Lecture 13 Flashcards
what did twyla tharp study as a child
ballet tap jazz baton twirling piano viola drums
who did twyla tharp study with
graham, cunningham, nikolais
twyla tharp 1963
danced with the paul taylor company for 2 years
twyla tharp 1965
starter her own company
twyla tharps dance company
twyla tharp dance
what was twyla tharps early work like
experimental
twyla tharps early work
influenced by pm dance of judson church group
- work with women only first 5 years
- no costumes or music
- pedestrian movement
twyla tharps style by 1971
versatile movement performed by highly skilled dancers
ex. eight jelly rolls
twyla tharps 1973
deuce coup
- first work on a ballet company (joffrey ballet)
- crossover ballet (combined modern dance and ballet movements)
what was the beginning of twyla tharps interest in basing her work in ballet
deuce coupe
what did twyla tharps dancers have
strong ballet technique
twyla tharps choreographic process
improved on her own body and then set work on the dancers
- meticulously crafted and rehearsed
- no chance element or improvisation onstage
what played a key role in twyla tharps works
music
- strong sense of rhythm
- work is rhythmically complex
- used a variety of music styles
humour that twyla tharp brought into her work
movement humour without farce
how was twyla tharps work eclectic
fuses modern dance with ballet
- eclectic choice of music
what did edouard lock study and where
film at concordia university
who did edouard lock study with
le groupe nouvelle aire
when did edouard lock begin to choreograph
1975
edouard locks company
la la la human steps
how did edouard lock start and then integrate
as a pm choreographer, but then integrated ballet
what is the most well known piece from edouard locks early postmodern period
human sex duo
edouard locks movement style
aggressive, risky, high energy, acrobatic
what was edouard lock influenced by
the punk rock movement of the early 1980s
- particularly the fashions for females wearing incongruous combinations of clothes (dress with heavy boots)
unique movement featured in human sex duo
use of horizontal pirouette
what established edouard locks reputation as an innovative choreographer
human sex duo
when did edouard lock start to integrate ballet into his choreography
1988
how did edouard lock start to integrate ballet into his choreography
pointe shoes
- worked only with dancers trained in classical ballet
- movement and the lines of the body are distorted
- fast vertical pirouettes
- extremely virtuostic
what are edouard locks works like
abstract, non-narrative, and focus on the movement
- multimedia stage sets with many lighting cues
edouard locks amelia
takes place in a giant wooden box with rounded walls
how did the men dance with edouard lock
on pointe
edouard locks company legacy
tours extensively nationally and internationally
edouard locks legacy
won a number of awards for his choreography and films
