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22 Cards in this Set
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Choreographer of Rite of Spring
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Igor Stravinsky
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Choreographer of Dying Swan
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Michel Fokine
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Choreographer of Serenade
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George Balanchine
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Eras of ballet in order:
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1.) Renaissance
2.) Baroque 3.) Romantic 4.) Classical 5.) Russo-American 6.) Neo-Classical 7.) Contemporary |
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1st Generation of Modern Dance
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•Loi Fuller
•Isadora Duncan •Ruth St. Denis •Ted Shawn ALL WERE REBELLING AGAINST BALLET |
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2nd Generation of Modern Dance
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•Martha Graham
•Doris Humphrey •Charles Weidman •Honya Holm ALL TAUGHT AT BENNINGTON |
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Russo-American Ballet
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•start of contemporary ballet
•steps should fit theme of dance •NO pantomime •the Dying Sawn and Rite of Spring |
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Important Figures of Russo-American Ballet
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•Serge Diaghilev → founder of the company
•Michel Fokine •Anna Pavlova •Vaslav Najinsky |
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Neo-Classical Ballet
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•20th century style codified by George Balanchine
•focused on advanced ballet technique and pointe shoe aesthetic, without the need for detailed narrative and theoretical setting •focused on dance itself •concepts different than romantic dramas |
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George Balanchine
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•started the Ballet-Russos
•trained at Imperial Ballet School and joined Ballet Russo •co-founded NYC Ballet with Jerome Robbins |
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Famous Ballets of Neo Classical
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billy the kid
rodeo |
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choreographer of Rodeo
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Agnes de Mille
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choreographer of Lilac Garden
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Antony Tudor
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Loie Fuller
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•known for Serpantine Dance
•had a fascination with fabric and lighting effects •created a company of muses 1st generation |
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Isadora Duncan
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•member of Fuller's dance company but left and established a dance school over differences
•inspired by greek themes and costumes. •followed simple movement vocab •1st generation |
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Ruth St. Denis
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•created dances based on her studies of oriented dances
•known for solo dances •her and her husband Ted Shawn established the Denishawn School 1st generation |
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Ted Shawn
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•formed a company of male dancers & toured the states after him and Ruth St. Denis split-up
•after disbandment he established Jacobs Pillow 1st generation |
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Jacobs Pillow
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a summer camp for modern dancers
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Denishawn School
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•Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn established in L.A.
•company traveled the states •many noteworthy dancers danced here 1st generation |
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Martha Graham
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•transitioned from solos, to trios, to ensembles
•movement: angular, sharp, and used as expression •themes: from SW, to female heroines, to Greek mythology |
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The Graham Technique
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Martha Graham
•included legendary cupped hands, contractions, pleadings, and floor work |
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Doris Humphrey
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•established company and school with Charles Weidman
•explored conflict of man, nature, human nature and behavior in work. •created a theory/technique on fall and recovery •movement: curved arm |
