effective from January 2011. Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Choreographic works 3 Prizes and Awards 4 References 5 External links [edit]Career Nacho Duato studied at the Rambert School of London‚[1] Maurice Béjart’s Mudra School in Brussels and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City alongside professional ballet dancer Shaylee Keith. He started his dancing career in Stockholm ’s Cullberg Ballet[2] and one year later he joined‚ Nederlands Dans Theater‚[3] with artistic director Jiří Kilián
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a dancer‚ choreographer‚ and teacher whose vision and leadership lead him to create one of the major art institutes of our time. The famous Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. A choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans and arranges dance movements and patterns for dances. Movement is a language as rich and expressive as written or spoken language. We understand and use movement language so naturally‚ we are often unaware of the many ways we use it
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Maya Angelou Maya Angelou paved the way for many of today’s black poets. She is famous for her poems and series of autobiographies. Angelou has had an interesting life filled with many accomplishments. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4‚ 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ 2nd Ed.) Her parents divorced when she was 3‚ she then lived with her mother. (Shaw‚ Taylor) At age 8 her mother’s boyfriend‚ Mr. Freeman‚ raped her. Angelou hid her dirty
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Name: _______________________________________ Class: _______________ Date: _________________ “The Horton Technique” By Diana Dinerman Directions: Please read the attached article about Horton Technique and answer the following questions using complete sentences‚ proper grammar‚ punctuation‚ and capitalization. Modern Dance innovator Lester Horton (1906-1953) pioneered dance in Los Angeles from 1928-1953. Today‚ Horton’s technique is taught in varying versions at numerous institutions
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Conceived out of a concept devised by Alvin Ailey‚ Cry took its inspiration from the suffering of the African American Woman. "She represented those women before her who came from the hardships of slavery‚ through the pain of losing loved ones‚ through overcoming extraordinary depressions and tribulations. Coming out of a world of pain and trouble‚ she has found her way-and triumphed." In this three part solo‚ the dancer‚ clad in a white leotard and long ruffled skirt‚ brings the audience on a journey
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Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer Noel Alford University of Phoenix Maya Angelou: Poet‚ Author‚ Actress and Dancer On April 4th‚ 1928 an extraordinary woman was born in St. Louis Missouri to the late Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter Johnson when they seen her gorgeous face she was given a beautiful name Marguerite Ann Johnson. At the time of her birth no one knew how great she would be in our history of poetry‚ novels‚ movies‚
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and Choreographers Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey‚ Jr. was an African American modern dancer‚ dance teacher and choreographer‚ who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African American cultural experience and history. His choreographic works live on in performances by the company he founded. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater toured extensively and regularly in Europe and Asia during Ailey’s lifetime‚ making Ailey a familiar name worldwide
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design in AAADT‚ refer to flowers Alvin Ailey born 1931-1989‚ began his career as a dancer in the 40’s and then went onto later create a body of dance works. He founded his own company in 1958 AAADT‚ grown from a small company of seven or 8 dancers into a large carefully managed international famous business. The decision for Ailey to call his company AAADT illustrates his belief that black Americans should be acknowledged to the USA’s heritage. In 1971 Alvin created the dance work Flowers which
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Alvin Ailey It was really impressive performance I ever seen. I like all programs and their performance was too attractive and interesting. I like lighting and music because it looked very decent with the performance. In addition‚ they organized it very well. I really like it. The following paragraphs give a few facts about Alvin Ailey and his background. Alvin Ailey was born in Rogers‚ Texas on January 5‚ 1931 and moved to Los Angeles‚ California at the age of twelve. There‚ on a junior high
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Hi! I am Alvin Ailey and I am a famous dancer and choreographer who in 1958that created the Alvin Ailey Dance Center in New York. I was born January 5‚ 1931 and sadly died December 1‚ 1989 of HIV/AIDS. I grew up during Racial Segregation so I pretty much had a hard time. I attended George Washington Carver High School and Later‚ Thomas Jefferson High School. I also attended a dance school called Horton’s School that thought us Classical ballet‚ jazz‚ and Native American dance. This school was the
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