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Title: The new spirit in drama & art
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Carter, Huntly
Subjects: Theater Impressionism (Art)
Publisher: London : F. Palmer
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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study, from the point of view ofpersonal development in its fundamental aspects and stages.From this point of view the study is one of great value.The concentration of observational and executive facultyrequired during the exercises demands participation of thesenses of hearing, of seeing, and of realisation of musculareffort under the strict control of the consciousness, the latterbeing absorbed, first in analysing, then in reconstructing,and finally in directing the external representation of theforms inwardly apprehended. Absolute attention for thetime being is imperative, though the form of attentiondemanded is radically different from that usually exacted inthe classroom. The latter is merely a state of passivitymaintained by the consciousness while presentations of onekind and another are thrust upon it by the instructor. Theattention that must be given in a lesson of rhythmicgymnastics is active and dynamic, ensuring an immediateintelligent response to whatever has been sensed.
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124. The Dalcroze System of Dancing. Designs by M. Thhcncz.

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