Dance 101 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I Watched film about Alvin Ailey II Revelations Outline of Current Lecture II Post Modern Dance III Merce Cunningham IV John Cage Current Lecture Post Modern Dance Domination by abstract choreographers Most choreographers are now male Most is barefoor Merce Cunningham 1919 2009 Influenced by Martha Graham and went off on his own o Studied with Martha Graham Often choreographed without music Collaborated with John Cage His choreography is movement for the sake of movement o There is no story social political family statement o Very abstract concept John Cage Composes electronic music at New York area universities o Works in a computer lab When working with Merce they worked in separate locations and then brought their pieces together only for the performance o The music and choreography was never practiced together and only performed together at time of performance Collaborations with visual artists and composers Points in Space Cunningham Choreographed in NYC and filmed in London These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Random costume design Computer Technology and Dance Alwin Nikolais 1912 1993 Abstract style Partnered with Murray Louis Motion not Emotion Murray Louis b 1926 Nikolais Louis Dance Lab Nikolais Louis Dance Company Paul Taylor b 1930 Studied with Martha Graham Much more broad o Doesn t create his work on one simple principle o Forerunner of the post modern movement Paul Taylor Dance Company Still in existence Aureole Cloven Kingdom Esplanade Piazzolla Caldera
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