Early Influences of Rambert Dance Company

Question 1

Which practitioner focussed on 'releasing emotion of inner self' when dancing?

Accepted Answer

Martha Graham

Question 2

When did Marie Rambert move to London?

Accepted Answer

1914

Question 3

What technique did Merce Cunningham like to use in his choreography?

Accepted Answer

Chance technique (dice etc.)

Question 4

When was Marie Rambert born?

Accepted Answer

1888

Question 5

Who influenced Rambert Dance Company in the early stages?

Accepted Answer

Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham

Question 6

What has Martha Graham and Isadora Duncan known to have been called previously?

Accepted Answer

'The Mother of Modern Dance'

Question 7

When was Rambert Dance Company founded?

Accepted Answer

1926

Question 8

Where was Marie Rambert born?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 9

Who is Isadoran Duncan?

Accepted Answer

American Pioneer of Modern Dance

Question 10

What company did Merce Cunningham join?

Accepted Answer

Martha Graham Dance Company

Question 11

Who is Sergei Diaghilev?

Accepted Answer

...the founder of the ballet company, Ballet Russes.

Question 12

What was Marie Rambert influenced by?

Accepted Answer

Eurhythmics

Question 13

During the 'Romantic Ballet Period' (early 19th Century), what 2 things happened to Ballet?

Accepted Answer

Skirts got shorter to display technique of dancers legs., This movement influenced art, music and Ballet.

Question 14

Who inspired Marie Rambert to dance?

Accepted Answer

Isadora Duncan in 1904

Question 15

Why is 'Rambert' dance called 'Rambert Dance Company'?

Accepted Answer

Because the founder is called Marie Rambert

Question 16

What is Ballet Russes?

Accepted Answer

... the most influential ballet company of the 20th century.

Question 17

What did Marie Rambert's parents want her to study?

Accepted Answer

Medicine

Question 18

What was Merce Cunningham known for being really good at as a dancer?

Accepted Answer

Leaping

Question 19

What country became the centre of Ballet, during it's decline in the rest of Europe?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 20

What actions does the Graham technique focus on?

Accepted Answer

Contraction and release of the spine/ pelvis

Question 21

What inspired Isadora Duncan?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greece, Poetry

Question 22

What is Eurhythmics?

Accepted Answer

... a method of learning music through movement.

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