The Soloist

Throughout this essay, An investigation of the works of Hofesh Shechter: Gender in dance will be discussed, and elaborating on If the piece ‘Cult’ and Shechter’s choreography in the piece challenge stereotypical representations of gender or reinforce them? An intention of descriptive analysis of Shechter’s work will be considered, also. A discussion on gender in dance and how it has affected recent times. Hofesh Shechter is a choreographer. “The person who constructs or designs a dance. The…

The 1920s and 30s were a time of renewal and revival for the city of Harlem. This period of time has been dubbed “the Harlem Renaissance.” One of the artists at the head of this movement was Louis Armstrong. “Satchmo” or “Pops” as he was often called, released many important works, many of which are performed to this day (ABiography.com (Eds.), n.d.). His music has resonated throughout the world from his time to our time. Louis Armstrong was one of the most prolific jazz artists of the…

the pianist for other bands like R.E.M. and Paul McCartney. Jones had joined into many activities in the beginning of 2000. Even though he had a busy life, he found time to help his daughter with her singing career. He also had made some music as a soloist, rocked out with the Foo Fighters, went on tours, started his own recording company, and gained the title ‘record producer’. Then, in 2003, Plant and Page had become incredibly popular because of their live DVD that was purchased by many…

In this essay I will investigate the role of healing, music and dance in South Asian Sufism. This is a very relevant subject matter throughout the World as religious groups and tribes utilise the above activities in number of ways. Many religious groups partake in dance and musical activities for enjoyment and improved social life only where as other groups like Sufism do this to affect the human psyche and body. They see this as a way to soothe, incite, excite, distract and even heal one’s self…

Within a span of three years, Armstrong recorded over sixty records. These records later went on to become the most influential in jazz history, as it was the first time Armstrong facilitated the evolution of jazz as a ensemble to a soloist art. Because of Armstrong’s brilliance, his records such as “Cornet Chop Suey” and “Potato Head Blues” are esteemed because of his risky rhythmic choices and high notes. Another one of Armstrong’s notable qualities, “scat singing” (wordless singing/mummering)…

On Friday, November 19th, 2016 I attended Parsons Dance at Harbison Theater in Columbia, South Carolina. Parsons Dance is a well-known modern dance company that is based in New York City. They are internationally renowned for creating and performing contemporary American dance of astonishing artistry that is accessible and inspiring to diverse populations. Parsons Dance was founded by artistic director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley in 1985. Parsons in…

“A symphony is like the world. It must contain everything.” (Gustav Mahler). This quote accurately describes Mahler’s outlook and perspective on not just his music, but the way he views life. Mahler’s artistic interpretation served as a stepping stone future musicians would be influenced by for generations to come. Because of this, Mahler has cemented himself in history by pushing the limits of the universal language that is music. Gustav Mahler was born on July 7, 1860, in the German town of…

Two years after being in new York Bausch joined Jooss new company called Folkwang Ballett as a soloist and had the liberty of assisting Jooss on many of the pieces that were shown she was so great at this that in 1968 she has the opportunity to choreograph a piece of her own called Fragmente and eventually in 1969 she became the artistic director of…

I’ve been writing forever. I did it all the time when I was a little kid (little, because I technically still am a “kid”); I began with animal-centric fables and eventually graduated to ten-pagers about kids with magical forests behind their houses. Even when I wasn’t writing, I was expressing in that same practiced way; I lectured imaginary audiences while making my bed and brushing my teeth every morning. The internal monologue never stopped, and neither did the laugh track; writing it down…

Beautiful melody, unusually chords and a great sense of rhythmic patterns are only a few characteristics that describe Thelonious Monk’s music. Monk was one the few American jazz composers that gave a spiritual feeling in his music. During his lifetime he played melodies and used chord progressions that no one has ever played before. He epitomizes what a jazz musician is supposed to be, whether if it’s through his compositions, his piano playing or someone else playing his music, you know right…