(all black‚ accentuated by hats and gloves). A perfectionist‚ Fosse liked detail in his choreography and would position his dancers down to the angles of their feet or their little fingers. As his career progressed‚ Fosse became increasingly fascinated with expressing sexuality and decadence through dance. Fosse’s peak year was 1973. In addition to his Cabaret Oscar‚ he nabbed Tonys for his direction and choreography of the Broadway musical Pippin‚ the eerily magical and sexually decadent story of
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Spring. When the ballet first premiered in Paris‚ the audience were shocked and protested against the music and choreography (Fiero‚ Gloria). In fact‚ most if not all‚ of the public were of high class and expected a traditional composition/ballet that is calm and graceful. However‚ the “angular‚ dissonant and totally unpredictable” music as well as the “outrageous costumes‚ unusual choreography and bizarre story of pagan sacrifice” scandalized the audience; it was considered as savage(Fiero‚
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It was eventually seen in the theatres as a humorous form of music‚ considering the suggestive choreography reminiscent of the umbigada and unique lyrics. Today‚ aside from its apparent contribution to Samba music‚ Lundu is still being danced in the northern part of Brazil‚ more commonly as a song form‚ and rarely as a dance using more subtle choreography. The Lundu is also performed in religious rituals. The Lundu’s song form originated in the religious rituals of the Africans
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writing a total of five after her stroke and before her death. She remained a member of the Board of Directors of the society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. She no longer worked on Broadway musicals and only did revivals of her original choreography. In 1976 she was awarded New York City’s Handel Medallion‚ and in December of 1980 she was given the nationally prestigious Kennedy Center Honor by President Carter. In October of 1993‚ Agnes de Mille passed away at her home in New York at the
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stories. It will also discuss one of his major works Carmen and relate it with the original one. Mats Ek is a prominent and controversial figure of the contemporary dance. He has his own choreographic style and his work in contemporary dance choreography is contested. He was born in 1945. Eks mother‚ and his big influence‚ was the famous dancer and choreographer Birgit Cullberg‚ the founder of the world wide recognized‚ Cullberg Ballet Company. As said before‚ his mother was a huge influence for
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The vocals are very frequently harmonized with. Bands like the Temptations and the Supremes do it quite often‚ whether it’s in the form of call-and-response or just vocal oohs and ahhs. Finally‚ one of the biggest aspects of motown music is the choreography. Again‚ following the KISS principle‚ the
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filled with serious societal undertones (Kourlas 2014). Snow White is no longer innocent‚ rather she is a sensually provocative adolescent portrayed with adult explicitness and garnished in what can only be deemed a “uni-diaper.” Embellishing his choreography with a mixture of electronic techno music by DJ Laurent Garnier and Gustav Mahler’s symphonies‚ Preljocaj’s customary
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originates from the north Mindinao region of the Philippines and is derived from Muslim culture. There are two known versions of Singkil-- the classical version and the modern Indarapatra version. Both version deliver very similar performances of choreography. Both versions consists of a princess‚ prince‚ court of fan girls‚ and male bamboo tappers all in which are clothes in colorful‚ silk malong embellished in jewels . What differs the two dances‚ however‚ is the power behind the characters and story
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arrived in St. Petersburg. He found there a well-trained company‚ which consisted mainly of the employees of the Imperial household. They were not spoilt by the attention and glamour‚ because they were the Tsar’s servants. The Tsar wanted to see choreographies that had been seen in the times of the Sun King. That is there was combination of romantic stories with a luxury and pomp. Under leadership of Petipa the Russian ballet became extremely popular in the world. Within thirty years Petipa created
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distinguished by its economy (the power of a single gesture)” (Billman). Fosse was inspired by the natural sexuality of the human body and more specifically how dance can express a human’s sensuality. Fosse worked hard to create a staple for his choreography and he made sure his dancers worked equally as hard to embody
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