7/25 Globalizations: Modern

 

 Globalizations: Modern

"Modern" dance is now over 100 years old, named in conjunction with the modern art movement. Often described as a "rebellion" against Ballet, Postmodern rebelled against Modern in turn, while Contemporary and Performance Art also trace roots back to this style.


 

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Warmup

Roll Down

X-Rolls


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Modern with a capital "M"

Martha Graham


 

Katherine Dunham


Lester Horton


Jose Limon


 Questions: What are some of the similarities and differences between Ballet and classical Modern dance? 

What foundational style do you prefer and why?

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Revelations


 

Question: What piece from Ailey's Revelations do you find most moving, and why?

 

Reading

 Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture

(DeFrantz 2006)

 

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Postmodern & Performance Art

Trisha Brown


 

Rite of Spring (Pina Bausch)


 Question: What are similarities and differences between Modern and Postmodern / Contemporary dance?

 

Eiko & Koma



Tania Bruguera


 

Question: What is the line between dance and performance art? 

Do you think Tania Bruguera's work counts as 'dance'? Why?

 

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Workshop

Dunham basics

Timeline (Victoria Marks)

Dunham class with Joan Peters


 

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Closing

 

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Additional Resources

Readings

  Harsh and Splendid Heroines of Martha Graham

(Siegel 1975)

 

Katherine Dunham's Tropical Revue

(Clark 1982)


Lester Horton's Salome

(Bizot 1984)


Limón's La Malinche: Negotiating the In-Between

(Berg 2005)

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