many‚ (including Katherine Dunham and Horton) he began dancing at the age of 15 where he found his love for dancing. Ballet‚ jazz and Broadway were the three main dance styles Ailey loved. These styles can also be recognised in nearly all of his choreographies. As choreographic styles identify the constituent features‚ when it comes to Ailey’s work we can clearly recognise them‚ through the movement used. As I stated earlier‚ Broadway- (one of Ailey’s choreographic styles)‚ is recognised in many
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outrageous costumes‚ and strange choreography‚ the performance started a riot in the audience and as a result‚ the choreography was never played along with the original music composition. While the latter has been played numerous times as a stand-alone orchestral piece‚ the dance hasn’t been as popular as time went on. It was however‚ recreated by several contemporary choreographers‚ namely Millicent Hodson‚ Maurice Bejart‚ Pina Bausch. After watching all three choreographies of the ballet‚ I felt that
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Allegra Vianello English National Ballet School 2nd year Words Count: 2304 23/04/2013 Contents Page Introduction Life and career Re-making of the ballet classics Stylistic elements of his choreography: clarity and irony Themes Movement Vocabulary References Influences and Muses Bibliography Introduction In this essay I will present one of the greatest choreographers
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a dancer‚ choreographer‚ and teacher whose vision and leadership lead him to create one of the major art institutes of our time. The famous Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. A choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans and arranges dance movements and patterns for dances. Movement is a language as rich and expressive as written or spoken language. We understand and use movement language so naturally‚ we are often unaware of the many ways we use it
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William Forsythe was trained in Florida and went on to dance with the Joffrey Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet where‚ in 1976‚ he was appointed resident choreographer. “His work is acknowledged for reorienting the practice of ballet from its identification with classical repertoire to a dynamic 21st-century art form.”(Theforsythecompany‚ 2009) In 2004 he founded The Forsythe Company. (Theforsythecompany‚ 2009) William Forsythe’s Solo is the first piece in the short dance film‚ Evidentia‚ made by
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feeling and emotion while being unrelated to each other all at the same time. The choice of music had a tremendous impact on each of the dance works as well as being different from one another. The fast and slow music and the powerful and energetic choreography made Synapse what it is‚ a fascinating and extraordinary dance performance. Though the entire dance performance had different styles of music and dance‚ most of it was a combination of modern‚ hip-hop and a bit classical. For example‚ “Dissociation”
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The Reforms of Michel Fokine Photography‚ painting‚ videography‚ and literature have all progressed over time. New technology‚ and new ways of thinking have brought these arts to new levels. There seems to be a broad misconception‚ though‚ that ballet is an art form that does not progress; does not change. Many people assume that ballet’s set vocabulary of movement places limitations on how far the art can expand. Little do many people realize that this vocabulary is a mere foundation
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This form was created by Dr. Lisa Fusillo‚ Department Head‚ University of Georgia. El Camino College Dance Appreciation Fall 2011 Semester Concert Critique Paper Guidelines (30 pts.) FALL DANCE CONCERT "Kaleidoscope" Daniel Berney‚ Pam Santelman‚ directors Thursday‚ December 1‚ 2011 at 3 pm Friday/Saturday‚ December 2‚ 3‚ 2011 at 8 pm Sunday‚ December 4‚ 2011 at 3 pm Campus Theatre‚ El Camino College $10/15 Late Papers will be graded down 5pts. for every day late 1. Must
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In collaboration with Merce Cunningham‚ Atlas Films produced Fractions I in 1977. In Fractions I we are able to recognize how Cunningham’s movement has evolved from Septet‚ as well as how technology has taken on a role in his choreography. The movement in Fractions I still features balletic lines from the females and athletic jumps from the males‚ similar to Septet. Watching the piece you feel as if you are watching a technique class due to the way that phrases are repeated and executed in a very
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Analyse the choreographic style of Merce Cunningham. You should provide examples from Beach Birds for Camera and from other works by Cunningham to support your analysis. The very distinctive choreographic style that Cunningham has come to develop will have been shaped and influenced by the training he has received over the course of his career. He attended the Cornish School for formal dance and theatre training ‚ it was here that he was introduced to a wide variety of ‘arts’ he had originally
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