Choreography

Entr’Acte is an early avant-garde film produced by Erik Satie and Rene Clair. In this film, two artists integrated repetitive moving image with one melody, which kept coming back, and they diffused their attitude of life into the entire production. Absurdity and repetition play extremely important roles in Entr’Acte, that both of the characteristics not only reconcile one foundational structure of the film, but also create hierarchical variations in either visual aspect or auditory aspect.…

productions, particularly those involved in other related arts classes and athletics. While it won’t cut out on after school rehearsals completely, my plan is to reserve either after school and/or before school rehearsals for select solo, small group or choreography work Additionally scheduling the big school musical between winter and spring sports seasons, or after the spring season concludes, will provide the opportunity to have the necessary 2 hour tech and dress rehearsals. I spoke…

Debbie Allen is an inspiring, creative, and strong role model who has paved the dance industry for many. As a child, she faced discrimination. She was deemed not the right body or skin for ballet. She went to college and graduated Cum Laude at Howard University with a BFA in Theater and Greek Studies. She managed to land many roles on Broadway and television. The determination she showed at a young age is something we can all carry with us through life. When we are told we can’t make it, we can…

Costumes, songs, and choreography are all factors that I address over the course of a year. In June, I prepare my dancers to perform on stage. Initially, this level of responsibility was an adjustment, as I was never in the primary leadership role before, but the change was comfortable…

awesome!” After that, the children watched a Just Dance video using a One Direction song. Throughout the song, the children were mimicking the dance moves from the people in the screen, and some of them knew the lyrics to the song playing. After the choreography music video, the adult praised them, by saying “Good job.” to each child and saying they were good dancers. After that video, it was free choice…

of revival, the past has conveniently been overlooked to depict Bharatanatyam as a form of devotion to make it socially acceptable. This has led to a number of experiments with choreography. There have been multiple attempts to show that dance is beyond the boundaries of mythology and religion. Revolutionary choreography today, aims to challenge the mystical aspect of Bharatanatyam (Whitmer 2004). The goal is to show that this form of dance is meant to deliver socially relevant messages and not…

The vibrant, high-energy music blasts from the speakers on all four sides of a dimly lit room as an inspirational instructor voices words of encouragement. Indoor-cycling, otherwise known as spinning, has become the most recent fitness craze across the world. This workout consists of riders sweating it out together from all different levels of fitness experience. Yet, the spinning community not only promotes the health of an individual but expresses the importance of having an enriching…

Art never occurs in a vacuum; there are always contextual clues as to why artists create, which derive from social and political history. Artists in completely different eras can experience similar events that potentially create analogous products. An artist connection that I find interesting is Marcel Duchamp’s influence on the choreographer, Merce Cunningham. Duchamp, as a Dada master of the early 19th century inspired Cunningham’s work, Walkaround Time. The set design and the overall movement…

Holland, Germany, England, Ireland, Korea, Japan, and Africa as well (“What is WGI”). Just as marching band color guard, winterguard use rifle, sabres and flags. Winter guard allows for more intricate choreography and gives the performers the opportunity to tell more in depth stories through their choreography and body movements. Differences between color guard performances and and winter guard performances do however exist. One of the differences between the two include the performing…

involved in dance at the age of 22, which is a late age late for a dancer. With an older body, and less flexibility she used her differences to her advantage and made her own dance routines for herself. As a result, she often had trouble teaching her choreography to the other dancers, because she had made all of her routines to fit her own body. While most dancers retire by the age of 30, her late start didn't stop her as she danced until the age of 76. Like other dancers before her, Martha…