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Modern Dance PowerPoint from 3rd hour ModLit with Ms.Koppin :)TRANSCRIPT
Kathy Chen Ashley Wilkins
MODERN DANCE
“There are no general rules. Each work of art creates its own code.”
–Helen Tamiris
-1910s
-rebelled from traditional ballet -Germany and America
-Independence for women
BEGINNINGS OF MODERN DANCE
1) Early dancers 1910s-1930s -Isabella Duncan, Ruth St. Denis
-Denishawn2) Modern dancers 1930s-1950s
-Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey3) Later dancers 1950s-1960s
-Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey
PHASES (GENERATIONS)
- strive for lightness, technical skill, correctness
- 5 main positions- European fairy tales, folk
stories
- strong, sturdy, stable- The individual, less
technical- Unlimited number of
movements/ positions - Indian, middle eastern,
American stories; life in general
- -the inner or outer reality
Ballet Modern
CHARACTERISTICS
RUTH ST.DENIS
•Influence to Martha Graham•Considered to be at the front of the “modern dance revolution”•Studied many things to establish her technique
• Delsarte: “Every little movement has a meaning all its own. Every thought and feeling by some posture may be shown.”
•Used veils and scarves•Liked the approval of the public•Oriental•With husband Ted Shawn, started Denishawn Dance Company
RUTH ST.DENIS
•Curriculum was varied: • oriental dance•Spanish dance•American Indian dance•Basic ballet •Other essentials
•Tours very eclectic and held something for just about everyone•Martha Graham, Doris Humphreys, and Charles Weidman•Successful until 1931, when Denis and Shawn separated
DENISHAWN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8XvHX1FKsY
EAST INDIAN NAUTCH DANCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSUo3_ZtwM0
CHOEUR DANCE (DENISHAWN)
- Mother of modern dance-Technique: contraction and release
hard angles -Inner meaning and emotion-Evolving style-Evolving themes -Collaborations
MARTHA GRAHAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdOGFtTa7A&feature=related
LAMENTATION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmgaKGSxQVw
APPALACHIAN SPRING
•Shocking, not beautiful
•a bit confused, but interested and enthusiastic
•allowed movement to flourish and expand
•Somewhat scandalous
REACTION
Combination of Modern and Classical:
-Emotion, telling a story -technique, gracefulness
-Natural movement, improvisation -Also uses contraction and release, breathing techniques-Interaction between dancers-Telling a story
Turn to Stone•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qobw4zVtj9Y
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
•shoes with metal plates•Percussive rhythms •Varieties: •Classical—move upper arms/body •Hoofers—still body •Improvisation
Sir Duke•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBMrhG45Es
TAP
•Fast-paced, upbeat, aerobic, high energy•Somewhat suggestive•Flashy, lots of tricks•Musical theater, old jazz•Bright costumes•Improvisation
•River Deep•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P59O4LNFEv8
JAZZ
•Low, down in the ground•Loose movements yet sharp accents•Stalls•High energy•Breaking, locking and popping varieties•Emerged in the 1970s•Hip hop music
My Chick Badhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lGGp5eq4w
HIP HOP
•Still very angular•Much of the same characteristics•Slight ballet integration•Modern and ballet influence on each other
Eyes Openhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Q71MvaupY
MODERN DANCE TODAY