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Makers of Modern Dance in Germany Part 1: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss
Author: Makers of Modern Dance in Germany I: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss
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ISBN: 9781350896253
Category : Filmtography
Languages : en
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This, Part 1 of a two-part documentary, begins with Rudolf Laban (1879-1958), credited with being one of the most important innovators and guiding forces of modern dance. It continues with two of his most gifted and influential students, Mary Wigman, who became the foremost choreographer and exponent of German expressionist dance, and Kurt Jooss, who was Laban's assistant and lead dancer.. Jooss later established his own company Ballets Jooss, with great success until forced to leave Germany for political reasons in 1933. Part I concludes with preparations for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. .
Makers of Modern Dance in Germany Part 2: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss
Author: Makers of Modern Dance in Germany II: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss
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ISBN: 9781350896260
Category : Filmtography
Languages : en
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Part 2 begins with the 1936 Olympics and the cancellation by Josef Goebbels of Laban's massive opening choreographic piece The Spring Wind and the New Joy and Laban's consequent downfall and escape from Germany. World War II finds Laban and Jooss in England while Wigman remains in Germany only to experience of the destruction of her school in air raid. The post war period focuses on Jooss's return to Germany and the Folkwang School; and Wigman's eventual move to West Germany and return to choreography. Jooss who has outlived the others has the last word. Documentary concludes in 1933 .
The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany
Author: Isa Partsch-BergsohnPublisher: Dance Horizons
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Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This is the story of three passionate choreographers and their colleagues who created European modern dance in the twentieth century despite the storms of war and oppression. It begins with Rudolf Laban, innovator and guiding force, and continues with the careers of his two most gifted and influential students, Mary Wigman and Kurt Jooss. Included are others who made significant contributions: Hanya Holm, Sigurd Leeder, Gret Palucca, Berthe Trumpy, Vera Skoronel, Yvonne Georgi and Harold Kreutzberg. The first book to weave together the connections among these extraordinary artists, The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany contains interviews, personal recollections and translations from German publications - all of which have never appeared before. Illustrated with archival photographs.
The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Theater
Author: Nadine George-GravesPublisher: Oxford Handbooks
ISBN: 0199917493
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1057
Book Description
This handbook brings together genres, aesthetics, cultural practices and historical movements that provide insight into humanist concerns at the crossroads of dance and theatre, broadening the horizons of scholarship in the performing arts and moving the fields closer together.
Dance of Death
Author: Suzanne WaltherPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134357370
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Rudolf Laban
Author: Karen K. BradleyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134187432
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
This book, by Karen K. Bradley, is about dance theorist Rudolf Laban, and includes an exploration of Laban Movement Analysis.
Dance and Costumes
Author: Elna MatamorosPublisher: Alexander Verlag Berlin
ISBN: 3895815578
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
The subTexte series of the IPF-Institute for the Performing Arts and Film, is dedicated to presenting original research within two fields of inquiry: Performative Practice and Film. The series offers a platform for the publication of texts, images, or digital media emerging from research on, for, or through the performative arts or film. The series contributes to promoting practice-based art research beyond the ephemeral event and the isolated monograph, to reporting intermediate research findings, and to opening up comparative perspectives. www.zhdk.ch/forschung/ipf
Mary Wigman
Author: Mary Anne Santos NewhallPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351331809
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This book considers dancer, teacher, and choreographer Mary Wigman, a leading innovator in Expressionist dance whose radical explorations of movement and dance theory are credited with expanding the scope of dance as a theatrical art. Now reissued, this book combines: a full account of Wigman’s life and work an analysis of her key ideas detailed discussion of her aesthetic theories, including the use of space as an "invisible partner" and the transcendent nature of performance a commentary on her key works, including Hexentanz and The Seven Dances of Life an extensive collection of practical exercises designed to provide an understanding of Wigman’s choreographic principles and her uniquely immersive approach to dance. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.