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  2. Danse Macabre - Wikipedia

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    The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann Schedel. The Danse Macabre (/ d ɑː n s m ə ˈ k ɑː b (r ə)/; French pronunciation: [dɑ̃s ma.kabʁ]), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.

  3. Dance in mythology and religion - Wikipedia

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    Dance is present in ... Jesus uses dance as a metaphor. ... element and aspect of this sacred art-worship. The temple dance gradually evolved into what is known today ...

  4. Odissi - Wikipedia

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    Love is a universal theme and one of the paradigmatic values in Indian religions. This theme is expressed through sensuous love poems and metaphors of sexual union in Krishna-related literature, and as longing eros (Shringara) in its dance arts such as in Odissi, from the early times.

  5. Metaphor - Wikipedia

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    A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. [1] ... as well as dance and other art forms.

  6. Nataraja - Wikipedia

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    The metaphor of the cosmic dance thus unifies ancient mythology, religious art and modern physics. [ 62 ] Though named "Nataraja bronzes" in Western literature, the Chola Nataraja artworks are mostly in copper, and a few are in brass, typically cast by the cire-perdue ( lost-wax casting ) process.

  7. Performance art - Wikipedia

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    Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created ... [20] [21] dance performance. Photo by Arnold ... using subversive metaphors to express dissent ...

  8. Dance theory - Wikipedia

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    Dance theory is based on these founding principles, that is the sphere and lines of the body, to derive, show and demonstrate how dance is done. This is achieved by showing which movements to do by and at what speed. It is hypothetically possible to draw and work out a dance by using sphere lines and arrows. Many dance books state how this is done.

  9. Performing arts - Wikipedia

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    The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. [1] They are different from the visual arts , which involve the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects .