Tiner December 4‚ 2014 CCOT: The Silk Road The Silk Road was established during the 2nd century BCE‚ while not the first network of trade routes‚ it was one of the most impactful‚ carrying goods‚ ideas‚ disease and conflict throughout Africa and Eurasia. The impact of the interactions impacted millions notably spreading both Buddhism and the Black Death. The Silk Road was marked by the continued spread of ideas and goods. Throughout the lifespan of the Silk Road‚ changes were seen as control over
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During 1492 to 1750‚ the Columbian Exchange had demographic and environmental effects on the New World and Old World had similar yet different effects on each other. Effects were how the Old World and New World brought plants and animals to each other and made different uses with them‚ but also had different effects on there population. Different effects on the Old and New World made both have different outcomes with their population and way of life. When the Old World brought to the New World
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Alvin Ailey became interested in dance at age 12‚ he moved with his mother to Los Angeles‚ where he was introduced to dance by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. His formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend‚ Carmen de Lavallade. Horton‚ the founder of the first racially integrated dance company in the United States‚ became a mentor for Mr. Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s
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The dance show that I went to was called Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The place of the performance is 131 W 55th Street between 6th and 7th avenues. The date and time of the performance was Saturday‚ Dec 16‚ 2017 at 2:00pm. I was 20 minutes late to the first performance because of the heavy traffic‚ but i did see a portion of the first dance. Heysel and I both saw this dance performance together. The order of the dances were The winter in Lisbon choreographed by Billy Wilson‚ Night Creature
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Alvin Ailey It was really impressive performance I ever seen. I like all programs and their performance was too attractive and interesting. I like lighting and music because it looked very decent with the performance. In addition‚ they organized it very well. I really like it. The following paragraphs give a few facts about Alvin Ailey and his background. Alvin Ailey was born in Rogers‚ Texas on January 5‚ 1931 and moved to Los Angeles‚ California at the age of twelve. There‚ on a junior high
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John Alvin was one of the most talented cinematic artists‚ with a number of world-famous movie posters that we instantly recognize. His posters effortlessly enticed me and made me crazy curious about the movie they were presenting‚ even when I was not in the theatre! I became fond of movie posters‚ and began to consider them more important than the movie itself. Every time I go watch a
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DECONSTRUCTRON Critical Review: Cry (Alvin Ailey) DANCE; The Long Shadow Of Ailey ’s Great ’Cry ’ By VALERIE GLADSTONE Published: November 26‚ 2000 THE audience wouldn ’t stop cheering when Judith Jamison danced Alvin Ailey ’s masterpiece ’ ’Cry ’ ’ at its premiere on May 4‚ 1971‚ at City Center. ’ ’They went crazy‚ ’ ’ Ms. Jamison says. Ms. Jamison‚ the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since Ailey ’s death in 1989‚ recalled that night in an interview one afternoon
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The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty in China. “ The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E.‚ when the Han officially opened trade with the west‚ to 1453 C.E.‚ when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.” This text states that the Silk Road lasted about 1583 years. The Chinese started using the Silk Road to mainly transport and trade their precious silk. It ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It branched out and extended in many different ways all across
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design in AAADT‚ refer to flowers Alvin Ailey born 1931-1989‚ began his career as a dancer in the 40’s and then went onto later create a body of dance works. He founded his own company in 1958 AAADT‚ grown from a small company of seven or 8 dancers into a large carefully managed international famous business. The decision for Ailey to call his company AAADT illustrates his belief that black Americans should be acknowledged to the USA’s heritage. In 1971 Alvin created the dance work Flowers which
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The Silk Road and Sea Trade: The Two Drivers to a Worldwide Expansion of Cross-Cultural Connections Before there were trains‚ planes‚ or automobiles‚ people had much more elementary ways of traveling long distances to interact with other cultures. There were no paved highways and signs showing where to turn to get to Mecca. Nope‚ the Mongols had to travel across the terrain that lay ahead of them‚ as difficult as it might have been‚ to conquer the Middle East. Also‚ they had the form of horses
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