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Modern DanceMadeleine Craig
Brittany SuggBriana Grillo Emily Varner
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Classical vs. Modern
Rigid vs. Fluid
Structured vs. Free/Laid back
Emotionless vs. Expressive
Technical vs. Freedom of Motion
Small vs. Grand Gestures
Specific vs. Blurred Boundaries
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Posture
Shoulders back Feet turned out Chin up Straight legs “Dancing In a box.” Tuck in butt Tall back
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Classical Costume
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Enrico Cecchetti
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Enrico Cecchetti: Early Years
Born in theatre dressing room
Dancing family
Trained at Giovanni Lepri
Instant success by 20
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Enrico Cecchetti: Career
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“Maestro Cecchetti”
Imperial School Warsaw State School Cecchetti’s St.Petersburg
School Ballet Russes Miming? Cecchetti’s London School Teacher at La Scala
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Enrico Ceccehetti:The Cecchetti Method
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Purposes of Cecchetti
Uniform dancers
Solid Technique
Independent Dancing
Basic knowledge of terminology/
“Dancing inside of the box”
Exams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1ABwt-KN6w
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“Modern Dance was born in America when a
number of choreographers and
dancers rebelled.”
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Isadora Duncan
“Founding mother of American modern dance.”
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Isadora Duncan
Self taught ‘Will work for money’ Fantasy and improvisation Done with Ann Daly Off to London: Drawing rooms and
Greek vases Off to Paris Loie Fuller
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‘Isadorables’“Teacher not Celebrity”
Grunewald, Germany
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Isadora’s Style
Natural movements
Art NOT entertainment
Emotions through movement
Greek culture
American love of freedom
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Isadora’s Idea of a Dance Costume
Before After
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq2GgIMM060
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Denishawn
1915 Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn Los Angeles, CA. Ballet 1st to experiment with Modern
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Marth
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Inspired by father’s work
Studied at Denishawn
Student-> Teacher-> Performer
One of the best-known performers
Worked with Mary Wigman
Contraction and release
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Martha’s Style
Contraction and release Emotional Hard, angular movements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdOGFtTa7A
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Contraction and Release
Tense all muscles-> Relax body Changed ‘look’ of performers Derived from Breathing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRfqeTywjQ
YOUR TURN!
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Merce Cunningham Started young Cornish School Martha Graham Choreographer “Choreography by
chance” Abstract
performances 200+ dances
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Beach Birds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra2T_iMXQVM
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Fall and Recovery
Doris Humphrey More relaxed movements; focused the
on the suspension of tension
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Public’s Reaction
•Unaccepted initially •More revealing costumes• Suggestive movements•Culture shock•Everybody loves Martha
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Modern Dance Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8TIZhvAvWo
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•Costumes more “flowing”
•Dance is more “outside the box” as far as movement goes.
•Focus’s more on the emotional aspect of dancing and not just going through a series of movement.•ART NOT ENTERTAINMENT!
Overview