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Isadora Duncan 1877-1927
"Mother of Modern dance"
"Free Dance"
Choreograhy expressed Intepretation Of Moods
Movements emulated from the solar plexus -
Period: to
Modern Dance
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Ruth St. Denis 1879-1968
Used ritualistic dances of Asian religion
Husband/Partner Ted Shawn
"Denishawn School"- created by St. Denis and Shawn, which focused on Modern dance and the training of many future modern choreographers.
Studied Eastern philosophy combining religion and dance. -
Mary Wigman 1886-1973
Became the most influential German Modern performer and teacher.
Created school in Germany (Center Of Modern Innovation) -
Ted Shawn 1891-1972
Made role of men in dance a powerful addition to the modern stage.
Founded Jacob's Pillow (Becket, MA) as a center for Modern dance education. -
Martha Graham 1894-1991
Modern Dance pioneer that evolved from the Denishawn School (protege of Ted Shawn)
Influential figure in Modern Dance
Introduced "and" count
Introduced "Contract and Release"
Explored themes from (Americana, Greek Mythology and Old Testament) -
Hayna Holm 1895-1958
Founding artist of the American Dance Festival
Choreographed (Kiss Me, Kate-My Fair Lady-Camelot) -
Doris Humphrey 1895-1958
Opened a school with Charles Weidman.
"Believed gravity was the source of the instability of movement"
"The Arc between Two Deaths"
Introduced "fall and recovery"
Modern dance pioneer that evolved from the Denishawn School(protege of Ruth St. Denis) -
Charles Weidman 1901-1975
Married to Doris Humphrey.
Developed (Gesture Mime)
Choreography included comic satire -
Lester Horton 1906-1953
Established the first theater in America for dance. (Combined dance and drama)
Productions were often called "color dramas"
Lewitsky and Horton developed "Horton Technique" -
Jose Limon 1908-1972
Prostege of Doris Humphrey
Was recognized as America's first male star of Modern dance.
Believed the central axis was the most important part of the body because it incorporated the concepts of balance and suspension. -
Eric Hawkins 1909-1994
Studied classics at Harvard
Trained with George Balanchine
First male dancer of the Graham Company
Opened school to merge kinesiology with dance studies -
Katherine Dunham 1909-2006
(Caribbean/ African styles)
"Matriarch of Modern Dance"
Founded a group called "Black Negre"
Always on a crusade to promote racial eqquality -
Anna Sokolov 1910-2000
Major figure in the development of Modern dance in Israel -
Alwin Nikolais 1910-1993
P.T. Barnum of dance
Intentions similar to Merce Cunningham but approached totally differently.
Nicolais "One Man Band"
Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance Company founded in 1953 -
Merce Cunningham 1919-2009
Avant-garde(dared to do what was never done before)
Lengthy collaboration with John Cage(pianist)
Created "Chance Operation"(Dance by Chance)
Technique stressed making movement appear longer-elongation of the back and extension of legs. -
Anna Halprin 1920
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Murray Louis 1926
Trained at NYU
Formed the Nicolais Louis Dance Company -
Paul Taylorn 1930
Paul Taylor Dance Company founded in 1955 -
Alvin Ailey 1931-1989
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Donald Byrd/The Group 1932-2013
Company founded in 1978 -
Trisha Brown 1936
Company founded in 1970 -
Steve Paxton 1939
The Judson Dance Theater founded in 1965 -
Garth Fagan 1940
Company founded in 1970 -
Twyla Tharp 1941
Twyla Tharp Company founded in 1965 -
Margaret Jenkins 1942
Company founded in 1973 -
Lar Labovitch 1943
Company founded in 1968 -
Jennifer Muller/The Works 1944
Company founded 1974 -
Bebe Miller 1950
Company founded in 1985 -
Yishiko Chuma 1950
Company founded in 1983 -
Bill T. Jones 1952
Arnie Zane Dance Company Founded in 1982 -
Molissa Fenley 1954
Company founded in 1977 -
David Dorfman 1955
company founded in 1985 -
Stephen Petronio 1956
Company founded in 1984 -
Hubbard Street/Mark Morris 1956
Company founded in 1980 -
Susan Marshall & Company 1958
Company founded in 1983 -
Ronald K. Brown 1966
Company founded in 1996 -
Philadanco 1970
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Pilobolus 1971
Company founded in 1971 -
Monte Brown 1981
Company founded in 1981 -
David Parsons 1982
The Parsons Dance Company was founded in 1982 -
Urban Bush Women 1984
Company founded in 1984 -
Peter Pucci 1985
Company founded 1985 -
Doug Varone 1986
company founded 1986 -
Lori Belilove & Company 1989
Company founded in 1989 -
Sean Curran company 1997
Company founded in 1997
