Dance History Final Part 2

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hanya holm

Back 1

one of wigman's dancers, brought german modern dance to america, opened wigman schools, choreograped kiss me kate, my fair lady

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martha graham

Back 2

trained at denishawn, encouraged to leave by louis horst(affair), emotions dictated her work,

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gtaham's technique

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based on breathing, involves contraction and release of torso, doesnt try to hide effort, shapes are angular, ritualistic/ relgious.berated students

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"if you will be wrong, be magnificantly wrong"

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graham

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graham's work

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retrospective choreo, early works:nervous, late works lyrical, themes delt with things that shaped american culture, vehicles for herself, music composed for the dance she was creating

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Doris Humphrey

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denishawn dancer, voted out when wouldnt perform with zigfeld folies, weildman went with her

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doris humphrey's technique

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harmonious, balanced, noble side of humanity, fall and recovery, wrote " the art of making dances"

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jose limon

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humphrey-weildman dancer, mexican, proud high carriage of chest arms and head

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jose limon's choreography

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dramtically turbulent, choreographed for abt, royal ballet, joffery

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charles weidman

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partnered with doris humphrey in the humphrey- weidman dance co, didnt have his own technique, didnt document his work, used wit and comedy in dnace, choreographed for company after doris became ill

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helen tamiris

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russian glamour girl, loved amarican history, chroeographed to walt whitman's poems, revolutionary war songs,

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helen tamiris' choreography

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showed concern for human significance and social justic, first white to take black culture seriously "anne get your gun" and "showboat"

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Lester Horton

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directed dance groups in LA, interested in indian and mexican culture, never one style of choreo, first racially integrated modern comapny

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horton technique

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high extensions, fluid back, turns, falls, sequences from floor to air to floor, dancers prone to injury

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bella lewisky

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"translated" for horton, performer and organizer, by 40's modern was well established in US

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Katherine Dunham

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black dance pioneer in 40s, anthropologist, used caribbean and black themes in choreography

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Alvin Ailey

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student of horton, started Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, "Revelations"

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avant Garde movement

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foreward thinking, broke down barriors between arts,audience and performers, avoided emotions, plot

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alwin nikolais

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studied at Wigman, choreo for the federal theatre,, assistant to honua holms, content lies in the art form itself

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he did it all... choreo composed, pioneer for multimedia

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alwin nikolais

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merce cunningham

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for and about the movement, no broadway, flips coins to choose sequence in the dance

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paul taylor

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perfomed with cunningham and graham, choreo. chameleon, started as a painter

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pilobolus

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started at dartmouth, groupof 6 dancers who create collectively

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twyla tharp

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sharply thrusting steps, off handed shrugs, wide range of training, danced with paul taylors co

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tharps pieces

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movin out, the times they are a changin, come fly away

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ted shawn

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started out studying for ministry, took up dance for physical therapy, became st denis's partner and married her

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denishawn

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st denis and ted shawn school in LA, company developed graham, humphrey, weidman came from here

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denishawn technique

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stretching, ballet barre, yoga, oriental technique, great costumes and lighting effects, successful in touring the orient

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jacob's pillow

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started by shawn, summer festival in mass

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mary wigman

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german modern choreo, stocky, rooted to the earth, used masks, death witches and war,