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    Travelling is often claimed as a fun pastime. As the world develops‚ more and more people are able to travel. It is not surprising that millions around the world spend their holidays travelling. Travelling expands and broadens our impression and knowledge about other continents‚ countries‚ modern cities and of course‚ helps us to take a break from our hectic way of living. There are tonnes of great places to visit around the world. Each place has its own personal touch and uniqueness. Everyone

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    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 were highly

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    The Human Situation on Stage: Merce Cunningham‚ Theodor Adorno‚ and the Category of Expression Carrie Noland Dance Research Journal‚ Volume 42‚ Number 1‚ Summer 2010‚ pp. 46-60 (Article) Published by University of Illinois Press DOI: 10.1353/drj.0.0063 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/drj/summary/v042/42.1.noland.html Access Provided by University of Manchester at 07/08/10 10:18PM GMT Photo 1. Merce Cunningham in his Sixteen Dances for Soloist

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    to express themselves in their own unique way. For those some‚ it can be the combination of both chance and choice in their work that make them unique. A chance can be defined as to “do something by accident or without design” (Source). While a choice can be defined as “an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities” (Source). Three people that used a mix of chance and choice in their work

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    (September 5‚ 1912 – August 12‚ 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music‚ electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments‚ Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and‚ in the opinion of many‚ the most influential American composer of the 20th century.[1][2] He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance‚ mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham‚ who was also Cage’s romantic partner for the most part of the latter’s

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    Nawshin Nazat April 25th‚ 2014 Postmodern dance was a dance movement that took place during the 1960s and 1970s. It was a rebellion against traditional ideas and assumptions of structured dance. Although the movement was short-lived‚ it allowed new genres of dance levels and performance art to bloom. Postmodern dance claimed that any movement was dance‚ and any individual was a dancer‚ with

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    of her dancer like Paul Taylor‚ Merce Cunningham or Alvin Ailey was just breaking into the scene. You guys have it lucky. I learned a lot of Isadora Duncan and Martha. But even then just in today modern dance as taken on a new approach.” She kept talking and everything she said was just

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    selected tasks‚ 4 ’33" dissolves the borders separating music‚ sound‚ and non-musical phenomena. In Cage ’s pieces for prepared piano‚ such as Amores (1943)‚ foreign objects modify the sounds of the piano strings. Interestingly Cage wrote dance works for Merce

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    ------------------------------------------------- أعلى النموذج The show’s host was usually genial‚ but he had a reputation for turning ------- when provoked by guests who challenged his opinions. * (A) surly * (B) intrusive * (C) lenient * (D) convincing * (E) giddy أسفل النموذج Explanation It makes sense to say that someone who is typically “genial‚” or friendly‚ would turn “surly‚” or irritable‚ when provoked. The German choreographer Pina Bausch Acreated dances Bthat

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    Dance 10: Quiz 1-5 Part 1 of 1  Multiple Choice/True False     Score: 50   (of possible 50 points) (ADDIONAL) Question 1 of 25     Score: 2   (of possible 2 points) The French court ballet reached its height during the reign of Louis XIV‚ whose very birth had been celebrated by the _______________ of 1639. A. Ballet de la Félicité B. Ballet de la coutisane appelé C. Ballet de Madame D. Ballet de la Déliverance de Renaud ANS:A The dancers in the earliest ballets were highly skilled

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