Monday, November 30, 2015

Contemporary Dance History


  • True form of Contemporary dance began to arise in the 1900's.
  • Contemporary dance arose from its ancestors of ballet and modern dance.
  • Merce Cunningham and Martha Graham were some of the first choreographers of contemporary dance.
    • Cunningham ~ first to "develop an independent attitude towards modern dance and the artistic work."
  • Meant for dancers to embrace freedom and ignore conventions. 
  • Contemporary brings together many other practices. 
    • Classical
    • Modern
    • Jazz

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