Exam Three Chapter 6 Modern Dance VIDEO THE INDIVIDUAL AND TRADITION THE HISTORY OF MODERN DANCE ISADORA NEVER STAND STILL MARTHA GRAHAM IN PERFORMANCE Post Modern Second Generation The Next Wave Twyla Tharp famous choreographer known for being hard to work with and very strict with dancers Garth Fagan contemporary dancer and choreographer choreographer for Lion King Modern dance dancer is striving to define and dig deep into their own mind and body pushing the boundaries and using personal experiences expression America in early years dance wasn t considered an art dancers were barely more respected than prostitutes Isadora Duncan choreographed Mother mourning the drowning of her children made up first modern dance language movement which became foundation of her choreography FREE MOVEMENT danced naked and got banned in the US was a huge drama queen tried to commit suicide on film always wore silk that would flow as she moved Isadorables children that adored her Ruth St Denis American modern dance pioneer one of 4 3 Americans and 1 German introduced eastern ideas Martha Graham Ruth s student American modern dance pioneer art was very politicized she felt she had to do her own thing and the world was against her very stern personality and believed art was a burning dedication Grahams father was a psychiatrist HER TECHNIQUE WAS BASED ON CONTRACTION AND RELEASE Erick Hawkins danced for Martha s company they fell in love and got married and then divorced then went on to dance with a free flowing technique Katherine Dunham African Dance plays one part of the body against the other allows refers back to Ballet somehow Rudolf Von Laban analyzed movement within the dance father of dance and mother of dance was Isadora Duncan Alvin Ailey ultimate in openness generosity and style Company represents US Dance was in international art form DANCE SHOULD RADIATE PASSION he was 12 when he visited theatre trained with Catherine and Revelations suite of Parts Pilligram of Sorrow black experience Take Me to the Water Move Members Move ladies in hats with fans on a typical lazy Sunday morning in Texas