Dance 101 1st Edition Lecture 17Outline of Last Lecture I. Dance Performance QuizzesOutline of Current Lecture II.Agnes de MilleIII. Twyla TharpIV. The Royal BalletCurrent Lecture- Katherine Dunham (1909-2006)o Crossovero “Cabin in the Sky”, “Stormy Weather”- Gene Kelly (1912-1996)o “Singing In the Rain”, “An American in Paris”, “On The Town”, “Brigadoon”- Jack Cole (1913-1974) o From Jazz Dance to Broadwayo Father of Jazz Dance – Theatrical Jazz Dance Heritage”o “Kismet”, “ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, “Man of La Mancha”, “Cover Girl”- Agnes de Mille (1905-1993)o Ballet and Broadway and Movie Musicalso Dream Ballet innovator- ballet section within musical that furthers the plot of the show because they are in the dreams/mind of the actor.o “Rodeo” – pure ballet, not a musical, for Ballet Russe de Monte Carloo “Oklahoma” - Dream Balleto “Brigadoon” - Mountains of Scotland, a mythical town that appears 1 day of the year, Dream Ballet, uses Scottish danceo “Carousel” – Beach/Dream Ballet- Gower Champion (1921-1980)o “42nd Street” – earlier connection to Busby Burkley, movie musicalo “Hello Dolly”, “Bye, Bye Birdie”, “Carnival”, “I Do! I Do!”- Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) o Crossover from Ballet to Broad way, agnes also George balanchineThese 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.o Ballet style choreographyo “West Side Story”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Peter Pan”, “The King and I”, “Gypsy”, “Fancy Free”o Ballet to Broadway and Back- Twyla Tharp (b. 1942)o Modern/Contemporary Dance, Movie Musicals, Broadwayo Modern Dance is the genre of the individualo Crossover from Ballet to Contemporary to Broadwayo Worked with American Ballet Theatreo “Baryshnikov by Tharp”, “Hair”, “Amadeus”, “White Nights”, “Singing in the Rain”, “Movin’ Out”, “Come Fly Away”. “The Times They are a-Changin”, “Push Comes to Shove”, “The Catherine Wheel” - Bob Fosse (1927-1987)o Very prolific; in the army and after studied theatre and danceo Went to school of American ballet as an adult and took ballet classeso Took tap dance classes and played the drumso ‘The Riff Brothers’ a tap company he formed with a friendo Choreography was based off of stripperso Wore lots of hats in choreographyo Bent knees, toes turned in are featured in his signature style (used body isolations from jazz), jazz hands, twitching shoulderso “Life is just a bowl of cherries”o “Cabaret” “Chicago” “Pippin” “Damn Yankees” “The Pajama Game” “Redhead” “Bells Are Ringing” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” “Sweet Charity” “Dancin’” “All That Jazz”- Gillian Lynne (b. 1926)o Worked with Andrew Loyd Webero Worked in London as a choreographer, similar to broadwayo “Cats”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Aspects of Love”; “The Secret Garden”, “Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang”The Royal Ballet- Susan Stroman (b. 1954)o ‘The next Bob Fosse’o 3 Stories told through dance with no talking, not a traditional musical but got a Tony Award on Broadwayo “Contact”, “The Producers”, “Young Frankenstein”, “Crazy for You”, “Steel Pier”, “Center Stage”o Revivals: “Showboat”, “Oklahoma”, “The Music Man”- Michael Bennett (1943-1987)o “A Chorus Line”, “Dreamgirls”, “Seesaw”, “Follies”, “Company”, “Coco”, “Promises, Promises”- Kathleen Marshall (b. 1962)o Current choreographer- Revivals: “The Pajama Game”, “Wonderful Town”; “Kiss Me Kate”,
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