Modern history

We sometimes find ourselves stereotyping a large group of people. When we start stereotyping the certain group we then start labeling the certain group of people. Those stereotypes will affect the person's emotionally, physically, mentally. Many young Latinas are judged if they do not have perfect figure like shown in the media. For many years Latinas have been known for their body, attitude, sexuality. Our media can be accountable for this stereotype of a Latin woman. They create an image many…

way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time, but inspires new ideas that are constantly built upon and reflected in everyday life. During the Enlightenment a new style of art began to emerge, Rococo. Townhouses in Paris began to be filled with artwork emphasizing this new…

Marie Salle the French Dancer and Choreographer Francoise Prevost stated in his early life “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature” which inspired Marie Salle to become one of the prominent dancers of her time. Prevost was said to be a teacher of Salle. Marie Salle was most known for her expressive, dramatic choreography which made her a very popular figure during the eighteenth-century. Marie Salle was born somewhere in 1707 in Paris, France. It wasn’t said who her parents exactly…

herself and redefine dance around the world. Bausch was already a famous choreographer of modern dance and was an influence to the USA, Britain and Europe. She said that “she was not interested in the movement of the dancers but what moved them. “ She wanted to revive modern dance in post war Germany. She looked at everyday movements to express personal experiences. Wuppertal wanted to move away from post- modern theatre and create something more…

Choreographers attempt to “expand breadth and increase the depth of performance,” by expressing an idea through the ever evolving art form, dance. Born in 1894 Allegheny- Pennsylvania, Martha Graham an inspirational choreographer, embellished historical American culture and woman rights. A revolution and adventure in itself. Graham establish new pathways in the field of choreography and performance through family influences plus through different eras. Graham, once described as “indomitable,…

Strongly inspired by the vibrancy of the modern art movement, O’Keeffe began experimenting with perspective, painting large-scale close-up paintings of flowers. The first of these artworks was ‘Petunia No.2’ , which exhibited in 1925, soon followed by works including the ‘Black Iris’(1926) and…

Margot Fonteyn Margot was born on the 18th May 1919 with the name Margaret Hookham (Margot Fonteyn was a stage name). She was born in Reigate but later died of cancer on 21st of February 1991 in Panama City, Panama. She started ballet lessons at 4 years old in Ealing before she moved to China with her family to study in Shanghai for about 6 years. At age 14 she returned as her mother wanted to give her a chance to develop her ballet career and she done so by joining Sadler’s Wells School.…

“The human body is very beautiful and eloquent, it is to be treasured, honored, and disciplined”. This is how Martha describes the human body in the video “A Tribute Martha Graham”. Martha Graham is one of the greatest dancers to have graced planet earth. She makes dancing looks easy, delightful, and glamorous; she is such an awesome choreographer to watch on stage. According to Gregory Peck, Martha is absorbed in the magic of movement and her main goal when she dances is proper movement in…

The two choreographers draw from stripping down classical movements by investing in the possibilities of what ballet can become. Classical ballet is founded on principles of the body. Some distinctive features include turnout of the outward rotation of the legs, positions of the feet with emphasis on flexibility and the point of the foot. Some of Balanchine’s innovations of classical ballet include the action of the extended foot, the extension of hands to the end of the fingertips, the tilting…

Swan Lake has been performed throughout the world for more than a hundred years by major ballet companies and famous ballet dancers. It is a satisfying saga of love, longing, betrayal, death, and transcendence, brought to the stage with beautiful choreography and wonderful music. According to Juhasz, although companies have usually made changes to Petipa and Ivanov’s nineteenth-century choreography to suit the aesthetic of the time or a particular choreographer’s vision, all in all most versions…