...contemporary dance achieved this by using her body in certain ways which were classified as athletic and dramatic, although raised controversy regarding every principle taught to ballet dancers. Outlined in this presentation will be a thorough analysis of Martha Graham’s work which challenged the concept of dance and made her one of the most significant pioneers of contemporary dance today. As well as her choreography throughout “Night Journey” and the symbolism involved which portrays her bravery...
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...ever seen a beautiful painting that you wish would come to life? Dance is a painting that comes to life in many different styles. Hey y’all its Emmy Kay and I am a 7th grader at Dawson Middle school. I am also a dancer at Eminence Dance Complex in Roanoke, Texas. When I dance I feel so at peace and can forget all the stresses of the day. I love to dance, and I have been dancing since I was two years old. Whenever I am asked which style is my favorite, I always say they all are. This is why I chose to research about dance styles, how they are unique and how each dance style is influenced. There are many different styles of dance and each are exceptional in their own way. “Different styles of dance are...
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...couple of years back, they have just recently opened the first McDonald’s store that can hold a maximum capacity of 700 people in the capital of the largest country by landmass, Russia. The Chinese have spread the famous stamping, “Made in China” all over almost everything that you can see at home, school, office, just everywhere. But do not count this pearl of the orient out; The Philippines has a wide array of tradition. They go back to centuries ago when the culture was still untapped. They are very well representing the richness of this Island. As time passed, a number of things changed. What once was untapped culture suddenly changed little by little. The Philippines was influenced because of trading and the occupation of the foreigners through food, clothing, buildings, weapons, and dance. I could go on just telling how much change our country has gone through. Some say it is negative since we have forgotten our own culture but for others, it has created progress for the Philippines. A national artist worthy to be talked about is Carlos “Botong” Francisco. Have you ever wondered how dragging it would be to study passed events from our history if there were no pictures? From Angono, Rizal, Francisco was a most distinguished practitioner of mural painting for many decades and best known for his historical pieces. He was one of the first Filipino modernists along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades who broke away from Fernando Amorsolo's romanticism of Philippine scenes...
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...dwfdw Ballet Philippines Case Study I. Executive Summary of the Case II. Background of the Case Ballet Philippines, based at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, founded by Alice Reyes and began as the Alice Reyes Dance Company in 1969 with the support of Eddie Elejar and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Alice Reyes, had her intensive training in dance in the United States under various scholarships. As a scholar of the Music Promotions Foundation of the Philippines, she decided that she wanted to share her knowledge and thus, she proposed to put up a dance concert. III. Statement of the Problem What is their primary reason in putting up the Ballet Philippines? How does Ballet Philippines contribute to the Philippine arts industry? Why do we need to patronize ballet performances? IV. Statement of the Objective The officers of the CCP, Jaime Zobel, president, and Lucresia Kasilag, artistic director accepted Alice’s Reyes proposal. Consequently, the Alice Reyes Modern Dance Concert was held in February 1970. This promising led Alice to organize the CCP Summer Dance Workshop in a vacant at the CCP basement, culminating the 1st Summer Dance and Music Workshop Concert that was held in June 1970, with 30 participants. Soon this pioneers were doing a season of three concerts, which eventually led them to decide to put up their own dance company. V. Scope and Limitation of the Problem The Alice Reyes Dance...
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...Imperial Ballet School, where I learned the precise and athletic Russian dancing style of ballet. In 1921 I entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music to study piano while I continued to work in ballet at the State Academy of Opera and Ballet. From there I used a group of dancers from the school to present my earliest choreographed works. One of the students was Tamara Gevergeyeva, she was a doll, I later married Tamara in 1922. She was the first of four wives I had, all of whom were dancers. My big break came when the manager of the Ballets Russes, Sergei Diaghilev, discovered me in 1925, in Paris, France. At the age of 21, I became the main choreographer of the most famous ballet company in the world. I worked on ten ballets for Diaghilev, and it was Diaghilev who actually changed the my name to Balanchine. When Diaghilev died and the company broke up in 1929, I moved from one company to another until I formed my own company, Les Ballets in 1933. In that same year, after a Les Ballets performance, I met Lincoln Kirstein, a young, rich American, who invited me to head a new School of American Ballet in New York City. With the School of American Ballet and later with the New York City Ballet, I had established myself as one of the world's leading classical choreographers. I brought standards of excellence and quality performance to the American ballet culture. I had a school, a company, and a permanent theater. I also had developed the New York City Ballet into the...
