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In general what is modern dance?

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-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.

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Who was Francois Delsarte?

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Studied anatomy and observed daily movements. Connected emotions with physical gestures.

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Who did Delsarte influence?

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Harmonic gymnastics-MacKaye
Duncan, St.Denis, Ted Shawn, Laban

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Who was Emile Dalcroze

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Muscian and educator.
Explored movement and music and the body as the first instrument as expression
“Rhymic gymnastics”
Eurythmics

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What is new dance?

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Modern dance before it had the name

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What was Loie Fuller known for?

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Improvisational soloist
-sportaneous and natural movements
-movement of fabrics rather than body
-clever use of lighting and color
-dance in bare feet, uncorseted

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What were some of Louie Fuller’s stage/theater innovations?

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Lighting gels, manipulating lights, absence of light

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Who was Isadora Duncan?

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She had a love for music because her mother was a pianist
No formal training
Feminist
inspired by Delsarte and Greek culture, nature

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What was Duncan’s dance style?

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Runs, skips, leaps, softness of the body, emotionally driven, motivated by music.

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What was Duncan’s teaching legacy?

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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.

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Why was Duncan called the mother of modern dance?

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-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

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What are some influences from Europe: the relationship between Fuller and Duncan?

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-1900 paris exposition, dance, music theater perfomances. Loie Fuller, Sadi Yaco
-Art Nouveau
-Duncan saw Fuller’s performance and was inspired by it

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Who was the first to dance barefoot?

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Loie Fuller

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What were some of St. Denis’ early year inspirations?

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The Burning of Rome, Egypt Through the Centuries, Stebbins and Delsarte method

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What were some important inspirations for St.Denis?

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Loie Fuller- lighting and fabric movement
Sadi Yaco- Oriental theater ( dance acting; theatrical elements)
David Belasco: ways to direct a scene; stage affects

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Describe some main points about the creation of Denishawn

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-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

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Describe music visualizations and its significance to modern dance

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-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

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Give simple background of Ted Shawn

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-Dance to recover from Paralysis
-Watched Denis’ inncense
-Joined Denis in 1914
-Built Denishawn in 1915

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What were some of Denishawn’s development and significance?

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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

20
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What was Ted Shawn’s Company called?

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Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers

21
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What is Ausdruckstanz

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expressionist dance, explored human emotions, themes of war, death peace, rejects technique, explored morality, justice, politics and social issues

22
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who were the pioneers of Ausdruckstanz/expressionist dance

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rudolf laban and mary wigman

23
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Who was Rudolf Laban

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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

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what was the laban school

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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

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What were movement choirs

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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

26
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what was labanotation

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  • 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
27
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what were the categories of laban movement analysis

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body, space and effort

28
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who was a co contributor for laban movement analysis

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bartenieff was a co-contributor for body articulation

29
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what was mary wigman’s important contribution to modern dance

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dance gymnastic

30
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describe wigman’s witch dance

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the movement was reactionary with the music, sharp movements, movement texture mimics the music

31
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who taught mary wigman and who taught tanya holm

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laban taught wigman, wigman taught holm

32
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what was the original name for the American dance festival

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bennington college, summer dance program

33
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what did holm famously choreograph for

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choreographed for broadway, my fair lady and kiss me kate

34
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hanya holm was the main teacher at

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benningnon college, summer dance program

35
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who performed on broadway as a soloist

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st.denis

36
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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

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uses fabric as the extension of her movement

37
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The Art Nouveau Movement
-its works heavily involve curlicues
-was inspired by Loie Fuller
-None of them
-Both of them

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-Both of them

38
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By the late 1800s, ballet in the US was popular and original
True or False

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False

39
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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

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A dance must be constructed as well and carefully as a beautiful building

40
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Ted Shawn founded/co-founded
-Ted Shawn and his Men Dancers
-Jacob’s Pillow
-Denishawn
-All of the above

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-All of the above

41
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Who was NOT involved in the development of music visualization
-Loie Fuller
-Ted Shawn
-Ruth St.Denis
-Doris Humphrey

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-Loie Fuller

42
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Laban’s researches include
-Movement choirs
-Labanotation
-none of them
-both of them

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-both of them

43
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Richard Wagner invented the concept of ‘Total works of Art’
True or False

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True

44
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Both Holm and Wigman were trained in Dalcroze before becoming a dancer
True or False

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True

45
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Hanya Holm was considered the founding mother of expressionist dance
True or False

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False

46
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Hanya Holm mainly taught Ausdruckstanz in UK
True or False

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False

47
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Who was the main teacher at the summer program of Bennington College
-Rudolf Laban
-Hanya Holm
-Mary Wigman
-All of them

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-Hanya Holm

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