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Modern Dance and Pioneers
Modern Dance and Pioneers
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From Early Modern Dance to Post Modern Dance and all the artists in between.
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1
Alvin Ailey was considered a Second Generation Modern Dance Artist with an emphasis on what?
Bringing African American Dance to the world
Cultural Appropriation
2
Doris Humphrey based her technique on....
breath
chance
fall and recovery
contract and release
3
Pina Bausch and Trisha Brown were Post-Modern Dance artists that brought on the influence of ...
Body Percussion
Pedestrian Movement
Contact Improvisation
Site - Specific Dance
4
Ruth St Denis married which other famous Dance Artist?
Rudolf Laban
Ted Shawn
Merce Cunningham
Jose Limon
5
When did Kylian become an Artistic Director, and of which Company?
1978, Tanz Theater Company
1976, Nederlands Dans Theater
1980, Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre
1974, Chorégraphique National de Nantes
6
Loie Fuller was an innovator of ________
Mixed Media
Ballet
Snake Dance
Electronic Music
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Other First Generation Dance artists include;
Rafael Bonachela, Ohad Naharin, Alvin Ailey
Frances Rings, Jiri Kylian, Katherine Dunham
Lester Horton, Ted Shawn, Merce Cunningham
Hanya Holm, Mary Wigman, Lester Horton
8
Tharp was known for dance that could be performed from theatres to natural environments.
True
False
9
Who were the renowned pioneers of Early Modern Dance?
Graham, Cunningham, Limon
St Denis, Shawn, Graham
Duncan, Fuller, St Denis
Fuller, Tharp, Laban
10
Dance prior to Modern Dance evolution was used in what three ways?
Social, Performance, Ballet
Performance, Social, Culture/Ritual
Social, Ballet, Ballroom
Religion, Ballroom, Theatre
11
Twyla Tharp combined _____________ with classical technique and pedestrian movement.
Contemporary
Non-Locomotor Movement
Ballet
Locomotor Movement
12
What was the title of Loie Fuller's most famous Dance work?
Serpent Dance
Colour Dance
Serpentine Dance
Coloured Serpents
13
What inspired most of Ruth St. Denis' choreography?
Egypt
Japan
India
Eastern Cultures
14
Isadora Duncan was inspired by Greek Mythology and an advocate for Women's Rights.
False
True
15
Martha Graham is famous for which Dance technique?
Contract and Release
High Release
Physical manifestation of grief in the body
All of the above
16
Merce Cunningham is known for his what type of style?
Recording and documenting dance
Restrictive and reserved
Avant-guard style
Contact improvisation
17
Other Second Generation artists include;
Gideon Obarzanek, Stephen Page, Robert Helpman
Lester Horton, Anna Halprin, Mikhail Barishnikov, Graeme Murphy
Katherine Dunham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, Anna Halprin
18
Known as the founder of Modern Dance, this person was strangled to death.
Ruth Duncan
Ruth St Denis
Isadora Duncan
Isadora Fuller
19
Cunningham worked closely with what technique?
Contact Improvisation
Chance Choreography
20
Laban also created the 8 effort actions, these are?
Percussive, Sustained, Swinging, Collapsing, Suspended, Vibratory, Hovering
Fly, Cut, Open, Close, Hit, Dab, Swish, Push
Flick, Dab, Float, Glide, Punch, Press, Slash, Wring
Flick, Dab, Float, Glide, Punch, Press, Slice, Wring
21
Martha who?
Dumptruck
Graham
In the Flesh
22
Which Dance Artist created their own Notation?
Merce Cunningham
Mikhail Barishnikov
Rudolf Von Laban
Ted Shawn
23
Jose Limon studied under Doris Humphrey?
False
True
24
Post-Modern Dance Artist Jiri Kylian focused on presenting non-narrative ballets with themes of absurdity.
False
True
25
Which Australian Dance Artist brings Modern Dance to Film?
Meryl Tankard
Sue Healey
Frances Rings
Robert Helpman
26
What was Denishawn?
1st ballet school
1st dance school
1st book of choreography
1st modern dance school
27
Limon incorporated _______________ into his own dance technique?
All of the above
Suspension
Resistance to the pull of Gravity
28
What was the first progression of Modern Dance?
Second Generation
Post Modern
First Generation
Early Modern
29
Australian Modern Dance companies include;
Sydney Dance Company
All of the above
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Chunky Move
30
Her famous Dance work was called _____________
Sheet Dance
Lamentation
Fire Dance
Serpentine Dance