'ANCIENT' DANCE
BALLET
MODERN
COLLABORATIONS
AUTHORS
100
One who studies the origin, behavior and cultural development of humans.
What is an anthropologist?
100
This successor to Dupre is responsible for "Dance Noble" performances.
Who is Gaetan Vestris?
100
Ruth St. Denis is responsible for popularizing the Rhythmic Choir and this compositional technique.
What is "music visualizations?"
100
They are the creators of the sobriquet 'Denishawn.'
Who are Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn?
100
He wrote about the transition and continuity of African Dance.
Who is Robert Nicholls?
200
A leader who possesses magical powers and may also act as a physician, religious leader, and lead dancer.
What is a shaman?
200
This ballet marks the transition from court ballet and the professional theatrical art.
What is Moliere's Comedies-ballets or "Les Facheux"
200
She performed the "Fire dance" in 1895.
Who is Loie Fuller?
200
Through a collaboration with painter Alexandre Benois, Fokine was introduced to this man. Together they ignited the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes.
Who is Sergei Diaghilev?
200
Josephine Baker was mentioned in his 1927 article on 'negro' dance.
Who is Andre Levinson?
300
Expanded dances featuring leaps, skips, and one-legged dances were performed by what gender of dancer?
What is men?
300
This man granted 'letters pattent' to The Academie Royal de Dance in 1661.
Who is King Louis XIV?
300
Ted Shawn became the director of this festival which still thrives today and features classes in ballet, modern, and ethnic dance.
What is Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival?
300
This italian is a choreographer AND a performer.
Who is Jean-Baptiste Lully?
300
Jean Georges Noverre wrote this text depicting his feelings regarding ballet productions.
What is "Letters on Dancing and Ballets?"
400
This culture believed that "a man's grace in dance equalled his prowess in battle?"
What are Ancient Greeks?
400
This male choreographer is one of the few balletmasters depicted in Edgar Degas masterpieces.
Who is Louis Merante?
400
The choreographer of the 1932 hit "The Green Table" was a student of who?
Who is Rudolf Laban? The choreographer is Kurt Jooss
400
This piece of choreography by Francoise Prevost and performance by Claude Balon, moved the audience to tears in 1714.
What is "Les Horaces?"
400
This person believes that "embracing the conflict deals with an aesthetic of contrariety."
Who is Brenda Dixon Gottschild?
500
'Dwarf' dancers, grotesque dancers, and priests performed in this culture.
What is Ancient Egyptian dance?
500
He is the father of english pantomime.
Who is John Weaver?
500
She had a much more lucrative career as a soloist than her efforts with a company.
Who is Mary Wigman?
500
Dance entertainment during the Renaissance featured collaborations between this comic character and this performer of acrobatic feats.
Who are the Gleemen and the Jesters?
500
Hanna Jarvinen highlighted the failed impressions of the Ballets Russes while they were touring what country in 1916?
What is America?
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