Dance 101 – Lecture Outline – Week Seven TEXT: CHAPTER SIX – MODERN DANCEVIDEO: THE INDIVIDAUL AND TRADITION; THE HISTORY OF MODERN DANCE; ISADORA; DENISHAWN: THE BIRTH OF MODERN DANCE ; MARTHA GRAHAM IN PERFORMANCEModern Dance – Evolved in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a revolt against perceived restrictions/limitations of balletThemes, inspirations involve real life situations and societal issuesContinued fascination with the Ancient World – India, China, Egypt, GreeceGenre differs widely in style, approach and methodologyIsadora Duncan (1877-1927) – walk barefoot in beach of california, dance. She was professional by the age of 16.Free, flowing fabrics, unrestricted clothing and bare feet, connection with nature. She left to Greece and her goal was to build a tampel for dance but se couldn’t. then her family went back to America. She left to England n became homeless. She started travelling from place to place. She married a wealthy Russianman. She likes to wear long scarf, rapped clothes and then unwrap it while she dance. People used to scream on her in her concert.“Air on the G String” they played it in her funeral. “Mother” the dance that she was most known for. She created this dance . at this time, she was living in france. Driving convertible car. Her children had a fatal car accident when brakes broke she felt off a hill into a river. She left behind the idea that “Dance can be free , can be different” Isadorables .Her students name cuz she adapted them. paris singer, she was his mistreas, he was letting her use the . was the most undispline at that time. She was all about freedom and personal controversy. Isodara was working in America then in western Europe. She was in paris for a while.One Russian said: Isadora given me the desire to dance.Movie1 isadora: she likes to dance naked. She is dramatic( she tried to kill her self then someone saved her). Movie2: twyla tharp choreographer. Her body wanted to dance . Her medium is movement. Loie Fuller (1862-1928)- was aroud at the time, she was interested in something called the camera, we will be asked about this in the exam. Garth fagon choreographer. He chereographed the lion king. Sardono choreographer, dance type( site specific- not in stage; bara3). Rudolf Von Laban (1879-1958)- German choreographer, creating dances under his technique. 1. Labanotation – system of writing down dance. he created this for modern dance. It was his way of writng down dances. 2. Laban Movement Analysis- how to analyze dance. What makes dance good? He made an analysis of making dance good.3/6/2013sometimes dances upset people and they do that intentionally. Covered in mud climbing wall.Isadora wanted to be free.Name: used his own techinique.(EX.Lava notation.Mary Wigman (1886-1973)- was a student of Von Laban.Ruth St. Denis (1878-1968)- from new jersey ny. At 20 she was show girl. She discovered dance when she was toury. She wanted to dance Egypt, paris. She decided to open school. Her first student and man is ted shown. They got married.“Music Visualization”Ted Shawn (1891-1972)Denishawn- is the company and the school of ruth and ted. She had a technique called…. And it is difficult to describe. She didn’t have to say a lot about herself. Ted was responsible for training modern dancers in US. He was mo®e basic guy. He went to western matchitutes to gather his thoughts about dance. The®e we®e all male dancers. Jacob’s Pillow- name of place he lived. This name has has bible connection. Ted shawn established this place for male workers to study and work. Male dancers trained in Jacobs pillow , machititutes.-Ruth and ted, joined the vaudeville. They used there artistic dance to make advertisement and gain money.Vaudeville- American first reality entertainment. Died when motion industry grew(TV). Oprah singers, musician, group acts etc would go to vaudeville circuit. -even George Balanchine created somethings in vaudeville to make money.- vaudeville was a place to make money. - at one point, they divorced. That when the school ended. They burned all the dances customs. - their company didn’t have a special technique.“Pioneers” (somebody that starts something new)of Modern Dance1.Doris Humphrey (1895-1958) 2.Charles Weidman (1901-1975)These two, just like ruth and ted, started their own school/company called (Humphrey weidmen) based on a technique called fall Recovery. They crawl, fall and get up.These are some of there dancesu don’t need to know them):“Kinetic Pantomime” “”The Shakers” (1931)“Lynch Town” (1935)“Water Study” (1928)created to make commentary on social issues. They created dances that sistivates on what they were living. (this what we need to know about these dances.Technique based on Fall and Recovery3.Martha Graham (1894-1990) – martha graham school(today: marth graham school of contemporary dance) . she is very serious about her work. Her dad is sychologist. *Technique based on Contraction and Release. Muscles on her lower abs. “Cave of the Heart” (1946) based on grmt ,she danced the heroin, “Appalachian Spring” (1944)- composer Aoron copland, a bride and a groove, a minister and a preacher, *one of the first times that a major composer create music for dance. New watering of America. She had an all female company. Thenshe accepted some male. Groome: air cockens. , “Night Journey” (1947), “Chronicle” (1936)- important to know. She created a dance based on world war 2 and things she saw in Germany. “acts of light” ,“coolsof the heart”America don’t support modern supported. Balled is sometimes supported. Modern companies tour a lot.Martha once toured to Germany: she saw young man in street marching. Eric hawckens later opened a school that was exactly the opposite of martha’s teaching.Movie: Appalachian spring- Hanya Holm (1898-1992) – a german student of rodulaf van laban(name). “Kiss Me Kate”, “My Fair Lady” she is known for this work.Kurt Jooss (1901-1979) “The Green