What is American Modern Dance?
When was American modern dance born?
The turn of the 20th century (1890-1910)
This dancer, who is known as the founding mother of modern dance, died tragically in a car accident.
Isadora Duncan
The two genres of modern dance technique are:
Codified Technique and Release Technqiue
This dancer and choreographer established Jacob's Pillow.
This dancer was revolutionary in the field of stage design, lighting, and prop work?
Loie Fuller
Modern Dancers rebelled and broke away from what two popular styles of dance of the time?
Ballet and Vaudeville.
This dancer and choreographer was the first to insist on racial integration in his dance company?
Lester Horton
This movement refers to an elements and movements of dance in which dancers stay anchored to one place by a single body part while using available space in any direction.
Axial Movement
The Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre teaches this specific style of dance technique?
Horton Technique
This dancer was the first to use a computer technology program in order to create and choreograph dance works?
Modern Dancers broke away from the ______ and _______ nature of ballet?
rigid and strict
This dancer and choreographer's dance works were greatly influenced by his Mexican heritage, and his family's immigration during the Mexican Revolution?
Jose Limon
Dance movements that make up a piece of work containing no plot; often the dance movements suggest a particular subject or mood.
Abstract
Two examples of release technique include:
Limon Technique and Dorfman Technique
Graham Technique, Horton Technique and Dunham Technique are examples of what?
Codified Modern Dance
Prior to modern dance, dance and other art forms were strictly seen as?
Horton's dance technique was created and developed based on what?
Native American dance, anatomical studies, and other movement influences.
Dance that tells a narrative or a story. It contains a clear plot and characters. The dance movements help communicate the story.
Literal
Jose Limon stopped dancing and choreographing briefly in order to do what?
Serve in the United States Army
Dunham technique draws upon dance from these places across the globe:
Pacific, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Modern dancers wanted to be seen as _________, not simply as entertainers.
Drawing from Caribbean influence, this dancer and choreographer's technique is deeply connected to music, and is an experience of total rhythmic immersion.
Katherine Dunham
Defined as movement that travel through space or carry weight from one location to another. The act of using movement to shift weight from one place to another is called locomotion.
Locomotor Movement
Isadora Duncan's dance technique and movement style can be described as?
free flowy, fluid, light, airy, and experimental.
An example of literal dance movement that we watched in class is from this company who specializes in shadow work?
Pilobolus Dance Company