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11/12/2008

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Trisha Brown
Definition
Accumulation, walk on walls
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Steve Paxton
Definition
contact improvisation-touch and reliance on others
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Yvonne Rainer
Definition
No Manifesto
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Simone Forti
Definition
Looked to babies, animals and natural world
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Robert Dunn
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musician, said no to formula, good and bad, yes to economy and practicality
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Judson Church Movement
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300 people, 3 hours, 90 degrees, downtown manhattan (villages, artists hanging out with poets and dancers)
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Post Modern Dance
Definition
1960's
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Catherine de Medici
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Ballet Comique de la Reine
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Ballet Comique de la Reine
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no stage, audience above dancers, recitations and songs, queen louise participates, 6 hours long
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King Louis XIV
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Sun god, tutor Jules cardinal mazarin, ballet de la nuit, academie royal de la musique
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Ballet de la nuit
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1653..peasants trying to overthrow monarch
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17th century ballet
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proscenium stage, 5 positions of the feet, turnout
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romantic ballet themes
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relationship of human and spirit world (supernatural), exotic locations, rural/peasant life
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17th century elements
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gas lamps, flying dancers on wires, en pointe
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Giselle
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1841, high point of ballet, story of a peasant girl who dances to her death because of unrequited love
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Giselle
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1841, high point of ballet, story of a peasant girl who dances to her death because of unrequited love
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Pas de deux
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dance between man and a woman
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2 rival dancers
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Mari Taglioni (angelic), Fanny Elssler (pagan)
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romantic period
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post french revolution- people overthrew monarchy, against excess of courts, long skirts
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russian ballet
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Ballet Russes
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Mikhail Fokine
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Inspired by Isadora Dunca, Choreographer becomes ballet master for ballet russes
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Serge Diaghilev
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director of ballet russes
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vaslav nikinsky
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foundation of russian ballet, changebale, barefeet, turned to side, profile, turned it, becomes choreographer after fokine leaves
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Afternoon of a faun
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barefeet, changebale, turned to side-->profile, turned in,
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Isadora Duncan
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weight was swung and relseased into the earth
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Isadora Duncan
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unsuccesful in america, goes everywhere else
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Isadora Duncan
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raised in california
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Isadora Duncan
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atheist
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Isadora Duncan
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died by scarf and car addicent in 1927
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Isadora Duncan
Definition
children died in seine river
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Isadora Duncan
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motion comes from emotion and solar plexus
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Isadora Duncan
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first job, augustin daly- chicago, midsummer nights dream
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Isadora Duncan
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sheer costumes, bare feet, showed skin
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Isadora Duncan
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dimmed the lights when came on stage
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Martha Graham
Definition
Born in Penn moved to California 1897
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Martha Graham
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influenced by Ruth st. denis
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Martha Graham
Definition
moved to new york-Denishawn
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Martha Graham
Definition
no interest in ballet-codified technique
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Martha Graham
Definition
revealing effort-contraction and release
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Martha Graham
Definition
appalachian spring
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Martha Graham
Definition
Father said: "body doesnt lie"
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Alvin Ailey
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born in rogers texas 1921
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Alvin Ailey
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devoted to mother-drowning of cat story and sandwich
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Alvin Ailey
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Studied at UCLA under Lester Horton-Romance Languages
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Alvin Ailey
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when horton died (1953)-took over the company
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Alvin Ailey
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revelations
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Revelations
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1-brown, 2-white/umbrellas, 3-yellow
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Alvin Ailey
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moved to NY, broadway dancer
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Alvin Ailey
Definition
dancer, actor, choreographer, director
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Alvin Ailey
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lester horton
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Merce Cunningham
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born centralia, washington
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Merce Cunningham
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soloist with martha graham 1939-1945
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Merce Cunningham
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John Cage
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Merce Cunningham
Definition
against drama, story, emotion
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Merce Cunningham
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movement is enough
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Merce Cunningham
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used change, rolled dice
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Merce Cunningham
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Biped
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Merce Cunningham
Definition
pond way
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Merce Cunningham
Definition
dance forms
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Merce Cunningham
Definition
unitard
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John cage
Definition
musician who removed idea of instruments in music, everything is music
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