Chapter Six—Modern Dance

Fill in the blank questions:

1. ______and ______began a school called ______, where the dance curriculum focused on educating the body, mind and spirit.

2. Three famous students who came out of that school and performance company were ______, ______and ______.

3. Ted Shawn developed an all‐male dance company called ______.

4. Ted Shawn developed a farm and performance space for his company called ______, which today houses one of the leading summer dance festivals.

5. ______was inspired by nature and created a technique based on natural movements.

6. ______was a leader in the post‐modern movement and used chance procedures in his choreography.

7. ______was concern with motion, and not emotion, in his choreography.

8. The ______were a group of dancers eager to break away from the teachings of their predecessors. They named their dance company after the church in New York City where they often performed.

9. ______created the NO Manifesto, which became the creed of the post‐modern movement.

10. Pina Bausch was a major figure in the ______genre.

True or False:

1. Martha Graham created a dance technique based on the principles of contraction and release.

2. Doris Humphrey’s choreography is considered movement for movement sake. 3. Anna Sokolow was concerned with the human condition in her choreography.

4. Isadora Duncan’s movements were mostly sharp and angular.

5. Mark Morris and Bill T. Jones were a part of the post‐modern dance movement.

6. Paul Taylor refers to his concerts as events.

7. Alvin Ailey created Revelations, one of the most well‐known modern dances.

8. All modern dance choreography conveys a theme or storyline.

9. Loie Fuller had six adopted daughters who carried on the traditions of her technique after her death.

10. Martha Graham created dances that dealt with psychological issues.