Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation

Abstract

• The Philadelphia Mummers are a performance group of working class white male residents of Philadelphia and South Jersey that performs annually for the New Year’s Day parade down Philadelphia’s Broad Street. Their String Band Division has transformed from marching band-style performances to “mini-musicals” over the past fifty years. This paper evaluates the path of innovation from marching band to “mini-musical” through an exploration of performance videos of the top five scored bands from each year from 1968 to 2024.

Creator

• Slingluff, Kirk Robert

Date Issued

• 2024-08-05

Academic Affiliation

• Theatre and Dance

Advisor

• Gerland, Oliver

Committee Member

• Rich, Kevin
• Meneghini-Stalker, Tamara

Degree Grantor

• University of Colorado Boulder

Commencement Year

• 2024

Subject

• Theater
• Philadelphia
• Mini-musical
• String band
• Parade
• Marching band
• Mummers
• American studies

Publisher

• University of Colorado Boulder

Last Modified

• 2024-12-19

Resource Type

• Masters Thesis

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

Language

• English [eng]

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