American dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham had a significant influence on modern dance marking the beginning of the development of postmodern dance. Considered as the father of postmodern dance Merce Cunningham’ s work clearly differs in many ways from the modern choreographers that came before him. Throughout Cunningham’s work there are distinguishing key features that can be seen in their presentation and were used in his creative process. The use of design elements and collaboration with
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Bayadere‚ with an emphasis on clothing‚ dance‚ art and music of the 19th century. In order to delve deeper into this topic‚ Marius Petipa’s background and choreographic process must be heavily explored as well as the sources of influence for his choreographies to be able to understand where his information from India was coming from. For this purpose‚ his personal research and intentions must be explored. My work process will consist of initially viewing this piece multiple times to become familiar
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his music‚ he chooses to do the opposite with his movements‚ changing to the smooth style of his dance rather than the accented style. His choreography also catered very aptly to the lyrics and content of his songs‚ exemplified by the movements that likened to zombies choreographed for the song "Thriller". This is an example of versatility in his choreography to suit his music and probably was an added factor to success. Such an integration of choreographic movements and music allows the essence
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the same choreography‚ Abraham set his female dancers free. Tamsiha Guy used her face and physicality to her advantage in the piece. Guy’s strong presence and resistance to her male partner compared the life of women in the 17th century to the life of women in the 21st century. Despite the major changes between the two centuries‚ women are still trying to push the envelope and break barriers in society‚ but they have more power and opportunities in their hands. Guy used the choreography as a PSA
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all improvisation exercises people need an inspiration. Therefore a point to support their movement and the quality of dance. In my experience‚ inspiration has been my first tool to draw forth my personal body movement. I have created numerous choreographies based on real histories about themes that the spectator can identify with. “Challenge‚” my last production‚ interpreted by young dancers‚ was about how black and white colors divide two
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preform the dance. The word ‘choreography’ literally means dance writing. A choreographer has to create a dance‚ movement by movement‚ that is exciting‚ new and that represents each note of the music being played. There are two basic types of choreography. The first is improvisation‚ which the choreographer will give guidelines and ideas to follow‚ but then allows the dancers themselves to improvise their movements within those rules. This type of choreography gives a great deal of freedom of
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called Primavera. Adelaide Batuk‚ Julianna Bissessar and Jacalyn choreographed this piece. The dancers were Josephine Di Cosmo‚ P.J. Elisha‚ Melanie Ferrara‚ Lauren Paul and Chelsea Santoli. In the piece Beyond the Reflection‚ most of the choreography was contemporary style of dance. The female dancers wore white dresses with their hair down‚ each in a slightly different way. The male dancer wore a white shirt and black bottoms. This group used mirrors that hung from above the stage and hovered
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emporering to me. I learned about determination and fighting. I know it sounds cliche‚ but this lesson is a lesson that I feel needs to be learned by everyone. It can help the world succeed. I’m so glad that I got to choose my own choreographer‚ choreography‚ song‚ and theme in this final project. The choreographer that inspired my dance was Jack Cole‚ who was remembered as the father of the theatrical jazz dance genre. He was born on April 27‚ 1911 in
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Miranda. Many talented students of American were able to showcase their dancing and singing skills in this play‚ contributing to an entertaining play. While the volume of the dialogues was overpowered by the band‚ the detail in the scenery and the choreography made for an enjoyable musical. Because nearly all of the dialogues in the play were delivered through songs which were accompanied by the band‚ it was difficult to hear the dialogues. As a result‚ it was challenging trying to understanding
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the bodies lying still on the floor as the lighting reflects bars‚ as if to represent a prison cell or claustrophobic space. The dancers perform within the suggested “prison cell” projection‚ suspended in the image. Due to the sight specific choreography‚ as the dancers interact and move‚ they choreograph the light‚ bringing it life and giving it purpose. This becomes a constant theme throughout the work‚ the continuation of dark and angsts lighting evokes fear and worry. The stage itself acts
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