Dance 101 – Lecture – Week Six and Seven Chapter 6Modern Dance – Evolved in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a revolt against perceived restrictions/limitations of the BalletThemes, inspirations involve real life situations and societal issuesContinued fascination with the Ancient World – Asia, Egypt, GreeceIsadora Duncan (1877-1927)Free, flowing fabrics, unrestricted clothing and bare feet, connection with nature“Air on the G String”Rudolf Von Laban (1879-1958)LabanotationLaban Movement AnalysisTragic, fatal accidents involving automobiles – “Mother” – “Isadorables”Film: “Isadora”Ruth St. Denis (1878-1968)“Music Visualization”Ted Shawn (1891-1975)DenishawnFilm: “Denishawn, Birth of Modern Dance”Jacob’s PillowLoie Fuller (1862-1928)VaudevilleDoris Humphrey (1895-1958)Charles Weidman (1901-1975)“Kinetic Pantomime”“”The Shakers” (1931)“Lynch Town” (1935)“Water Study” (1928)Technique based on Fall and RecoveryMartha Graham (1894-1990)“Pioneers” of Modern DanceTechnique based on Contraction and Release“Cave of the Heart” (1946) “Appalachian Spring” (1944)Anna Sokolow (1915-2000)“Rooms” (1955)Jose Limon (1908-1972) – Technique emphasizing balance, speed, control“The Moor’s Pavanne” (1949) Erick Hawkins (1917-1994)Technique based on ease and free flow of movement Lester Horton (1906-1953)Technique requires a strong torso and uses both symmetrical and asymmetrical stylesKatherine Dunham (1909-2006)“Negro Rhapsody”Technique combines native Caribbean and modern danceA researcher and a scholar Black Concert DanceTalley Beatty (1923-1996)Alvin Ailey (1931-1990)Donald McKayle