Modern Dance

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modern dance

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began in 1800s and early 1900s as direct revolt against the perceived restrictions of ballet

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forerunner isadora duncan

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credited with first presenting modern dance to pub. pointe shoes, ballet costumes too confining. hopping, swaying, running, skipping. plexus (center of bod) was where movement should originate. barefoot in tunics. fame in europe/russia.

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forerunner loie fuller and maud allen

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early modern dance

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denishawn school

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created by ruth st.denis and ted shawn in 1915. greatly influenced by cultures, asian, goal was to educate total dancer, mind body spirit.

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pioneer martha graham

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technique-- contraction and releasing through center of bod

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doris humphrey and charles weidman

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technique built around fall and recovery. dancers became proficient at balancing and ceding to pull of gravity

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jose limon

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pupil of humphrey and weidman. further deleoped fall and recovery. develops dancers with balance, speed and control

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eric hawkins

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technique stressed the ease and free flow of movement. movement performed using minimum muscular energy. focused on moving skeleton/bons.

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modern dance ideas/goals

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creation of different movements styles. creation of different themes and ideas to dance about. prefer to deal with human condition and real life situations. emotions, psychological issues, cultural themes

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humphrey weidman dance company

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water study. used music visualization as a way to see the music through dance. choreo dances to silence- using specific rhythms dynamics and breath.

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postmodern dance

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choreo believed movement was important factor rather than storyline. abstract. leaders in new movement known as avante garde

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merce cunningham

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didnt believe dance had to posess a theme/storyline that movement should focus. movement for movements sake. concerts as events

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cunningham chance

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toss of coin determined aspects of design timing movement sequences

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cunningham indeterminancy

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dancers used movements but performed in diff ways. repeating a section, reverse

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alwin nokolais

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dancers appeared objects than people. known for integrating dance, music/design. created own sounds, costumes, props. felt the motion was important not emotion

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paul taylor

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untraditional music -- sound scores and pedestrian movement. developed dynamic/athletic dance vocab

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modern dance in 1960s & 1970s

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theme and storyline elimnated. formal tech eliminated- reverted to hopping, skipping, running, walking. choreog refused to work with trained daners.

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jusdon dance theatre

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artists of all kinds presented. performed in theatres, gymnasiums, city streets, rooftops.. improv games, tool, involved audience participation.

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alvin ailey

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created dances accessible to public. revelations 1960

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dance theatre

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genre that blends dance and theatre into whole. spoken words, text, singing, choreog.

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modern dance today

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virtually impossible to categorize/label. aerial/vertical dance. dance fusion- use all dance styles.

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modern dance prominent choreog

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mark morris bill t jones.