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Alwin Nikolais
Alwin started his career as a organist accompanying silent films. Eventually Alwin went to Bennington College to begin his dance training. He became interested in dace after seeing Mary Wigman performed on stage.
Here is some of Alwin dance pieces that he created
Crucible (1985)
Click from Imago (1963)
Shadow Dance” from Liturgies (1985)
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Paul Taylor
Paul was a dancer and choreographer. He was the last living members of the third generation of America's modern dance dancer. He also founded the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954 in New York City. -
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Alvin Ailey
Alvin was a dancer, director, choreographer, and activist. Alvin also founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He created AAADT for Black dancer to be able to expressed the universality of the African-American experience through dance. Therefore, his dance work consist of a fused of theater, modern dance, ballet, and jazz with a Black vernacular. At the end of the day Ailey's dance work is recognized as one of the most popular and most performed ballets in the world. -
Yvonne Rainer
Yvonne Rainer is a dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker. Overall, her artwork is sometimes classified as minimalist art.
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Trish Brown
Trisha Brown was a choreographer and dancer, Trisha was also the one that founded the Judson Dance Theater and the postmodern dance movement. She also was an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was also named Chevalier dans L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the government of France in 1988.
Here is some of Trish Brown dance creations
Accumulation with Talking plus Water Motor (1978)
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Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton is an experimental dancer and choreographer. Steve point of view about dance is that he always has believed that even an untrained dancer could contribute to the dance form. Therefore, Steve started to have great interest in pedestrian movement when it came to creating his dances for his audience members. -
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The Judson Dance Theater
The Judson Dance Theater was a bunch of dancers, composers, and visual artists who performed at the Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, Manhattan New York City.