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Modern DanceMadeleine Craig
Brittany SuggBriana Grillo Emily Varner
Classical vs. Modern
Rigid vs. Fluid
Structured vs. Free/Laid back
Emotionless vs. Expressive
Technical vs. Freedom of Motion
Small vs. Grand Gestures
Specific vs. Blurred Boundaries
Posture
Shoulders back Feet turned out Chin up Straight legs “Dancing In a box.” Tuck in butt Tall back
Classical Costume
Enrico Cecchetti
Enrico Cecchetti: Early Years
Born in theatre dressing room
Dancing family
Trained at Giovanni Lepri
Instant success by 20
Enrico Cecchetti: Career
“Maestro Cecchetti”
Imperial School Warsaw State School Cecchetti’s St.Petersburg
School Ballet Russes Miming? Cecchetti’s London School Teacher at La Scala
Enrico Ceccehetti:The Cecchetti Method
Purposes of Cecchetti
Uniform dancers
Solid Technique
Independent Dancing
Basic knowledge of terminology/
“Dancing inside of the box”
Exams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ABwt-KN6w
“Modern Dance was born in America when a
number of choreographers and
dancers rebelled.”
Isadora Duncan
“Founding mother of American modern dance.”
Isadora Duncan
Self taught ‘Will work for money’ Fantasy and improvisation Done with Ann Daly Off to London: Drawing rooms and
Greek vases Off to Paris Loie Fuller
‘Isadorables’“Teacher not Celebrity”
Grunewald, Germany
Isadora’s Style
Natural movements
Art NOT entertainment
Emotions through movement
Greek culture
American love of freedom
Isadora’s Idea of a Dance Costume
Before After
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq2GgIMM060
Denishawn
1915 Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn Los Angeles, CA. Ballet 1st to experiment with Modern
Marth
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Inspired by father’s work
Studied at Denishawn
Student-> Teacher-> Performer
One of the best-known performers
Worked with Mary Wigman
Contraction and release
Martha’s Style
Contraction and release Emotional Hard, angular movements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdOGFtTa7A
Contraction and Release
Tense all muscles-> Relax body Changed ‘look’ of performers Derived from Breathing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRfqeTywjQ
YOUR TURN!
Merce Cunningham Started young Cornish School Martha Graham Choreographer “Choreography by
chance” Abstract
performances 200+ dances
Beach Birds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra2T_iMXQVM
Fall and Recovery
Doris Humphrey More relaxed movements; focused the
on the suspension of tension
Public’s Reaction
•Unaccepted initially •More revealing costumes• Suggestive movements•Culture shock•Everybody loves Martha
Modern Dance Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8TIZhvAvWo
•Costumes more “flowing”
•Dance is more “outside the box” as far as movement goes.
•Focus’s more on the emotional aspect of dancing and not just going through a series of movement.•ART NOT ENTERTAINMENT!
Overview
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