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17 Cards in this Set
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YVONNE RAINER
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1934-PRESENT DAY
-postmodern -egalitarianism --democracy of the body -Trio A -No Manifesto -Judson Dance Theatre |
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ROBERT AND JUDITH DUNN
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ROBERT
-taught Judson workshops -musician --studied with John Cage -cagean approaches to comp -presented dancers with questions/tasks/problems |
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DAVID GORDON
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-POSTMODERN
-shares egalitarian approaches with Rainer -emotional and physical monotony -[pope dance!] -props -humor and theatricality |
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LUCINDA CHILDS
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POST-MODERN
-focus on music/sound and its relationship to her movement -collaborated with Philip Glass --minimalist composer -signature work: Einstein on the Beach, with music by Glass -modern principles and aesthetics; therefore post-modern |
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MEREDITH MONK
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POSTMODERN
-world renowned composer AND choreographer -theatrical -worked narratives into her pieces -costumes, props -spoken word and vocalizations within the dances -biography in movement piece |
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STEVE PAXTON
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-invented contact improv
-worked with Cunningham -instrumental in establishing Judson |
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PINA BAUSCH
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-Human interaction
-Emotion -Uses body to evoke emotions -created a version of Rite of Spring |
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LLOYD NEWSON
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-artistic director of DV8 Physical Theatre
-choreographed Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men --about a serial killer who murdered gay men -his choreographed works were for men --2 homo, 2 heteros -gender studies, exploration of sexualities |
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WILLI NINJA
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-voguer
-[think about Check Your Boy at the Door] |
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JACK COLE
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-1911-1974
-began as a modern dancer: Ted Shawn's co. -then did night club acts -moved on to choreograph for Broadway/Hollywood musicals -meticulous process -night clubs = choreographic research -borrowed from other cultures SEE CHOREOGRAPHIC TRAITS OF JACK COLE [I WILL WRITE THEM OUT] |
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BOB FOSSE
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-began as a dancer in an entertainment act
-directed many musicals and broadway hits -his dances exude sexuality -aesthetic: turned in, shoulders rotated, articulate use of hands and face, very rhythmic -Sweet Charity (1969) --Big Spender |
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KAZUO OHNO
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-lighter side of Butoh
-rebirth -love -homage to the dead -used imagery in his movement generation and teachings --"move as if there is a bird on your shoulder" -primarily a soloist -loved performing and sharing work -beauty, nostalgia, love -his piece The Written Face |
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TATSUMI HIJIKATA
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-darker side of Butoh
-believed you have to go through the darkness in order to discover and find the light -shook hands with the dead; paid homage to the dead in a different way -his piece Hosotan: old man baby |
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WILLIAM HENRY LANE
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-AKA Master Juba
-combined Irish Jig with Minstrel dancing = an American form -FIRST tap dancer |
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RUBY KEELER
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-"a real hoofer"
-buck dancer -very different from other female dancers of the time [Ginger Rogers] |
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BILL "BOJANGLES" ROBINSON
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"World's Greatest Tap Dancer"
-Danced with Shirley Temple -Harlem is Heaven --stair dance! -FLASH TAP |
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TWYLA THARP
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-choreographed for Movin' Out
--coming of age themes --musical score by Billy Joel -pop culture |
