studio setting. Analysis of the case study and of the information gleaned from interviews as well as the review of literature support the premise that collaboration influences creative output. This thesis is intended to strengthen the reader’s understanding of successful collaborative creativity while aiming to inspire and enhance future research.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/335644
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Choreo-musical Collaboration	en_US
dc.subject	Collaboration in dance, music, and painting	en_US
dc.subject	Collaborations influence on creativity	en_US
dc.subject	Non-hierarchical Collaboration	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Master of Fine Arts in Dance	en_US
dc.title	Exploring collaboration and its influence on artistic creativity through an investigation of literature, personal interviews, and the creation of a non-hierarchical collaborative process in dance, music, and painting	en_US
ou.group	Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts::School of Dance	en_US
shareok.orcid	0000-0003-0304-508X	en_US