Creativity and the performing artist : behind the mask /: behind the mask. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paula Thomson and S. Victoria Jaque.
• Other Names: Thomson, Paula; Jaque, Victoria S
• Contents: Front Cover; #x93;Creativity and the Performing Artist; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Author Biographies; Acknowledgments; I. Creativity Theory and Performing Artists; 1 Understanding creativity in the performing arts; Definitions and expert evaluations; Integrative models; Heuristic assessment: three-dimensional and geneplore models; Componential model of creativity; The Darwinian evolutionary theory of creativity; Investment and propulsion theory; Distributed creativity theory; Social network theory and small world groups; Systems model Complexity theory and creativity classification systemSummary; Concluding remarks; 2 Domains in the performing arts; Introduction: domain-general and domain-specific creativity; Interpreters, generators, and intermediaries; Performing arts domains/fields; Dance; Media arts; Music; Opera; Theater; Performing artists working outside the five primary NEA fields; Circus arts; Performance art; Summary; Concluding remarks; 3 The person: talent and performing artists; Talent or giftedness; Pyramid of talent development model and three-ring model; Multiple intelligences Theory of positive disintegrationThe five overexcitabilities; Talent-development mega-model; Summary; Concluding remarks; 4 Creative experiences; Introduction; Interpreters and the creative process; Rehearsal and the creative process; Performing a character; Performing noncharacter works; Experiencing the creative process; Summary; Concluding remarks; 5 Imagination and fantasy; Imagination; Fantasy and fantasy proneness; Employing imagination and fantasy; Summary; Concluding remarks; II. Biological Manifestations of Creativity in Performing Artists 6 Neurobiology, creativity, and performing artistsThe brain; Functional neural networks; Measuring brain activity; Generative and evaluative modes of creativity; Cognitive processes: divergent, convergent, insight, and working memory; Neuroaesthetics and performing arts; Mirror neurons and creativity in the performing arts; The body and creativity: real-time creative action; Neurofeedback training and the performing artist; Summary; Concluding remarks; 7 Physiology and creativity; Introduction; Physiology and creative stress: a dynamic process; Cardiac and respiratory systems and performance Autonomic nervous systemHeart rate variability and creativity; Emotional expressivity and autonomic nervous system physiology; Physiological performance demands; Musculoskeletal systems and kinesthetic creativity; Fitness and performers; Enhancing physiological conditioning; Summary; Concluding remarks; 8 Flow and neurophysiological responses; Introduction; Embodied flow, genetic heritability, and flow proneness; Neuroscience and flow experiences; Neurochemistry and flow experiences; Physiology and flow experiences; Neurophysiological approaches to enhance flow experiences; Summary
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 153.3/5; Creative ability; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0128041080; 9780128041086
• Related ISBNs: 9780128040515
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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