Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Ballet: A Neoclassical and Postmodern Contemporary Approach

Abstract

This exegesis is an integral part of my PhD in Creative Practice project and is complementary to the dance video titled 'Hamlet Revisited'. It shows the transformation of a video recording of my own choreography of the ballet 'Hamlet' into a contemporary post-postmodern dance video DVD 'Hamlet Revisited', answering the research question: How to transform an archival recording of a neoclassical ballet performance into a new artistic dance video by implementing postmodern philosophical concepts? The goal of the project is to elucidate the transformation of 'Hamlet' to 'Hamlet Revisited' presenting both the neoclassical choreographic approach and the recent postmodern approach that traverses into a transmodern dance video of an eclectic blend of styles and techniques.