DANCE 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Antony Tudor, Margaret Craske, Hanya Holm
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Oor work reshaped american dance and is still taught worldwide greek tragedies and biblical stories. Doris humphrey: started at denishawn, started a partnership with charles weidman, explored the bodies relationship with gravity. Fall and recovery: choreography explored pure movement (water study, drama of motion) Human relationships (day on earth, new dance, my red fires) Charles weidman: started at denishawn, partnered with doris, characterization and pantomime within formal dance structure social commentary. On my mother"s side, and daddy was a fireman, flickers, lynchtown, this passion strong torso but uid movement dramatic theatre pieces blending cultural references ( rst racially mixed company) Lester horton: promoted modern dance movement on the west coast, started his own technique that focused on, choreographed hollywood movies, choreographed protest pieces, alvin ailey (director of the company after he passes away) Erick hawkins: danced with george balanchine, danced with and married martha graham, started his own company in 1951, focused on american themes, used american composers.
