Who is Isadora Duncan?
Isadora Duncan is the first modern dancer
What are the dates that Isadora Duncan danced?
1907-1927
Was Isadora Duncan a trained ballet dancer?
yes
How did Isadora Duncan feel about pointe shoes, costumes, and vocabulary?
too confining
What movements did Isadora Duncan use?
Hopping, skipping, and swaying
What inspired Isadora Duncan?
nature
Where/who did Isadora Duncan most commonly perform at/for?
performed in salons of society women and Art supporters
Where did Isadora Duncan perform in?
Europe, Greece, Russia
What did Isadora Duncan do when she founded dance school in different countries?
trained "Duncan dancers
Who was married and formed Denishawn School in L.A?
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
When did Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn form their dance school?
1915
What culture did The Denishawn School most influenced by?
Asian cultures
Did The Denishawn School have a specific technique?
No
What did the Denishawn School teach?
Ballet, spanish, irish, egyptian, greek, folk (eclectic blend, but with no speciality)
When did Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn divorce?
in 1931
When did Ted Shawn do after the divorce took place?
formed an all-male dance company
Name a Denishawn student
Martha Graham
What was Martha Grahams opinion on ballet?
That ballet was too rigid and Denishawn was too eclectic
When did Martha Graham give her first independent show?
1926
What was the year that Martha Graham established a school and company?
1926
Originally Martha Grahams school was all female, when did she add men to the mix?
1930's
What was the name of Martha Grahams company?
Graham Company
What themes does the choreography address? (Graham Company-TODAY)
Psychological drama, Greek mythology, American pioneer spirit
What is the movement system based on? (Martha Graham-Graham Company)
contraction and release of center
What dance did Charles Weidman do?
On My Mother's Side
What is the relation between Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman?
Doris Humphrey was both a student and teacher at Denishawn, and Weidman was a student.
Who worked with Ruth St. Denis on "music visualizations"?
Doris Humphrey
What was Humphrey/Weidmans movement system bas on?
fall and recovery; emphasis on balance
Who was Erick Hawkins married to?
Martha Graham
When did Erick Hawkins and his wife divorce?
1951
What was Erick Hawkins movement system based on?
ease and free flow of movements
What dance is Erick Hawkins famous for?
Plains Daybreak
What dance is Jose Limos famous for?
The Traitor
What is Jose Limons technique?
balance/speed/control
Where was Jose Limon a student of?
Humphrey-Weidman
What was Jose Limons work influnenced by?
his Mexican-American heritage
What two dances was Alivin Ailey known for?
Revelations and Witness
When/Where did Alvin Ailey form his own company?
in the 1950's in New York City
What types of dance did Alvin Ailey combine?
Modern, jazz, and world dance
Who was Alvin Ailey a student of?
Lester Hortan
What did Alvin Ailey want dance to be?
accessible to audience
When did Tyla Tharp begin her career?
1960's during the post modern period
What was Twyla Tharp very involved in?
avant garde movement
What did Twyla Tharp transition to and from?
Transitioned from avant garde to mainstream
What does Twyla Tharps company blend with what movement forms?
ballet, jazz, tap, and modern
What is Merce Cunningham famous for choreographing?
Points in Space
When did Merce Cunningham begin his career? What is he known for being?
1953; known as the father of postmodern dance
What does the term "chance" mean?
flipping of a coin, not knowing at all what the song is going to be
When did Trisha Brown start her own compnay?
1970's
What dance did Trisha Brown choreograph?
Man Walking Down Side of Building
Where did the Judson Church Group perform?
they performed in "non-traditional" spaces
When did the JCG get disbanded? And what did the member continue to do?
Disbanded in 1968; member continued to collaborate under the name...the grand union
Where was the Judson Church?
NYC
What is indeterminacy?
choreography changes at each performance...ex: Field Dances
What is avant garde?
abstact
What is Savion Glover?
re-popularized rhythm w/ Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk
Honi Coles
credited with creating high speed rhythm tap
Bojangles" Robinson
popluarized tap in his TV appearances with Shirley Temple
Tap: Characteristics
1. very improvisational 2. Blend of Irish Step and African dance 3. Tap shoes of two taps on bottom: toe tap and heel tap
Where does Jazz Dance originiate back to?
Africa
Slaves: Jazz Dance
performed dances for enjoyment, entertainment, and competition