Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater June 11th 2012 “Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is based in New York City and is personally my favorite dance company‚ their choreography is just incredible and I love to watch them perform.” The company was founded in 1958; this was incredible because of the intense prejudice taking place at this time‚ not only were they a black company but they created a unique new kind- of dance mixing together for the first time; ballet‚ traditional African
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Douglas Holt‚ explains to Oxford University Press how the process of the rise to popularity truly works. He says‚ “These individuals and groups became immensely influential by advancing innovative ideology‚ and thereby developing intensely loyal followers” (Why Does Something Become Popular). He explains how famous icons stand out to people because they make alternative approaches towards things that have once been mastered. Because of Fred Astaire’s effortless work in the ballroom genre of dance
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Bangkok City Ballet is designed to develop and create space to support efficient ballet education and profession. The project is also aimed to create the space for special uses and needs in ballet training‚ as well as‚ to promote the value and beauty of ballet dancing to the social. The program is divided into 4 main parts; office area‚ theater area‚ company area‚ and education area. There are 4 types of courses offered at Bangkok City Ballet. Open class which offers after school classes for children
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Anna Halprin and Merce Cunningham: Two Post-Modern Dance Choreographers Anna Halprin was born July 13th‚ 1920 as Anna Schuman. She took on the name Halprin when she married Lawrence Halprin‚ a landscape architect. Together they founded the San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop in 1955. Merce Cunningham was born on April 16‚ 1919‚ his romantic partner was John Cage‚ who he began working with back in 1940’s. In 1953‚ together with John Cage‚ he founded the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Both Ann and Merce
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Specifically‚ the dance on the train car did not make a bit of sense; cardboard ears‚ shrouded faces‚ and mechanical screeches became far too complex and downright confusing. I think that these performances offer a statement about the beauty of choreography and movement that can be experienced in any type of setting‚ yet it was difficult to follow. If I had the pleasure of interviewing the choreographer‚ I would ask about the inner motivations for her work. Much of what she has created had never
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One of the first things that our class learned was the western definition of dance‚ which is that dance is representational. Aristotle believed that “art is imitation of nature” and the 19th c. ballets agreed. To represent nature‚ ballets used gestures and mime to tell their stories‚ with each movement correlating to a similar real world action. Fast forward a couple hundred years to the 1940s‚ choreographer Jerome Robbins followed the 19th c. ballet tradition. Robbins placed an emphasis on
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today over a twenty year time period. This obviously makes a statement of how remarkable it is. The music sets the scene of the ballet. The dancers of the ballet use the tone of the music to determine the emotion of the dance. The music and the choreography use each other to convey the story of the ballet. Tchaikovsky decided to use a more symphonic approach when writing Swan Lake (Chiego‚ pg.83). In Swan Lake‚ the ballerinas use a dance technique called “on pointe”. “On pointe” simply is when the
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The piece “Barrier” performed by NobleMotion Dance is a somewhat simple yet intriguing piece. Both of the dancers in this piece are wearing pretty normal clothes with the girl wearing a nightgown type dress and the boy wearing a button down shirt and black pants. The dance takes place on a stage in front of a white screen in which the dancers work with throughout the piece as a part of the message they are trying to convey. From my point of view‚ the dancers and choreographer are trying to convey
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productions. It was while handling a band‚ Tubes‚ that Cher discovered him‚ and offered him the challenge of creating and choreographing a full scale tour for her. Hollywood would never be the same. Ortega’s Most Famous achievements are of his film choreography. Ortega was the mastermind behind the academy award winning film‚ Dirty Dancing. Dirty Dancing was a low budget film that launched the careers of Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Dirty Dancing has become a franchise with Broadway productions‚
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One of the defining elements of postmodern dance making is the integration of many mediums into an all-encompassing performance‚ rather than dance being limited to one specific genre or technique; the rule is‚ there are no rules. World-renowned choreographer Pina Bausch was a pioneer of this medium‚ and popularized the hybridization of movement and dramaturgy‚ commonly referred to as “dance theater.” As a prominent figure in the Postmodern Dance Era‚ Bausch’s presence is an underlying influence in
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