"Martha Ballard" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 10 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anna Sokolow (1910-2000) was born in Hartford‚ Connecticut. Likewise‚ she was beginning her training at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Martha Graham and Louis Horst. she was a member of the Graham Dance Company and helped Mr. Horst in his move piece classes in the 1930s. In the meantime‚ she takes up with the WPA move unit and she began her own organization and started choreographing and performing solo shows and gathering works. She is very interested in humanity drove her to make works of dramatic

    Premium Dance Choreography Modern dance

    • 329 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Merce Cunningham

    • 1351 Words
    • 4 Pages

    began through Cunningham’s collaboration with composer John Cage who also opposed the idea of two art forms depending on each other‚ rather being presented together as equals. (Au‚ 2002‚ p155) This process differs to the works of modern choreographer Martha Graham who used the design elements such as

    Premium Modern dance Dance Choreography

    • 1351 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Aaron Copland

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Appalachian Spring was one of Aaron top tracks not only did it hit world wide it endure popularity as an orchestral suite. One of America influenced choreographer Martha Graham perform at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on October 30‚ 1944 which went down in history. Later that next year Aaron was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his outstanding track. Copland was extremely multi talented he was a composer‚ composition teacher‚ writer and conductor of music. Between 1935

    Premium Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Orchestra

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Dance History Review

    • 477 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Dance History II‚ Mid-Semester Exam Study Questions Prepare answers for all of the questions below. On the exam you will answer 8 questions: 4 that I select and 4 that you select = 8 total. The length of each answer should be one-half page or more. 1. How did the Ballet Russe under the Russian director‚ Diaghilev‚ break from the ballet traditions of Russian ballet in the early 20th century? What were the existing ballet traditions at the end of the 19th century in Russia and what new innovations

    Premium Modern dance Dance Ballets Russes

    • 477 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    birthplace or hometown. This allegiance allows for individuals to separate themselves from others through citizenship of one specific country. As such mankind has separated themselves with borders where there is no real sense of global community. Martha C. Nussbaum argues that cosmopolitanism is the right way to go since it requires “allegiance… to the worldwide community of human beings” (Nussbaum‚ pg. 4). Having such an allegiance will ensure good relations‚ care and responsibility equally amongst

    Premium Amartya Sen Globalization John Rawls

    • 1285 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    The history of Arlington National Cemetery dates back to the 1700’s to our first president. George Washington married widow Martha Dandridge Custis (Ashabranner 22).Martha’s first husband was Daniel Parke Custis‚ they had four kids together but sadly only two lived. Soon after George and Martha

    Premium Robert E. Lee George Washington

    • 1237 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Critique of I Am a Dancer

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages

    I AM A DANCER Martha Graham was born on May 11‚ 1894‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania and died on April 1‚ 1991. She was a modern dancer‚ instructor and icon of her time. In this article Graham speaks in a philosophical and spiritual sense about the meaning of dance in her life‚ about what it takes to be a dancer‚ and about her profession or calling in general. She feels that dance is a special form of art in which movements and gestures help one make the effort

    Premium Dance

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    yvonne rainer

    • 1387 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Nawshin Nazat April 25th‚ 2014 Postmodern dance was a dance movement that took place during the 1960s and 1970s. It was a rebellion against traditional ideas and assumptions of structured dance. Although the movement was short-lived‚ it allowed new genres of dance levels and performance art to bloom. Postmodern dance claimed that any movement was dance‚ and any individual was a dancer‚ with

    Premium Dance Modern dance

    • 1387 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Medical Case Study Martha

    • 1685 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Drug History and Current Pattern of Use: Martha has a history of alcohol use disorder. Client has stated she has eight to twelve drinks a day‚ never having fewer than five drinks. Substance Abuse Treatment History: The client has no history of substance abuse treatment. Medical History and Current Status: Doctors have reported Martha has impacted liver function and is developing cirrhosis of the liver. Aside from substance-related health impairments Martha is in good health and appears to have no

    Premium Alcoholism Drinking culture Alcohol intoxication

    • 1685 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Kpop

    • 268 Words
    • 2 Pages

    ascend from nowhere and descend from view. When the high-decibel music starts‚ the effect is visually arresting. This type of stage act is reminiscent of the Motown revues that featured its legendary artists (The Supremes‚ The Temptations‚ Jackson 5‚ Martha and the Vandellas‚ to name a few). The big difference is that K-pop artists have to look so postcard-pretty that some of them are required to undergo medical procedures to alter their faces. Also‚ there was no need for a Motown concert to have fancy

    Premium The Temptations Motown The Jackson 5

    • 268 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 50