Jazz form the USA‚ and more. This performance took you on a trip around the world. The music‚ costumes‚ lighting‚ choreography all gave you a little piece of the culture history. For Example‚ Belle of the Ball‚ choreographed by Cynthia Molnar‚ took you back to the late 17th century with the longer tutus and when ballet was performed for the courts of France‚ the rich. The choreography was angelic and costumes gave a modern twist with the colors pink and red. The piece of art that stuck out to me
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The movement still has hints of ballet in its origin‚ but the way in which the torso‚ arms‚ and legs move is more readily classified as modern dance. This evolution of Cunningham’s choreography came with his use of LifeForms to create increasingly difficult movement that could be shown clearly to the dancer learning it (Copeland 2004: 194). In Biped the dancers contort and twist their back and neck against clearly placed legs. The arms
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Contemporary Dance‚ a few years later. Graham created using modern dance because that was how she had been trained at Denishawn. Graham’s choreography removed the fluff that came with ballet and early modern dance‚ and instead created movement that was raw and emotionally powerful. Graham was influenced by the Puritan value of functionalism in that her choreography was intended to reflect that dance should be functional for society. Unlike the dance of St. Denis‚ Graham created movement that was not
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based movement‚ experimental in dance/choreography‚ and a creator of developmental technique. Beavers joined the faculty of Naropa University in 2003 as the founding Cahir of the MFA Theater‚ Contemporary Performance Program. “Re-locating Technique”‚ was an article that we wrote about how choreography from the past to present has changed. Meaning in the past‚ choreography was more based from certain modern techniques and structured‚ whereas in the present choreography has been combined with improvisation
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more of an obscure feature to the piece. Lastly‚ the choreographed movements and steps by the dancers‚ had its own abstract aspects. Hawkins Choreography was not like other Modern Dance works that I have seen before. The abstract choreography was undoubtedly captivated. Seeing shapes and lines that I don’t usually get to see‚ made me appreciate the choreography in its
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“Verge‚ Landing/Place‚ Going to the Wall and Necessary Beauty.” Miller choreography has been produced at major dance center around the world‚ such as “Daytona Contemporary Dance Company‚ Boston Ballet and the PACT Dance Company of Johannesburg‚ South Africa.” Miller established her own dance company called‚ “The Bebe Miller Company.” She has been the recipient of many prestige awards‚ i.e. “four Bessie Awards for her choreography and direction” and the “Doris Duke Artist Award.” No to mention fellowships
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Matthew Bourne’s self-identification as a storyteller is well portrayed with his directing and choreography of Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance. His fascination with exploring characters‚ their emotions and motivation‚ is showcased by both his adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s score and his interpretation of the ballet. While remaining respectful of the audiences expectations‚ Bourne (fig. 1) challenges the audience with his unconventional casting of roles‚ a switching of time periods‚ and costumes that
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birth to the union of chivalry and Christianity” (Fleming-Markarian 9). Again‚ this relates the Romantic era to the Medieval era in that Christianity is seen as a large contributor and witnessed throughout Romantic ballets. With its storyline‚ choreography‚ and music‚ Giselle
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show the audience his long‚ strong neck. These elements add to the overall concept of a powerful warrior who embodies a strong dinosaur like bird. “Junkie” is a more of a jazz piece that explores the realm of black culture as well as drugs. The choreography tells us a story of how a drugs have taken over the life of a man and turned him into a junkie. The rigid and spastic movements show us his compulsive habits of an addict. Over the course of the dance‚ we see the performer imitate
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While creating my work‚ I intend to focus on how music influences movement. I will explore how movement changes or stays the same with different styles of music‚ and how you can juxtapose movement qualities with the various qualities presented in the music. A Mesh of Me will be heavily influenced by all my favorite styles of music‚ thus creating an eclectic collage of who I am. In preparation for this choreographic process‚ I will conduct a physical investigation of movement. I will explore my habits
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