Modern Dance in America [GUIDE]
Modern Dance in America is an evolving overview of some of the most important and influential choreographers/dancers, works, and movements in the history of Modern dance in America from the turn of the 20th century up to the present.
Context
Pioneers: Americans in Europe
- Loie Fuller and the Beginnings of American Modern Dance [VIDEO]
- Isadora Duncan: The Dancer of the Future [VIDEO]
The Heroic Age of Modern Dance
- The Heroic Age of Modern Dance
- Martha Graham, “Frontier” (1935)
- Doris Humphrey (1895-1958): dancer, choreographer, and dance theorist
The Second Generation
- Dance After the Heroic Age: The Second Generation
- Jose Limón, “The Moor’s Pavane” (1949)
- Merce Cunningham (1919-2009): dancer, choreographer, and interdisciplinary collaborator
- Alvin Ailey, “Revelations” (1960) performed April 28, 2012 [Review]
Performance Reviews
- Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, February 17, 2012 [Review]
- ODC/Dance Downtown, March 22, 2012 [Review]
- Alvin Ailey, “Revelations” (1960) performed April 28, 2012 [Review]