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...publications and channels. However, on June 16, 1961, the Art of Ballet was on the front page of newspapers all around the world because that was the day that Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union . His dramatic departure to the West, in essence, created its own Cold War crisis and turned him into a celebrity overnight. This, however, was just the beginning. Nureyev, a Russian dancer known for his ground breaking contributions to the world of ballet, spent the remainder of his life tearing down barriers and reinventing male ballet technique. What he brought to dance was a new role for men. No longer would men be just the frame holding or accentuating the picture of the female as the centerpiece. Nureyev continually worked to challenge the techniques of modern ballet dance by updating the most sacred of classics. He even made history by partnering with a woman twice his age, prima ballerina abssoluta, Margot Fonteyn. Due to his outspoken nature and willingness to taunt the rules of Soviet Communism, Rudolf Nureyev was convicted, in absentia, of treason (assigned traitor number 50,888) against the state under Soviet article N43 in April of 1962 . The intent of this paper is to take a deeper look into the complex and colorful life of Rudolf Nureyev: a man who pushed the limits during a time in the Soviet Union when the limits were not supposed to be pushed and a man who forever changed the world of ballet. In order to gain a better understanding of the man who challenged...
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...one of the most expressional forms of art that has been around for thousand of years. It allows communities to come together, celebrate, to tell a story, and to express emotion. It is an art that requires the use of almost all of the performer's body and soul. It has started wars, and it has brought peace. Dance has changed the world. Two of these styles are Ballet and Jazz, and they have been apart of society and life for many years. When one thinks of beauty and grace in dance, they cannot help but to think of Ballet. In the 15th century, Ballet was first developed in the Italian Renaissance courts. Celebrations like weddings and extravagant parties called for dancing to be an elaborate spectacle. At these events, dancing instructors taught Noblemen and women how to make these events truly memorable by having them participate in the performances. This was the meager beginning of Ballet until Catherine de Medici began to fund ballet in the French court in the 16th century. Catherine de Medici was the wife of King Henry II of France and a great patron of the arts. Catherine would throw elaborate festivals called ballet de cour. Ballet de cour included dance, decor, costume, song, music and poetry. It was a culmination of all the arts to push the advancement of the style of ballet until King Louis XIV helped to popularize and standardize the art form a century later. King Louis XIV was a passionate dancer, and his love of ballet fostered its elevation from a pastime for amateurs...
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...a ballet dancer, every summer students go away for about five weeks and train intensely at different styles of ballet. When I found out I got into School Of American Ballet I was ecstatic! It’s an amazing school and has a great facility. I had already heard rumors that they support eating disorders and don’t give you enough food while you're living there. I’m the kind of person who likes to test boundaries and see if rumors are true. Although I was much more excited to learn a new style of dance. When I got all moved in I met my roommates and our first night chatting up a storm. Even at the very beginning of the summer intensives, I had heard rumors of teachers who were sexually harassed so that they could get higher up into the company when they were dancing. It made me think how much of the dance world is really open to the public. They don’t know about the pain and hardships we have to go through. So why would they know what directors of companies are doing?...
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...crossed over . folklorico isn’t just a dance style it is also considered to also be a culture or tradition to most people . The stems of folklorico comes from ancient people and crossing of foreign blood even of their cultures and traditions . folklorico is composed of different varieties of steps from other regions of Mexico, the movements also have a ballet characteristic with its pointed toes and its sharp movement...
