Test 1 Flashcards
In general what is modern dance?
-communicates something of importance
-more concerned with the present rather than the past
-bodily freedom of expression
-is an art that changes rapidly since it was developed by people whose perceptions were constantly being altered by new ideas, new machines, new methods of perception.
Who was Francois Delsarte?
Studied anatomy and observed daily movements. Connected emotions with physical gestures.
Who did Delsarte influence?
Harmonic gymnastics-MacKaye
Duncan, St.Denis, Ted Shawn, Laban
Who was Emile Dalcroze
Muscian and educator.
Explored movement and music and the body as the first instrument as expression
“Rhymic gymnastics”
Eurythmics
What is new dance?
Modern dance before it had the name
What was Loie Fuller known for?
Improvisational soloist
-sportaneous and natural movements
-movement of fabrics rather than body
-clever use of lighting and color
-dance in bare feet, uncorseted
What were some of Louie Fuller’s stage/theater innovations?
Lighting gels, manipulating lights, absence of light
Who was Isadora Duncan?
She had a love for music because her mother was a pianist
No formal training
Feminist
inspired by Delsarte and Greek culture, nature
What was Duncan’s dance style?
Runs, skips, leaps, softness of the body, emotionally driven, motivated by music.
What was Duncan’s teaching legacy?
Did not attempt to teach steps or forms, no solid technique failed to sustain a school, the isadorables, chose students based on financial need rather than talent. Couldn’t teach all the time, out on tour to make money to teach.
Why was Duncan called the mother of modern dance?
-Freedom of the body(bare feet, discarded conventional ballet dress(corsets), adopted tunics.
-Freedom of the soul
new movements, freedom of women
-A serious art form
Use of concert music, intelligence/thoughts behind the dance
What are some influences from Europe: the relationship between Fuller and Duncan?
-1900 paris exposition, dance, music theater perfomances. Loie Fuller, Sadi Yaco
-Art Nouveau
-Duncan saw Fuller’s performance and was inspired by it
Who was the first to dance barefoot?
Loie Fuller
What were some of St. Denis’ early year inspirations?
The Burning of Rome, Egypt Through the Centuries, Stebbins and Delsarte method
What were some important inspirations for St.Denis?
Loie Fuller- lighting and fabric movement
Sadi Yaco- Oriental theater ( dance acting; theatrical elements)
David Belasco: ways to direct a scene; stage affects
Describe some main points about the creation of Denishawn
-Partner dance became popular in US so Ruth hired Shawn to prolong her stage life
-School and dance company:Oriental dance
-not authentic oriental dance
Describe music visualizations and its significance to modern dance
-Translation of musical structure into movement
-Inspired by Isadora Duncan’s Dance
-Denis and Humphrey collarborated
Significance: Early attempts at abstract choreography
plotless dance
Allowed American dance to develop its own voice
Give simple background of Ted Shawn
-Dance to recover from Paralysis
-Watched Denis’ inncense
-Joined Denis in 1914
-Built Denishawn in 1915
What were some of Denishawn’s development and significance?
Had branches of schools around the country by former pupils.
-Education, ballet, ethnic dance, free style- movement, music visualization
-Students: Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Jack Cole
What was Ted Shawn’s Company called?
Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers
What is Ausdruckstanz
expressionist dance, explored human emotions, themes of war, death peace, rejects technique, explored morality, justice, politics and social issues
who were the pioneers of Ausdruckstanz/expressionist dance
rudolf laban and mary wigman
Who was Rudolf Laban
had military father, inspired by troop formation, studied painting and architecture in paris, stage design, ballet, delsarte, and dalcroze, was in munich to explore dance creation in 1907, censored by nazis, movement notation and analysis, laban notation
what was the laban school
dance-sound word, interdisciplinary teaching, lead classes with drum in hand, students learned how to play percussion, compose accompaniments for dances, make costume
words, dynamic values of movement; pride, joy, wrath-harmonies lines
evil injustice-angularity and imbalance
What were movement choirs
Laban; simple movements, not stage based
experience rather than presentation
foundation for dance and movement therapies after mid 1900s
-movement is first and fundamental in what comes forth from a human being as an expression of his intentions and experiences
what was labanotation
- goal to gain equal status of dance with other arts and to creating an efficient system for notating dance
-first published in 1928
-symbols to indicate space and body parts
-staff to indicate time and body coordination
what were the categories of laban movement analysis
body, space and effort
who was a co contributor for laban movement analysis
bartenieff was a co-contributor for body articulation
what was mary wigman’s important contribution to modern dance
dance gymnastic
describe wigman’s witch dance
the movement was reactionary with the music, sharp movements, movement texture mimics the music
who taught mary wigman and who taught tanya holm
laban taught wigman, wigman taught holm
what was the original name for the American dance festival
bennington college, summer dance program
what did holm famously choreograph for
choreographed for broadway, my fair lady and kiss me kate
hanya holm was the main teacher at
benningnon college, summer dance program
who performed on broadway as a soloist
st.denis
Loie Fuller’s Dance
-is emotional driven
-uses fabric as the extension of her movement
-has a lot of skips, leaps, and runs
-all of the above
uses fabric as the extension of her movement
The Art Nouveau Movement
-its works heavily involve curlicues
-was inspired by Loie Fuller
-None of them
-Both of them
-Both of them
By the late 1800s, ballet in the US was popular and original
True or False
False
Which of the following is true regarding Shawn’s belief in dance
-Dance technique is not necessary
-Clarity of the dance is not important
-A dance must be constructed as well and carefully as a beautiful building
-all of the above
A dance must be constructed as well and carefully as a beautiful building
Ted Shawn founded/co-founded
-Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers
-Jacob’s Pillow
-Denishawn
-All of the above
-All of the above
Who was NOT involved in the development of music visualization
-Loie Fuller
-Ted Shawn
-Ruth St.Denis
-Doris Humphrey
-Loie Fuller
Laban’s researches include
-Movement choirs
-Labanotation
-none of them
-both of them
-both of them
Richard Wagner invented the concept of ‘Total works of Art’
True or False
True
Both Holm and Wigman were trained in Dalcroze before becoming a dancer
True or False
True
Hanya Holm was considered the founding mother of expressionist dance
True or False
False
Hanya Holm mainly taught Ausdruckstanz in UK
True or False
False
Who was the main teacher at the summer program of Bennington College
-Rudolf Laban
-Hanya Holm
-Mary Wigman
-All of them
-Hanya Holm
