Coming Out : An Exploration of Fassinger’s Model of Sexual Identity Through Jazz Dance
Date of Award
5-2022
Document Type
MSU-Only Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
College/School
College of the Arts
Department/Program
Theatre and Dance
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Elizabeth McPherson
Committee Member
Allen Maniker
Committee Member
Claire Porter
Abstract
Members of the LGBTQ+ community go through an internal process by which they come to terms with their sexual identity. Ruth Fassinger presents a model comprised of four stages by which queer individuals experience this revelation. My thesis aims to document this journey through jazz dance and based on my own personal experiences as a queer person. In creating this project, I employed my knowledge of jazz dance, its history and evolution, music and color theories, and I took inspiration from the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. In this written thesis, I document the steps of the creative process that includes not only the methodology and research behind the project, but my personal perspective and how those ties contributed to the overall outcome of the presentation.
File Format
MP4
Recommended Citation
McCarthy, Michael, "Coming Out : An Exploration of Fassinger’s Model of Sexual Identity Through Jazz Dance" (2022). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 1003.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/1003
PDF file of written thesis
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