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Dance History

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1. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring






2. French composer; uses harmony to reinforce stasis; Prelude to Afternoon of a Fawn (half man - half goat - simulated masturbation); concert work that became a ballet






3. American composer - 'chance music' - music not expressive or communicative because it says nothing - invented prepared piano






4. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer






5. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






6. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts






7. A Colombian-American modern dance choreographer known for his politically-charged productions depicting the black experience - notable productions include Missa Luba in 1965 - Blues for the Jungle in 1966 (portraying life in Harlem) - Las Desenamorad






8. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns






9. Sharp powerful movement; angle






10. Arthur Mitchell founder and artistic director -1st black dancer to break color barrier for classical ballet -America's 1st outstanding ballet company of black dancers -started school with Karel Shook -shaped by Balanchine -Dancers known for warmth an






11. Inspired by Gautier's novel The Story of the Mummy - very complicated - spectacular - successful ballet - Aspica is the daughter - English Lord in sand storm goes into tomb & gets put into an opium dream where he becomes Tahor and saves Aspico from a






12. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company






13. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug






14. Choreography Deeply There






15. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi






16. The revolution that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas I in 1917. Later established the Bolshevik government under Vladimir Lenin.






17. Broadway production choreographed by Garth Fagan; eventually turned into an award winning family film






18. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.






19. French for 'big dance for two' - Entrae - Adagio duet - Male solo - Female solo - Coda - plot structure of Petipa






20. Designer. Influenced by Greek and Asian art. Costumes and sets full of bold colors. Decorative motifs that employed perspective painting. Successful with ballet. 'sophisticated eclecticism'. Teacher.






21. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities






22. From its very beginning the ballet was entirely dependent upon this individual; it was his ballet - under the direct supervision and guidance of a court minister appointed by this individual and answerable to him






23. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17






24. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare






25. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action






26. Wrote 'The Art of Making Dances' in 1931 - Fall and Recovery - inspired by Bach and used his work in many piece - choreographed pieces without music - Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (showed fall and recovery)






27. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)






28. Dancer - choreographer - teacher - born 1930 in NY - began dancing senior year of HS - scholarship to New Dance group. studied with Primus. Professional debut in 1948 - choreographed 1st pieces with group when 18 - 1951 founded contemporary dance gro






29. (1822-1910) created the first ballet that would later be classified as classical ballet. He also held the position of Ballet Master in Chief to the Imperial Tsar in 1869. created Don Quixote and La Bayadere and many other works. Though he did not cho






30. Works to question the complexities of real life






31. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses






32. Work written at a time when one of Jones' company dancers - Demian Acquavella - nicknamed D-Man - was suffering from AIDS; a celebratory - affectionate work about the company defiantly remaining joyful - loving - productive - and cohesive in the face






33. St. Denis and Ted Shawn's company that helps spread the gospel of dance from the constraints of ballet - opened a school in Los Angeles - brought dance to the middle class by supporting good health and virginal spirituality






34. Reform Russian Ballet - choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova (2 minutes long) - accused of being influenced by Isadora Duncan - teacher & choreographer rather than a refined dancer






35. Wrote Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind; wrote The Social Contract; wrote Confessions; believed that emotions as well as reason were important to human development but sent his own children to orphanages






36. Last member of the group that helped found the modern dance movement - Amassed a growing collection of 133 dances - His work created the Paul Taylor Dance Company - Known for his innovative and sometimes controversial choreography - Still considered






37. Ballet with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau. The ballet was composed 1916-1917 for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The ballet premiered on Friday - May 18th - 1917 at the Thaa






38. Different names but same theater under different political influences






39. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color






40. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)






41. A signature piece of Taylor's in which he and his pianist remain motionless for the duration of the music-less score by John Cage.






42. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS






43. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.






44. American leader of the movement to legalize birth control during the early 1900's. As a nurse in the poor sections of New York City - she had seen the suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy. Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the






45. About a group of friends and neighbors during a final decline of a man






46. 1937 Founded by Ballet Russe's Mikhail Mordkin as Mordkin Ballet- Repertory company- features choreography of many artists such as Adolph Bolm - Michel Fokine - Leonide Massine - Bronislava Jijinska - Balanchine and Agnes de Mille






47. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle






48. Height of Romantic Ballet - Star: Carlotta Grisi - Choreographer: Jules Perrot (Carlotta's lover) & Jean Coralli - Written by: Gautier (Who was in love with Grisi) - Act I (sunlit) - Act II (moonlit)






49. Pilobolus - human jousting horses






50. Nijinsky choreographed - in the forest - nymphs shows up to flirt with the Faun - one of them drops her scarf - they all leave - and he masturbates into the scarf