DANC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Isadora Duncan, Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey
5 Jan 2017
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The revolution against ballet: revolt against rigid structure of ballet, bega(cid:374) i(cid:374) late (cid:1005)8(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s. Expressive dances: ruth st. denis (born 1877) Dances influenced by ted shawn: ted shawn. Co. quality training for american dancers; martha graham, doris. Married to ruth st. denis: ted and ruth together. Ruth brought the theatrical appeal to the schools. Ted brought the ballet to the schools. Characteristics: attitude toward dance was different, concerned with expressive power of dance rather than technique, theme continually changes. Early pioneers: mary wigman in germany. Hanya holm was prized student, went to a prized established school in. New york and then taught her own style of dance. Post modern dance: a revolution against modern dance itself, paul taylor. A choreographic chameleon (variety of dance styles: merce cunningham. Dances involved elements of chance with random sequences. Music changes right before the beginning of the performance. Multiple focal points made the experiences different for each aduiednce member: alwin nikolaos.
