Looking at Contemporary Dance; A Guide for the Internet Age

by Strauss, Marc Raymond; Nadel, Myron Howard

• ISBN13: 9780871273543
• ISBN10: 0871273543
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-29
• Publisher: Princeton Book Co Pub

Summary

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than illustrations or photographs, this modern guide offers links to YouTube videos and other internet references to view examples of the work discussed. The scope is international, with coverage of German, Swedish, Belgian, Dutch, Taiwanese, Russian, Finnish, and Spanish pioneers of the avant-garde to illustrate that dance is a global language that continues to break boundaries and explore new ideas. Just a few of the 120 artists and performers featured include Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham, Chunky Move, and Trey McIntyre.

Author Biography

Marc Raymond Strauss is a professor of dance at Southeast Missouri State University. He received an MFA in dance education and choreography from Smith College and a PhD in dance and related arts from Texas Woman's University. He lives in Jackson, Missouri. Myron Howard Nadel is a professor of dance and an associate dean for the arts at the University of Texas–El Paso. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and Columbia Teachers College. He was the founding chair of the dance department at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He lives in El Paso, Texas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Note	p. xii
Introduction	p. xiii
Moving into the 20th Century: 1811-1900	p. 1
François Delsarte	p. 1
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze	p. 2
Rudolf Laban	p. 3
Loïe Fuller	p. 3
Serge Diaghiley	p. 4
Isadora Duncan	p. 5
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn	p. 6
Michel Fokine	p. 8
Mary Wigman	p. 9
Vaslav Nijinsky	p. 10
Asadata Dafora	p. 11
Michio Ito	p. 12
Hanya Holm	p. 12
Martha Graham and Louis Horst	p. 13
The Era's Influences: Philosophical, Psychological and Sociological	p. 16
Doris Humphrey	p. 18
Léonide Massine	p. 20
The 20th Century: 1900 to 1910	p. 24
George Balanchine	p. 24
Frederick Ashton	p. 27
Kurt Jooss	p. 28
Agnes de Mille and Antony Tudor	p. 28
José Limón	p. 30
Birgit Cullberg	p. 31
Erick Hawkins	p. 31
Katherine Dunham	p. 33
1910 to 1920	p. 37
Anna Sokolow	p. 37
Alwin Nikolais	p. 38
Sophie Maslow	p. 40
Fresh Approaches to the Same Music	p. 41
The Rite of Spring	p. 43
Jerome Robbins	p. 46
Merce Cunningham	p. 46
Pearl Primus	p. 50
1920 to 1930	p. 54
Anna Halprin	p. 54
Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey	p. 55
Roland Petit	p. 56
Glen Tetley	p. 57
Maurice Béjart	p. 58
1930 to 1940	p. 60
Donald McKayle	p. 60
Paul Taylor	p. 62
Alvin Ailey	p. 66
New Dance Group	p. 68
The 92nd Street Y (New York)	p. 68
Trisha Brown	p. 69
1940 to 1950	p. 72
Garth Fagan	p. 72
Pina Bausch	p. 73
Twyla Tharp	p. 74
Meredith Monk	p. 75
Carolyn Carlson	p. 76
Lar Lubovitch	p. 77
Mats Ek	p. 78
Laura Dean	p. 79
Butoh	p. 79
Ulysses Dove	p. 80
Jirí Kylián	p. 80
Richard Alston	p. 82
William Forsythe	p. 84
1950 to 1960	p. 90
Elizabeth Streb	p. 90
Siobhan Davies	p. 92
Bill T. Jones	p. 93
Ohad Naharin	p. 94
Karole Armitage	p. 95
Meryl Tankard	p. 97
James Kudelka	p. 97
Stephen Petronio	p. 98
Mark Morris	p. 99
Nacho Duato	p. 101
Angelin Preljocaj	p. 103
Claude Brumachon	p. 104
David Parsons	p. 104
Dance Funding	p. 106
1960 to 1970	p. 110
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker	p. 110
Philippe Decouflé	p. 112
Michael Clark	p. 113
Postmodern Dance	p. 115
Contemporary Technique I	p. 118
Tero Saarinen	p. 119
Sylvie Guillem	p. 119
Lightfoot León	p. 120
Dance Theater Workshop / New York Live Arts	p. 121
Mia Michaels	p. 122
Helen Pickett	p. 123
Shen Wei	p. 124
Alexei Ratmansky	p. 126
Pam Tanowitz	p. 128
Trey McIntrye	p. 129
1971 to 1980	p. 133
Wayne McGregor	p. 133
Santee Smith	p. 135
Pilobolus	p. 135
Two Dance Spaces: The Kitchen and The Yard	p. 137
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan	p. 138
Christopher Wheeldon	p. 139
Robert Battle	p. 141
Danspace Project	p. 142
Akram Khan	p. 143
Hofesh Shechter	p. 143
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet	p. 144
Sonya Tayeh	p. 145
Kyle Abraham	p. 146
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago	p. 146
Dance Umbrella	p. 147
River North Chicago Dance Company	p. 148
The 1980s and 1990s	p. 153
Contemporary Technique II	p. 153
Brooklyn Academy of Music	p. 154
The Joyce Theatre	p. 155
Alonzo King LINES Ballet	p. 156
Lyon Dance Biennale	p. 156
Joanna Haigood's Zacco Dance Theatre	p. 157
Monica Bill Barnes & Company	p. 158
Dance NOW NYC	p. 159
Chunky Move	p. 159
Older Dancers	p. 160
Venice Biennale	p. 161
2000 and Beyond: The New Century	p. 163
Sadler's Wells	p. 164
Contemporary Dance Presenters	p. 164
Baryshnikov Arts Center	p. 164
AscenDance Project	p. 165
La MaMa Movies! Dance Festival	p. 166
Dancing on the Edge Festival	p. 166
Center for Performance Research (CPR)	p. 168
Ballet Across America	p. 168
Jacoby and Pronk	p. 168
Bibliography	p. 171
Books	p. 171
Selected Websites	p. 173
Videos/DVDs/Films	p. 173
Index	p. 174
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