Trice
What are the main elements of the Martha Graham technique?
(list at least 3)
Who was Katherine Dunham's main dance partner?
Vanoye Aikens
Who are the Big 4?
Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holm
Name a well-known dance company/school/studio in the 30's-40's
List 3:
What is cultural appropriation?
Taking a culture/from a culture without proper education, respect, and understanding— usually distorting the original culture and its image.
What is radical dance?
A way of using dance to break rules, challenge traditions, and express bold or new ideas.
How did Katherine Dunham help reverse primitivism?
-Her technique was rooted in anthropological research
- She required her students to study the historical background, cultural context, and spiritual significance behind each movement.
What is primitivism ?
The Western idea that cultural dances outside of the West are primitive and when white people adapt the dances, they become ‘advanced and educated.’
What is cultural exchange?
sharing ideas, traditions, values between people from different backgrounds