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Time Periods of dance |
neolithic
paleolithic ancient medieval renaissance |
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ANCIENT MEDIEVAL CHARACTERISTICS |
purposefully aesthetic combined with other art forms influenced by socio-political events religious |
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ceremony |
a formal sacred observance |
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gestures |
adhere strictly to conventional forms |
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GREEK ANCIENT ROME |
dance was personified as terpsichore(a goddess) |
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external display |
demonstrations for people to see contemporary counterpart=wedding=rites of passage |
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Haka |
traditionally done before men went off to battle |
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Jeli |
story teller |
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3 primary functions of African dance |
social-binds communities political- cements powers within communities spiritual- trans dances, expressing spirituality, healing dances |
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whole theatre |
everyone is involved, no "fourth wall", important to african culture because it involved community, incorporating everyone ex; swing or square dance, concerts |
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5 principles of african dance |
1. embracing the conflict 2. polycenterism/olyrhythm- any part of the body moving with rhythms 3. high affect juxtaposition-overlapping themes of dance 4. Ephebism- dry attack vitality 5. The aesthetic of cool- laid back attitude and maintaining composure while dancing |
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characteristics of african dance |
performed in straight lines or circles weighted and grounded bent forward every part of the body is moving movement is fluid angular and asymmetrical |
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largest group in african dance |
malinke/mande people |
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Djeli Don |
done by the Jelis for the kings to the kora |
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Kora |
harp like instrumen |
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Soko |
young boys initiation dance, right of passage for young boys |
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Soli |
right of passage dance for girls |
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Dundunba |
mens dance of strength and vitality done prior to or after battle now done by everybody |
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Drums: Djembe |
hour glass shaped, commonly used for all the sounds it can make |
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3 guinea drums |
1. Dun-dun-"heart beat of africa" largest drum, loud and full of bass, 2. Songba- medium sized, medium tone 3. Kenkeni- small, high tone |
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How do we experience dance in western culture? |
-Theatrical event or spectacle -"art for arts sake" -search or quest for new ideas -focus on the individuals - not part of religious -largely professional |
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african characteristics |
controlled by the music as many styles as there are languages language and music connection music is polyrhytmic, considered a means of communication between dancer and musician strong masculine presence no counts, rhythm driven |
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Renaissance Characteristics |
rules to follow focused on individual artist becoming a professional endeavor characterized according to class working=folk noble=court dance/ballet |
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European Folk Dance |
term applied to dances of historical importance in european culture and history social and community oriented ex: maypole, clogging, english country, |
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Characteristics of european folk dance(ukraine) |
done in a circle with no leader men and women together some parts dedicated to skills by gender always live music |
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Court Dance- Bugaku and Gagaku characteristics |
abstract plots meaning is conceptual movements of the dance tell what its about focus on a single, significant episode from a larger storyline movement follows JO-HA-KU |
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How has Bugaku/ Gugaku changed with time |
used to be just the emporer, never meant to e seen outside court, now starting to be showed |
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What are the unique movement characteristics of bugaku and gugaku? |
religious undertone torso held erect performed facing NSEW |
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bugaku purpose |
to create balance in the world repetition to keep time going on forever peace |
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Elements in Bugaku |
Precision Clarity Control dancers wear masks to not show expression heated music repetition |
