The goose step : the effect of politics on dance and performance

Abstract

The purpose of this dissertation is to gain knowledge of the political repercussions on dance. This study uses research on history to provide contexts on right and left-wing politics. The chosen political ideologies are those that have adopted the goose step (GS) within their military armies. Theories have been further investigated to contextualise and discuss what the performing body needs to do to complete the action. Semiotics facilitates the analysis of the case studies used, regarding the respective choreographies that include the GS. Thus, the study provides results that have been reasoned with the help of this research, and explains further the purpose of military connotations used in dance.