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...20, 2012 Dance that changed History For centuries, dance has been a form of communication and has played a major role in many societies. It has become significant to humans’ health, as well as their state of mind. In addition to this, dance has also served as a valid form of social protest and commentary, which enable people to stand up and hold firm in their beliefs. Gerald Arpino, a dancer, choreographer, and director used one of his masterpieces “The Clowns”, as a way to exemplify a social protest. The Clowns was one of the first ballets to address the issue of the nuclear holocaust, which in turn raised eyebrow and served as an anti-war statement. The Clowns juxtaposed the nuclear holocaust with the clown figures to comment on the tragedy and the comedy of the human existence. (Candler 1) It served as a threat because it was against war and everything else that was occurring during the period of the holocaust. Not only that, but this dance, ultimately addressed the issue of universal annihilations. Arpino exceeded the boundaries and expectations with this piece and made a statement, through dance, expressing his disapproval for the matters at hand. The Clowns tell the tale of how one transforms or conforms in the world of fear, such as the nuclear holocaust. The dance was composed to exhibit the fear of destruction and the chance of reformation. The music was done by Hersey Kay and added to the elements of the dance. The ballet was introduced through...
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...have to love their job or it is not worth the time and effort they put into it. Choreographers create original routines for individual or group performers. According to Portland Ballet Academy choreographers sometime specialize in one dance style. They also use a variety of styles for one or multiple dance routines. Most all choreographers create routines for dancers to perform at recitals or at competitions. Choreographers usually start their careers as dancers. While they are dancers, they study for years and learn movements and positions of various types of dance. Each dance has its own vocabulary, style, and movement. The...
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...On Thursday, February 2nd I attended the Charlotte Ballet for a tour of the company as well as watching their weekend performance at 1: 00p.m of Innovative Works at the Bonnefoux Center for Dance. The Charlotte Ballet is a Charlotte-based, world class repertory dance ensemble who is artistically directed by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. The Charlotte Ballet has been in existence for over twenty-five years where the company has been in four different locations. The company holds over 700 academy students ranging in ages from three and up. They currently have sixteen full time teachers where they teach classes with the curriculum of Russian trained. Innovative Works was a collection of shorter works where we saw five different dances choreographed by different artists. The first dance that was performed was called “Utopia” choreographed by Sasha Janes. This dance was choreographed based on what was going in the Americas in the 1950s. There were four dancers in this piece including the Husband, Wife, Secretary, and Psychiatrist. The husband wearing a black tux and a white button down with suspenders. The wife was wearing a black and white floral dress that came to her knees where she wore an...
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...had a love for classical ballet, cinema, and Broadway. In short, while they do share similar interests, both use a different style in their pieces, George using classical ballet, and Jerome using a jazz style. Our first dancer, George Balachine, real name Georgi Balanchivadze, was born In St.Petersburg...
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...Garret Hogan IDT I African Dance 20 November 2012 My Background Memories of pain and sorrow often times come to mind in my family when asked about our heritage. Being of Russian decent, the women in my family were not treated with the respect that people would think. In fact, it was quite common for families to disown infant girls because they were only interested on raising men to carry on the family name. Having a daughter only meant that they would have to give up what they owned someday in a dowry to another family. Such was the case with my great-grandmother, Betty Veska. Betty is not her real first name. As a child when she learned of the situation she was in, being abandoned, she decided from then on she would continue on with a different name. So Betty Veska was reborn. Unfortunately I could not get her to tell me her original birth given name, perhaps she did not even have one, or maybe no one except herself and the orphanage in which she grew up knows. At any rate the stories she shared of the orphanage and her time out of it were truly remarkable. Growing up in an orphanage can be tough to begin with. Growing up in an orphanage in the heart of an area of what is now known as Bulgaria during the Great Depression was even worse. Many believe that the Great Depression was only affecting the United States. This was false. Though it may be true the Depression affected the U.S more than any other country that is not to say other countries were not hit hard...
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...the Thea Sisters (the five main character’s group name) was invited by Madame Ratlova (one of the most important Russian ballerinas in history)to come and participate in an international competition in the world of ballet, Madame Ratlova told that a new agency opened up a year ago in the ballet scene. Within a few months they had placed a big number of young unknown dancers under a contract. The agency is called “Mice for dance” their dancers have been winning all the competition this year even if they don’t deserve to, Madame Ratlova also explained that she has been hearing a lot of negative comments from her colleagues that they win even if their performance doesn’t even seem to pass the par. The agency is built by a number of famous choreographers and artistic directors that’s why rodents believe so much in them....
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