The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood
Presence may occur when actors are alert and relaxed in performance. A positive mood is associated with physical activity, but little is known about how movement qualities affect mood and vital signs of actors. This study examined the effects of vibratory, pendular, abrupt, and sustained movement qu...
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| description | Presence may occur when actors are alert and relaxed in performance. A positive mood is associated with physical activity, but little is known about how movement qualities affect mood and vital signs of actors. This study examined the effects of vibratory, pendular, abrupt, and sustained movement qualities on the Brief Mood Introspection Scale, and physiology. Undergraduate theatre (n = 25) and non-theatre majors (n = 24) engaged in protocols of four movement qualities: vibratory, pendular, abrupt and sustained. Mood and heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, and temperature were measured before and after four different movement protocols. The hypothesis that the sequence of vibratory, pendular, sustained, and abrupt increased the alert, relaxed state of Presence and Arousal was rejected. It was found that systolic blood pressure increased in men across protocols. A significant interaction was found between the participants’ major and “Tired.” Because Tired and Arousal indicate mental and/or physical energy, a relationship between MAJOR and “Tired,” combined with significant correlation between subjects and major, suggests that the protocols resulted in fatigue. Half of the mood variance is explained by the factor “major.” These two significant findings suggest a relationship between mood and major as well as blood pressure and gender. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-712ceda357ff47ce9751f6eef1aaa6b12023-08-02T01:54:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2015-12-012110.1080/2331186X.2015.10476071047607The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and moodArtemis Preeshl0Gwen George1Wendy Hicks2Loyola University New OrleansLoyola University New OrleansAshford UniversityPresence may occur when actors are alert and relaxed in performance. A positive mood is associated with physical activity, but little is known about how movement qualities affect mood and vital signs of actors. This study examined the effects of vibratory, pendular, abrupt, and sustained movement qualities on the Brief Mood Introspection Scale, and physiology. Undergraduate theatre (n = 25) and non-theatre majors (n = 24) engaged in protocols of four movement qualities: vibratory, pendular, abrupt and sustained. Mood and heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate, and temperature were measured before and after four different movement protocols. The hypothesis that the sequence of vibratory, pendular, sustained, and abrupt increased the alert, relaxed state of Presence and Arousal was rejected. It was found that systolic blood pressure increased in men across protocols. A significant interaction was found between the participants’ major and “Tired.” Because Tired and Arousal indicate mental and/or physical energy, a relationship between MAJOR and “Tired,” combined with significant correlation between subjects and major, suggests that the protocols resulted in fatigue. Half of the mood variance is explained by the factor “major.” These two significant findings suggest a relationship between mood and major as well as blood pressure and gender.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2015.1047607performancemoodexercisephysiologypresenceactor trainingmovement |
| spellingShingle | Artemis Preeshl Gwen George Wendy Hicks The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood Cogent Education performance mood exercise physiology presence actor training movement |
| title | The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood |
| title_full | The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood |
| title_fullStr | The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood |
| title_full_unstemmed | The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood |
| title_short | The path to presence in performance through movement, physiological response, and mood |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2015.1047607 |
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