Test 2

Question 1

The summer dance program in Bennington College in 1934 is now called

Answer 1

American Dance Festival

Question 2

John Martin:
-His idea of modern dance was influenced by German modern movement
-Educated an audience for modern dance in the US
-Took dance lessons to prepare for his job
-All of the above

Answer 2

-All of the above

Question 3

Who was one of the “Big Four”
-Charles Weidman
-Ted Shawn
-Rudolf Laban
-All of the above

Answer 3

-Charles Weidman

Question 4

Fall and Recovery technique was created by..

Answer 4

Doris Humphrey

Question 5

Fall and Recovery technique:
-dramatizes man’s relationship to gravity
-is improvisational-based
-is angular and sharp
-all of the above

Answer 5

-dramatizes man’s relationship to gravity

Question 6

Charles Weidman’s works are often satirical and whimsical
True or False?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Humphrey was Charles Weidman’s teacher
True or False?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Charles Weidman was the artistic director of Jose Limon company
True or False?

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Denishawn style was carried over by their students and remained popular until 1940s
True or False

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Charles Weidman:
-Choreographed Lynchtown
-Founded a dance company with Doris Humphrey
-Often uses pantomime in his work
-All of the above

Answer 10

-All of the above

Question 11

Louis Horst was whose mentor and lover?
-Charles Weidman
-Doris Humphrey
-Martha Graham
-Hanya Holm

Answer 11

Martha Graham

Question 12

Who often designed stage sets for Graham?
-Isamu Noguchi
-Richard Wagner
-David Belasco
-All of the above

Answer 12

Isamu Noguchi

Question 13

Lester Horton often retells Greeks mythology from a feminine viewpoint in his dance
True or False?

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Lester Horton was inspired by:
-Native American Culture
-Mary Wigman’s use of percussion in her dance
-A Denishawn performance
-All of the above

Answer 14

All of the above

Question 15

Who taught Horton the concept of Japanese theater form?
-Michio Ito
-Sadi Yaco
-Isamu Noguchi
-All of the above

Answer 15

Michio Ito

Question 16

Lester Horton built the first interracial dance company in the US
True or False

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Horton Technique:
-Was built with the help of his assistant Alvin Ailey
-is based on anatomy
-Is kept alive by Jose Limon company
-all of the above

Answer 17

is based on anatomy

Question 18

Martha Graham created her first solo in 1936
True or False

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Graham technique comes from Graham’s choreography
True or False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Louis Horst:
-Taught dance choreography class
-Was a musician
-Created the magazine Dance Observer
-All of the above

Answer 20

-All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following is not true about Erick Hawkins?
-He is influenced by Isadora Duncan’s dance philosophy
-His technique is called the “Free Flow technique
-He is influenced by Zen philosophy
-He invented the chance method

Answer 21

He invented the chance method

Question 22

Hawkin’s technique:
-Used Humphrey technique as the foundation
-Is based on the body’s natural flow of energy
-Has many extreme and sharp movement’s
-All of the above

Answer 22

Is based on the body’s natural flow of energy

Question 23

Which of the following is not true about Cunningham?
-He was a dancer at the Graham company
-He focuses on dance for dance’s sake rather than to tell a story
-Dance technique is not important to him
-He believes dance is independent but can co-exist with other arts on stage

Answer 23

Dance technique is not important to him

Question 24

Which of the following is true about modern dance in the 1940s-50s
-Less opportunity for young dancers
-The “big four” greatly influences dancers’ style
-Female dancers took over the major leadership

Answer 24

The “big four” greatly influences dancers’ style

Question 25

What is Cunningham's idea about decentralization in dance? -No central figure among the group -No central focal point on stage -None -Both

Answer 25

-Both

Question 26

Lucia Dlugoszewski invented prepared piano True or False

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Who was Cunningham's artistic collaborator and life partner? -Louis Horst -John Cage -Robert Dunn -Lucia Dlugoszewski

Answer 27

John Cage

Question 28

Which of the following was Cunninham's choreographic tool? -Labanotation -Dalcroze method -Chance method -All of the above

Answer 28

Chance method

Question 29

In contrast to Cunningham, Erik Hawkins insisted on having music composed specifically for his work True or False

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Erick Hawkins studied dance with: -Martha Graham -George Balanchine -Harald Kreutzberg -All of the above

Answer 30

All of the above

Question 31

Limon's choreography -experiments on minimalism -often reflect the Mexican-American heritage -both -none

Answer 31

often reflect the Mexican-American heritage

Question 32

Which of the following is not true about Alwin Nikolais? -In his works, dancers are seen as objects rather than human beings -He often use props, sets or multimedia technology in his dance -most of his works contain a storyline -he studied with Hanya Holm

Answer 32

most of his works contain a storyline

Question 33

Whose dancers were often being criticized of being dehumanized?

Answer 33

Alwin Nikolais

Question 34

Jose Limon: -worked with John Cage closely -Was a Graham dancer -believes that dance should be independent of music -studied at the Humphrey-Weidman studio

Answer 34

studied at the Humphrey-Weidman studio

Question 35

While many challenged the existing definition of modern dance, whose dance remains classic? -Jose Limon -Alwin Nikolais -Paul Taylor -Merce Cunningham

Answer 35

-Jose Limon

Question 36

Paul Taylor used to work with: -Martha Graham -George Balanchine -Merce Cunningham -All of the above

Answer 36

-All of the above

Question 37

Who created "Duet", a dance of sitting and standing for 7 minutes? -Merce Cunningham -Jose Limon -Alwin Nikolais -Paul Taylor

Answer 37

Paul Taylor

Question 38

Nikolais believes that human emotion and self-expression is of the greatest value in dance making True or False

Answer 38

False

Question 39

One of Taylor's artistic interests is everyday pedestrian movements True or False

Answer 39

True

Question 40

Limon Technique is based on: -Graham technique -Horton technique -Humphrey technique -All of the above

Answer 40

-Humphrey technique