Analysis Of The Zuni Turkey Dance - 1119 Words

The Zuni Turkey Dance is an Native American Indian dance performed to entertain and to get people knowledgeable about their cultural heritage. It appeals to unfamiliar and familiar people. This dance appeals to an audience because it is a form of entertainment. Entertainment can be defined as a performance that pleases and audience. In the Zuni Turkey dance we can see the art of ;dancing, drums/musical instruments begin played ,costumes, and hymns.The performers are enthusiastic and full of energy attracting every eye in the audience. The accessibility of this performance was easy to see on a medium ( internet). The content of the performance can be considered a high brow because it is intellectual and cultured people appreciate this†¦show more content†¦This is a performance that is intentionally popular that has a sentimental value. The audience for this performance has a small market by the cause of favor and approval by their audience. The market is small because this is not a normally tradition so only a certain audience would know about it. The relationship between sacred and secular in this performance is secular because it has no ties to religion. Sacred is not done in this performance because it does not have a tied to religion reminding us of God. The habits rituals and routine of the Zuni Turkey Dance shows a secular meaning through the use of the performance. After examining Goffman and Schechners theories of reception and performance a performance is unique and interactive. The uniqueness of a performance is on the interactivity of the creation or production from the audience. Goffman defines performance by the influence it has on participants. If it doesnt influence the participants or audience it’s not a performance. While Schencher defines a performance by what is placed into the performance. Performances are bits of restored behavior that include living behaviors recombined, rearranged, and reconstructed. In other words performances exist as actions, interactions, and relationships. There are many kinds of performance in the arts, in sports , and in ritual. For example, War Horse Film was a