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Loie Fuller's Serpentine Dance
Loie Fuller was one of the first lighting designers for dance. She created "Serpentine Dance" with different colored lights that reflected up a white dress she used to perform in. -
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Dance History 1900-Today
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The Dying Swan (performed by Anna Pavlova)
Anna Pavlova performed The Dying Swan choreographed by Michel Fokine. She played the role of the swan with such great emotions that it attracted audience members from all over. -
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The Ballet Russes
Sergei Diaghilev created The Ballet Russes which pushed the norms of ballet and dance as an art form, and made classical ballet a modern art form.. He was influenced by artists such as Picasso. At times, his avant-guarrde take on dance offended and appauled others. -
Firebird
Michel Fokine choreography and Stravinsky music, performed by Anna Pavlova -
After noon of the Faun
Scarf dance of the faun with the shocking sexual scene (1912) choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. Music by Debussy. -
The Rite of Spring
Dance with long braids (1913). Choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. -
Mary Wigman's Witch Dance
Honya Holm's mentor and educatorcreated "Witch Dance" in 1914. Americ did not seem to be ready for this type of expressive modern dance just yet. -
Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)
Based his work off of chance. "Chance Dance." -
Michel Fokine (1880-1942)
He was one of the choreographers for The Ballet Russes. He choreographed Firebird and Petrouchka. His ballets were organized and made appropriate to the theme and setting. -
Igor Stravinksy (1882-1971)
He was a Russian pianist, composer, and conductor. He wrote for Firebird, Les Sylphides, and Petrouchka dance by The Ballet Russes. -
Sergei Diaghilev (1872-1929)
Founder and director of The Ballet Russes. -
Leonide Massine (1896-1979)
CHoreographed Ballets for The Ballet Russes (Parade). -
Prodigal Son
Balanchine created a ballet with mor contemporary elements. -
Air on G String
CHoreographed by Doris Humphrey. -
Lamentation
Choreographed by Martha Graham -
Paul Taylor (1930-present)
Dance pioneer, choreographed Esplanade (1975). -
School of American Ballet
Lincoln Kerstein and George Balanchine opened the School of American Ballet which later became New York City Ballet. -
Kinetic Molpai
Choreographed by Ted Shawn (all men dancers) -
Steve Paxton
Introduction to contact improvisation. -
Agnes de Mille (1905-1983)
Choreography: Oklahoma -
Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)
Choreographed Fancy Free and West Side Story. -
Oklahoma
See Agnes de Mille. -
Fancy Free
See Jerome Robbins -
Appalachian Spring
CHoreographedby Martha Graham. Wedding dance. -
George Balanchine (1904-1983)
Moved from Russia to the US to help runthe School of American ballet. Choreographed many works like: Prodigal Son, Agon, Jewel, and Apollo. -
Agon
Choreographed by George Balanchine in 1957. Music by Stravinsky. The ballet has no musical or choreographic subject. Esentially, movement for movement's sake. Up for interpretation. -
West Side Story
See Jerome Robbins -
Jewels
Choreography by Balanchine. The ballet is a full length production with dancers representing different types of jewels. -
Crucible
CHoreographed by Alwin Nikolais (The magican of dance) Plaed with lights and secial effects, also props such as the strings in "Crucible." -
When Puch Comes to Shove
Choreographed by Twyla Tharp -
Jose Limon (1908-1972)
Modern Dance Pioneer from Mexico to the US. -
Doris Humphrey (1895-1598)
Modern dance pioneer... woman of drama.