Modern Dance Flashcards
Jose Limon
greatest american male dancer in his field
Pioneer: Humphrey-Weidman, formed co with Humphrey as AD
dancer/chor.
how: high carriage of torso, arms, and head, dramatic chore, hopeful, compassionate
Works: The Moor’s Pavane (one of greatest mod pieces ever), Orfeo, Carlota
cultural embassador for U.S.
Eric Hawkins
choreographer.
independent approach to movement based on natural kinesthetic response
founded company
first male dancer of Graham’s co.
drew on native american motifs, davits theory and asian forms
Katherine Dunham
dance style to connect with black experience in Americas
caribean/haitian dance influence
trained ballet dancers employed to learn her technique
Stormy Weather is best piece
formed her company at 22
pioneer:
Alvin Ailey
Pioneer: Graham, Horton, Holm first multriracial modern company persevere works of past commission new works "revelations" his best work
Paul Taylor
Cunningham and Graham
avant-gare now not
can’t be pigeonholed
mdoern athetlic, balleteic, reactionary, ironic, moralistic
Alwin Nikolia
Wigman founded Nikolai Dance Theatre bizarre dance theatre props lights, illusions, bodybags weird
Bella Lewitzky
Horton, helped develop Horton technique
founded dance theatre of LA and Lewistzy dance co in LA, the leading internationl modern dance co
Judson Memorial Church
avant garde experimentalists
produced 20 concerts like performance art
Dunn, Childs, Pazton, Gordon, Rainer, Brown
Twyla Tharpe
danced for Taylor inspired, easy going, Balanchine ws idol, humphrey, graham unique style ballet film bway choreo Crossover dance no label to style
Pilobolous
clingy,
small group, sculptural, athletic
Merce Cunningham
experimented in liberating dance form theatrical trappings that limited freedom, not letting dancer hear the music until the performance
