was regarded at the time of its publication as a groundbreaking achievement in American social history‚ and it has stood the test of time‚ as it is still lauded and part of historical scholarship today. The work focuses on the extensive diary of Martha Ballard‚ a midwife who was born in Massachusetts in 1735 and experienced the rapidly changing environment that was eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century America. It is remarkable to generally consider the historical events and forces that occurred
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historian Laurel Ulrich began her research into the lives of American Revolution-era women‚ she was hardly encouraged by her initial efforts. "You won’t find much‚" everyone seemed to say. And when she began making her way through the diary of midwife Martha Ballard‚ she was delving into a book that others had found next-to-useless--too full of trivial detail‚ or so they said. But the details were what she found interesting; and faced with so few sources‚ Ulrich realized her only option was to dig deeply
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rn Dance History Kimberly Valmore Isadora Duncan’s Legacy Isadora Duncan was the first American dancer to define natural movement. She was referred to as the Mother of Modern Dance due to her achievements and artistic abilities. She was not a fan of ballet because she thought it was “ugly and against nature.” She believed that dancing should be an art and not require so many rules like ballet. This led her to begin working in major dance companies and eventually start her own dance companies. Isadora
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Taylor was born on July 29‚ 1930‚ in Wilkinsburg‚ Pennsylvania. He attended Syracuse University through a swimming scholarship. Later after reading books about dance in the university library‚ he took up dance training under modern dance greats like Martha Graham and José Limón and joined the Graham Dance Company as a soloist in 1955. He also worked with choreographers Merce Cunningham and George Balanchine. Dance became his all-consuming passion. He henceforth transferred to The Juilliard School in
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Merce Cunningham Merce Cunningham was born in Centralia‚ Washington on April 16‚ 1919. He played a part in the invention and application of new techniques in modern dance and is considered one of the most important choreographers of our time. He expanded the frontiers of dance‚ visual‚ and performing arts. Throughout his life‚ Cunningham was one of the greatest American dancers. His collaborations with artistic innovators from every creative perspective have changed the body of American dance‚ music
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Copland’s national work: Appalachian Spring In the early 20th century‚ American artists sought the utility between music and society. Composers faced the dilemma of being a musician in a culture with little serious music tradition. Aaron Copland once wrote: “ (I) lived in an environment (New York City) that had little or no connection with serious music. Artists had deep desires to contribute meaningfully to the life of the nation and to see music filling a real need in American society. As a leading
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Martha Nussbaum formulated a list of capabilities meant to measure the autonomy and quality of life of a people‚ in particular women of non-western nations. She gives perspective on how her capabilities approach rejects cultural relativism‚ and unnecessary ethnocentrism when dealing with non-western cultures‚ creating feminism more in line with her moral universalist views. What is interesting about Nussbaum’s capabilities approach is its applications in the western world as well. There are many
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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
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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
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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
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