Modern Dance Unit Flashcards
When did Modern Dance start?
The late 1800-1900s
What style of dance did Modern Dance reject?
Ballet
Where did Modern Dance emerge?
America and Germany
Modern Dance emphasized______ rather than the air
the Earth
Rudolf Van Laban created a way to write down choreography called_______
Labanotation
Von Laban also created large groups of dancers called______
Movement Choirs
Isadora Duncan is named _________
“The Mother of Modern Dance”
Isadora Duncan called her style of dance_____
“True Dance”
Why did Isadora Duncan’s work take a thematically dark turn?
Her two children died in a car accident.
How did Isadora Duncan die?
In 1927, she was riding in a convertible and her scarf got caught in the spokes of the wheel. It snapped her neck and she died instantly.
What were Duncan’s last words?
“Farewell, my friends. I go to glory!”
Where was Mary Wigman from?
Germany
Who was Wigman’s teacher?
Rudolf von Laban
What caused Mary WIgman to develop psychological issues?
A nervous breakdown in 1918
Mary Wigman’s most famous pieces that the choreographed after her breakdown is called_____
“Witch Dance”
Why did Mary Wigman wear masks while performing?
She believed they warded off evil spirits
Mary Wigman opened a school called _______ and toured the US with her students, some of which decided to stay in ____
Dresden Central School (in Germany) & NY
Hanya Holm became one of ______
“The Big Four”
What shows did Hanya Holm choreograph for in NY?
“Kiss Me Kate” and “My Fair Lady”
Hanya Holm’s Labanotation for _______ was the first choreography to be copyrighted in the United States
“Kiss Me Kate”
Ruth St. Denis was known as the ____ of modern dencers
Girliest
Ruth St. Denis married a man named _____
Ted Shawn
Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn formed a Dance company called ______
Denishawn Dance Company
Ruth St. Denis was about ______ and ______
Theatricality and Flashiness
Ted Shawn focused on looking ___
Manly
After the two split, Shawn formed a company called _____
Ted Shawn and His Male Dancers
Chasse
To chase
Tendu
To touch
Passe
To pass
Releve
To rise
What does Pilobus use to describe their style/way of dance?
Weight distribution
What are the names of Alvin Ailey’s most-famous pieces?
“Cry” and “Revelations”
What is Ailey’s piece “Cry” about?
He wrote it for his mother as a birthday gift.
What is the name of the school that Ted Shawn formed after he separated from Ruth?
Jacob’s Pillow
How did Martha Graham describe her movements? Hint; three words
Breathe, contract, release
What did Martha Graham’s dance hands symbolize?
The Lotus flower
___________ essentially copied Martha Graham and used the concept ______ to describe her movement with the words ___ and _____
Doris Humphrey, balance, fall, recover
Who was Alvin Ailey’s muse?
Judith Jameson
