Anna Halprin and Merce Cunningham: Two Post-Modern Dance Choreographers Anna Halprin was born July 13th‚ 1920 as Anna Schuman. She took on the name Halprin when she married Lawrence Halprin‚ a landscape architect. Together they founded the San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop in 1955. Merce Cunningham was born on April 16‚ 1919‚ his romantic partner was John Cage‚ who he began working with back in 1940’s. In 1953‚ together with John Cage‚ he founded the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Both Ann and Merce
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According to the Collins Dictionary‚ modern dance is “a form of dance as a performing art‚ variously developed in the 20th century by Isadora Duncan‚ Ruth St. Denis‚ Martha Graham‚ etc.‚ and characterized by bodily movements and rhythms less formalized than in classical ballet and less firmly bound to predetermined musical form.” Although this may have still been fairly new to American audiences‚ worldwide‚ the art form had developed a long history of accepted tradition by the turn of the 20th century
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When we want to learn something about ourselves one of the things we tend to analyze is our history. When we feel the need to understand how technology and science have become as advanced as they are we look to history for the answer. When we want to predict trends in our society we look to history. Just like these‚ and many other examples to learn about dance we once again we study history in order to understand the development of this art form. Some of the earliest and most influential modern
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This essay aims to expose Martha Graham’s choreographic developments/ phases in relation Graham’s socio-historical momentum. I will be drawing upon scholars such as Franko‚ Yaari and Foulkes to support my research. Martha Graham commonly know as the ‘mother of modern dance’ Martha graham: The Mother Of Modern Dance (Biography)‚ was born in Allegheny‚ Pennsylvania in 1894. Graham’s father was a doctor who used physical movement to remedy nervous disorders. His work inspired Martha to incorporate
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Script INTRODUCTION Dancing is an art. It is a creative way for people to express their feelings through movements and rhythm. From the 19th century to the 21st‚ dancing has evolved from the traditional modern dancing featuring the waltz‚ to urban dancing including all pop‚ hip-hop‚ and freestyle dancing. During the twentieth century in America‚ dance became the main type of entertainment. Dance has been used to help keep many Americans gleeful during the country’s crises‚ economically and
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World War II war hero Doris “Dorie” Miller was born in Waco‚ Texas on October 12‚ 1919‚ and played football at Waco’s A.J. Moore Academy. He dropped out of school at the age of 17 and enlisted in the US Navy in 1939 at the age of 20. He was a mess attendant‚ one of few positions available to African Americans at the time. Then he was eventually elevated to Cook‚ Third Class and was soldier of West Virginia at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. He was working at the West Virginia on December 7‚ 1941‚ when
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Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson. Lanham: Rowman and Little‚ Inc.‚ 2006. Paperback $18.95. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ there were many participants. Such participants were women. Mrs. Ruby Doris Smith Robinson was one of those college students‚ who after couple year in the movement left a legacy of excellence‚ courage‚ and leadership. In Cynthia Griggs Fleming’s Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson‚ Flemings examines the personal
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Wait Till Next Year‚ by Doris Kearns Goodwin‚ is a personal memoire of Goodwin’s life growing up in Rockville Centre‚ New York during the 1950s. Goodwin talks about multiple members of her family‚ including her father‚ Michael‚ her mother‚ Helen‚ her two sisters‚ Charlotte and Jeanne‚ and her best friend while growing up‚ Eileen. The memoire includes many memories of how she and her family were affected during the atomic bomb and McCarthyism. Also in her story‚ she highlights the good and bad things
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T.J. RODGERS VS. SISTER DORIS GORMLEY The ethical issue started with Sister Gormley noticing that Cypress doesn’t have any women or other race people on their board therefore she contacted the CEO complaining about it. The sister described the corporation as “immoral” for not having to diverse genders and race on their board. On the other side‚ the CEO T.J. Rodgers described her allegations as “politically correct.” The stakeholders in this situation are Rodgers and Sister Gormley. Sister Gormley
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Doris Lessing’s On Not Winning the Nobel Prize (2007) and Margaret Atwood’s Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) are both worthy speeches because they evoke a personal response in their intended audience and offer solutions to complex global issues. These issues are complex because they do not have a clear answer and hence‚ remains a controversial topic and reverberates across time. Therefore‚ the solutions offered by these speeches also resonates beyond the contextual audience and holds value for the
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