The Forerunners 1900's
She developed her movements by using motions familiar to all races and cultures; such as walking, running, skipping...etc. She was inspired by Greek dance ...natural and free
Who was Isadora Duncan?
She was one of the most recognized names in Modern Dance;her technique was based on contraction and release
Who was Martha Graham?
He was Doris Humphrey's muse and carried out her efforts in forming her new dance technique..his company is currently in New York City.
Who is Jose Limon?
In 1965, she founded her dance company.. Her dances are known for creativity, wit and technical precision coupled with a streetwise nonchalance. By combining different forms of movement – such as jazz, ballet, boxing and inventions of her own making – Her work expands the boundaries of ballet and modern dance. She has choreographed numerous pieces as well as Broadway shows...Hair, Ragtime, Amadeus, Movin' Out...to name a few....
Who is Twyla Tharp?
1st generation dancer. Inspired by African and Caribbean dance. Focused on articulation of the torso/isolations. Dancer and anthropologist.
Who was Katherine Dunham?
She was considered the "First lady of Modern dance"
Who was Ruth St. Denis?
She was instrumental in establishing a dance program at the Julliard School in New York;her technique was based on Fall and Recover
Who was Doris Humphrey?
He was a soloist with the Martha Graham company and explored the concept of "Chance" choreography..
Who is Merce Cunningham?
This was a collective of dancers, composers, and visual artists who performed at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, Manhattan New York City between 1962 and 1964. The artists involved were avant garde experimentalists who rejected the confines of Modern dance practice and theory, inventing as they did the precepts of Postmodern dance.
What was Judson Dance Theater?
This dancer was the first male dancer in Martha Graham's company, whom she later married..she was 15 years older than him.
Who was Erick Hawkins?
This was one of the first Modern dance schools in Los Angeles created by the "First lady of modern dance" and her husband Ted
What is the Denishawn Company?
He was largely influenced by Native American cultures and based his technique on the shapes and lines that the body creates....He formed the first integrated(multi-racial) dance company in the U.S.
Who was Lester Horton?
He was a principal dancer with Lester Horton's company and formed his own company in 1958..he brought elements of Jazz, modern and ballet together..his signature piece is "Revelations"
Who was Alvin Ailey?
This came into popularity in the early 1960s and made the claim that all movement was dance expression and any person was a dancer regardless of training.
What is Post Modern Dance?
He established choreology, the discipline of dance analysis, and invented a system of dance notation, now known as Labanotation or Kinetography Laban. One of the founders of European Modern Dance, his work was extended through his most celebrated collaborators, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss and Sigurd Leeder.
Who was Rudolph Laban?
The forerunners of Modern Dance wanted to develop more expressive and creative dance which rejected Ballet which they felt was this.....
What is rigid and formal?
This college in Vermont was an innovative school where Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Hanya Holm would gather to work, create and choreograph during the summer
What is Bennington College?
At the end of WWII, she was one of the few dance pioneers who continued on with her company and school.
Who was Martha Graham?
This company began at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1971. Moses Pendleton, an English literature major and cross-country skier; Jonathan Wolken, a philosophy science major and fencer; and Steve Johnson, a pre-med student and pole vaulter were enrolled in a dance composition class taught by Alison Becker Chase. In that class, they created their first dance, which they titled this...and a legacy of movement and magic was born.
What is Pilobolus?
American modern dancer and choreographer noted for the inventive, frequently humorous, and sardonic dances that he choreographed for his company. In his 20s, he was a principal dancer with Martha Graham's company. He recently passed away at the age of 88 in August 2018.
Who was Paul Taylor?
She was an American dancer who achieved international distinction for her use of theatrical lighting and her popular "skirt dances"
Who was Loie Fuller?
Dance reflected visual art as well; these two cubist painters were inspirational to the Founders and were evident in their work
Who are Picasso and Braque?
This generation of dancer-artists had a different attitude toward Modern dance. They recognized the usefulness of this kind of training which brought a lyrical and buoyant quality to Modern dance.
What was Ballet training?
Selected isolated movements that are assigned musical pieces randomly...Originated by Merce Cunningham
What is Chance Dance?
Martha Graham describes this signature piece ..." I wear a long tube of material to indicate the tragedy that obsesses the body, the ability to stretch inside your own skin, to witness and test the perimeters and boundaries of grief."
What is "Lamentation"?