Lecture 13

Question 1

what did twyla tharp study as a child

Answer 1

ballet
tap
jazz
baton twirling
piano
viola
drums

Question 2

who did twyla tharp study with

Answer 2

graham, cunningham, nikolais

Question 3

twyla tharp 1963

Answer 3

danced with the paul taylor company for 2 years

Question 4

twyla tharp 1965

Answer 4

starter her own company

Question 5

twyla tharps dance company

Answer 5

twyla tharp dance

Question 6

what was twyla tharps early work like

Answer 6

experimental

Question 7

twyla tharps early work

Answer 7

influenced by pm dance of judson church group

• work with women only first 5 years
• no costumes or music
• pedestrian movement

Question 8

twyla tharps style by 1971

Answer 8

versatile movement performed by highly skilled dancers

ex. eight jelly rolls

Question 9

twyla tharps 1973

Answer 9

deuce coup

• first work on a ballet company (joffrey ballet)
• crossover ballet (combined modern dance and ballet movements)

Question 10

what was the beginning of twyla tharps interest in basing her work in ballet

Answer 10

deuce coupe

Question 11

what did twyla tharps dancers have

Answer 11

strong ballet technique

Question 12

twyla tharps choreographic process

Answer 12

improved on her own body and then set work on the dancers

• meticulously crafted and rehearsed
• no chance element or improvisation onstage

Question 13

what played a key role in twyla tharps works

Answer 13

music

• strong sense of rhythm
• work is rhythmically complex
• used a variety of music styles

Question 14

humour that twyla tharp brought into her work

Answer 14

movement humour without farce

Question 15

how was twyla tharps work eclectic

Answer 15

fuses modern dance with ballet

- eclectic choice of music

Question 16

what did edouard lock study and where

Answer 16

film at concordia university

Question 17

who did edouard lock study with

Answer 17

le groupe nouvelle aire

Question 18

when did edouard lock begin to choreograph

Answer 18

1975

Question 19

edouard locks company

Answer 19

la la la human steps

Question 20

how did edouard lock start and then integrate

Answer 20

as a pm choreographer, but then integrated ballet

Question 21

what is the most well known piece from edouard locks early postmodern period

Answer 21

human sex duo

Question 22

edouard locks movement style

Answer 22

aggressive, risky, high energy, acrobatic

Question 23

what was edouard lock influenced by

Answer 23

the punk rock movement of the early 1980s

- particularly the fashions for females wearing incongruous combinations of clothes (dress with heavy boots)

Question 24

unique movement featured in human sex duo

Answer 24

use of horizontal pirouette

Question 25

what established edouard locks reputation as an innovative choreographer

Answer 25

human sex duo

Question 26

when did edouard lock start to integrate ballet into his choreography

Answer 26

1988

Question 27

how did edouard lock start to integrate ballet into his choreography

Answer 27

pointe shoes

• worked only with dancers trained in classical ballet
• movement and the lines of the body are distorted
• fast vertical pirouettes
• extremely virtuostic

Question 28

what are edouard locks works like

Answer 28

abstract, non-narrative, and focus on the movement

- multimedia stage sets with many lighting cues

Question 29

edouard locks amelia

Answer 29

takes place in a giant wooden box with rounded walls

Question 30

how did the men dance with edouard lock

Answer 30

on pointe

Question 31

edouard locks company legacy

Answer 31

tours extensively nationally and internationally

Question 32

edouard locks legacy

Answer 32

won a number of awards for his choreography and films