Dance 101 – Lecture Outline – Week Nine TEXT: CHAPTER SIX – MODERN DANCEVIDEO: POINTS IN SPACE; D-MAN IN THE WATERS; DANCING DREAMS; AN EVENING WITH THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATERPast class notes:Study questions: know who they studied with.Post Modern DanceMerce Cunningham (1919-2009)- -studied with …… . - He was making a statement that a picture is dance.- He was fascinated with computers.- most of the time didn’t use music n his dances- he often collaborated with John Cage-when some1 asked him about dance, he said: “it is movement for the sake of movement.”John Cage ComposerWorks on music composition with computer.- Voiceless essayCollaborations with visual artists and composers- aComputer Technology and Dance- aAlwin Nikolais (1912-1993)- His style/abstract is closely related to Merce Cunningham.He usually collaborate with Murray Louis.Their Play is called(Alwin and Murray):Motion not EmotionMurray Louis (b. 1926)-Nikolais-Louis Dance LabNikolais-Louis Dance CompanyPaul Taylor (b. 1930)- Studied with Martha grahm-Paul Taylor school is still going and usc signed contract with him.Forerunner of the post-modern movementPaul Taylor Dance Company “Aureole”, “Cloven Kingdom”, “Esplanade”, “Piazzolla Caldera”Post Modern – Second Generation – The Next WaveJudith Jamison (b. 1944)- African American- Physical body did not fit what people wanted for.- Alvin loved her dancing.- Broadway dancers called: Gipseys. Because they go from show to show.- Judith went to an audition for Alvin.- Judith went to the Jacobs pillow.- post modern are chereographers who were working from … to …- She toured west Africa. Because She heared that her ancestors are from the west. When she went to senigal they told er she looks like she is d=from moley. - She set runners to look up for waters. (devining)Alvin Ailey American Dance TheatreDiviningSophisticated Ladies - BroadwayBill T. Jones (b. 1952)- D-man in the waters.his work always has strong dermanitive.His dance company is very atlatic. They had people of all types.He had aids and passed away.He choreographed spring awakening.Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance CompanyD-Man in the Waters: movie , Still HereSpring Awakening, Fela – BroadwayPina Bausch (1940-2009)-German Chereographer. Studied with chereo grooph. Rooter of Van vrdaaun- She went to … for undergrad studies and studied with hozen lomin.- modern dance performer/ teacher/director- styles very unique. Stage sets are very important in her work.- Her company is still international.- Relationships is one of her main themes.- she uses a lot of collaboration with her dancers.- 45 master works. All unique- in one work she covered the satge with rose pedals.- in one of her first works. She filled the stage with dirt.- TanztheatreWuppertaler Tanztheatre (dance theatre in german)Mark Morris (b. 1956)- one of the foremost chereographers.Musicality .Never perform with canned music( recorded musisc). Music always played live.From seatle.A lot of his dances are funny.They created white oak msic.He doesn’t choreograph balley.He choreograph contemporary work.Works: Dido in the neist, The hard nut , weewsd down stairs 11 honory doctorates from universities.Well respeted for his pages and pages of accomplishments.Dance FusionVideo: POINTS IN SPACE (merce Cunningham): choreographed in new york city, filmed in London.-Paint weather.1. Merce Cunningham: Points in Space.- Merce Cunningham school of dancing(company) located in NYS.- SOLO(1974): - POND WAY(1998): 2. Paul Taylor: Dance maker*Esplanade(one of his signature works)Dress: Dance dresses, bare foot, most modern are bare feet.D-MAN IN THE WATERS:Chereographed by Bill T. JonesStory: filled body body of water filled with water.Barefoot, pedestrian wear.+Last film of moder danceNever stand stillA Jacobs pillow Dance festival.The beginning f a long journeyTed shawn discovered dance as a form of