Modern Dance Flashcards
Who are the forerunners of Modern Dance?
Francois Delsarte, Emile Jaques-Delcroze, Rudolph Von Laban
What are two important aspects of modern dance?
Non verbal communication/expression via movement
Individual creative expression
When did modern begin
20th century
Why did modern dance begin?
To rebel against Ballet
To return to the expressive motivations for dance
What were Isadora Duncan’s contributions to modern dance?
Brought dance back to pre-theatrical roots of expression/spirituality/emotional state
What contributions came from Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn?
Created Denishawn Dance School the brought exotic dance forms to America and trained many next gen artists.
Who was Rudolph Von Laban?
creator of Laban’s Movement Analysis and Labanotation (dance notation)
Who are the 4 dancers of Modern’s 1st generation?
Martha Graham - Contraction and release technique for breathing
Doris Humphrey - Fall and recovery technique, use of gravity
Lester Horton - Strong technique wth whole body and anatomical approach
Mary Wigman - protege of Laban, dramatic choreography
What are the components and goals of modern dance?
- Physical body techniques - body awareness, mastery/control
- Craft of choreography - time, space, force
- Philosophical/spiritual - expression of inner feelings, pure movement
Who are the 2nd gen Modern Dancers?
Graham, Humphrey, Horton, Wigman/Holm
What are the 3 trends for modern dance now from concert dance?
- Blending theatrical forms of dance
- Blending social and ethnic forms, sports and circus movements
- Blending dance with other media such as film, technology and spoken word
What are the compositional elements of Modern and Post-Modern based on?
Laban’s Movement Analysis (LMA)
What are the 6 components of LMA?
Space - place, level, size Time - Speed, rhythm, accent, duration Force - Weight, energy, flow Body - Parts, relationships, shapes Movement - 5 basic aerial steps, locomotor and non locomotor movement Form - ABA, Rondo, Canon, Round
What are the 5 Basic Aerial Steps?
Jump, Leap, Hop, Assemble, Sissonne
Margery Turner Describes sources of choreographic motivation, what are they?
Auditory, Tactile, Visual, Kinesthetic, Intellectual, Physical
