Lecture 7 Flashcards
where was jose limon born
mexico
when did jose limon move to the US
1928
what was jose limon
a painter, then german expressionist inspired, moving/kinetic art form
who did jose limon study with
humphrey
jose limons career with humphrey
became a principle dancer with the humphrey/weidman company for 10 years
jose limons company
lemon dance company
t or f: many companies even ballet companies performs jose limons work
true
what was jose limons company to first to do
tour europe as a modern dance company
who was jose limon strongly influenced by
humphrey
humphrey and jose limons company
she was the artistic director, but still encouraged him to create his own style
3 types of jose limons works
narrative works
theme based works
pure movement works
ex of jose limons narrative work
emperor jones
- story based on euegenomil
what was jose limon the first choreographer to choreograph
long dance works with plot and 3 dimensional characters
did jose limons works tell stories
many of them did
exs of jose limons theme based works
the moors pavane (based on othello, only 4 characters, emotional) and there is a time (based on verses from the bible)
jose limons theme based works
shorter, based on themes from literature history and religion
jose limons pure movement works
inspired by music, celebrations of movement and the human spirit
-more abstract, usually joy, movement creates joy
ex of jose limons pure movement works
choreographic offering , dedicated to Humphrey
like humphrey, what did jose limon believe the greatest subject for choreography was
mankind and the human condition
all of jose limons dances
emotional, expressive, dramatic, passionate
t or f: jose limon was highly respected
true
what did jose limon pioneer
a modern dance technique based on the philosophy and technique of humphrey
what came of jose limons dance technique
it became one of three principle modern dance techniques to become codified and is still studied today (others are graham and cunningham techniques )
jose limons dance technique
curves, arcs, concepts of rebound, oppositional energy, successional movement
anna sokolow
member of grahams early company , then studied with horst, then created her own work
what was anna sokolow the youngest american choreographer to do
lead her own professional dance company (age 21)
anna sokolows company
dance unit
did anna sokolow reject or rebel against her mentor
no
what did anna sokolow feel the role of dance and the artist is
to reflect and comment on contemporary social issues (social realism)
where was anna sokolow for nada live her life
on the lower east side of manhattan in new york
what did many of anna sokolows works reflect
the hardships and frustrations of the lower classes living in urban cities
- alienation, loneliest, repression, despair of the human condition
anna sokolows subject matter was similar to what
that of the german expressionists
- was dark, angsty, internal struggle
anna sokolows rooms
one of the first to use jazz music
-about loneliness and alienation
anna sokolows dreams
about german concentration camp
what was the most important element of anna sokolows works
the subject matter, the movement was secondary importance
t or f: anna sokolows works were narrative
false, they told stories but they were very dramatic, the characters were types of people rather than specific characters from literature or history
did anna sokolows works have endings or solutions
no
- just stopped and faded out because she didnt believe there is an end final solution to the problems
- could just make people aware of them
what was it like to watch anna sokolows work
unsettling and disturbing
- but she believed in confronting her audience and provoking them to reflect on problems in society
anna sokolows approach to teaching
similar to her works, believed students should disagree and argue with their teachers instead of conforming
anna sokolow thoughts on modern dance
thought it was becoming too bourgeois, too conformist, too respectable
describing anna sokolow
social realist, uncompromising, non-conformist, rebel
