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With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than illustrations or photographs, this modern guide offers links to YouTube videos and other internet references to view examples of the work discussed. The scope is international, with coverage of German, Swedish, Belgian, Dutch, Taiwanese, Russian, Finnish, and Spanish pioneers of the avant-garde to illustrate that dance is a global language that continues to break boundaries and explore new ideas. Just a few of the 120 artists and performers featured include Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Jose Limon, Katherine Dunham, Chunky Move, and Trey McIntyre.
Acknowledgements xi
Note xii
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Moving into the 20th Century: 1811-1900 1
François Delsarte 1
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze 2
Rudolf Laban 3
Loïe Fuller 3
Serge Diaghiley 4
Isadora Duncan 5
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn 6
Michel Fokine 8
Mary Wigman 9
Vaslav Nijinsky 10
Asadata Dafora 11
Michio Ito 12
Hanya Holm 12
Martha Graham and Louis Horst 13
The Era's Influences: Philosophical, Psychological and Sociological 16
Doris Humphrey 18
Léonide Massine 20
Chapter 2 The 20th Century: 1900 to 1910 24
George Balanchine 24
Frederick Ashton 27
Kurt Jooss 28
Agnes de Mille and Antony Tudor 28
José Limón 30
Birgit Cullberg 31
Erick Hawkins 31
Katherine Dunham 33
Chapter 3 1910 to 1920 37
Anna Sokolow 37
Alwin Nikolais 38
Sophie Maslow 40
Fresh Approaches to the Same Music 41
The Rite of Spring 43
Jerome Robbins 46
Merce Cunningham 46
Pearl Primus 50
Chapter 4 1920 to 1930 54
Anna Halprin 54
Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey 55
Roland Petit 56
Glen Tetley 57
Maurice Béjart 58
Chapter 5 1930 to 1940 60
Donald McKayle 60
Paul Taylor 62
Alvin Ailey 66
New Dance Group 68
The 92nd Street Y (New York) 68
Trisha Brown 69
Chapter 6 1940 to 1950 72
Garth Fagan 72
Pina Bausch 73
Twyla Tharp 74
Meredith Monk 75
Carolyn Carlson 76
Lar Lubovitch 77
Mats Ek 78
Laura Dean 79
Butoh 79
Ulysses Dove 80
Jirí Kylián 80
Richard Alston 82
William Forsythe 84
Chapter 7 1950 to 1960 90
Elizabeth Streb 90
Siobhan Davies 92
Bill T. Jones 93
Ohad Naharin 94
Karole Armitage 95
Meryl Tankard 97
James Kudelka 97
Stephen Petronio 98
Mark Morris 99
Nacho Duato 101
Angelin Preljocaj 103
Claude Brumachon 104
David Parsons 104
Dance Funding 106
Chapter 8 1960 to 1970 110
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker 110
Philippe Decouflé 112
Michael Clark 113
Postmodern Dance 115
Contemporary Technique I 118
Tero Saarinen 119
Sylvie Guillem 119
Lightfoot León 120
Dance Theater Workshop / New York Live Arts 121
Mia Michaels 122
Helen Pickett 123
Shen Wei 124
Alexei Ratmansky 126
Pam Tanowitz 128
Trey McIntrye 129
Chapter 9 1971 to 1980 133
Wayne McGregor 133
Santee Smith 135
Pilobolus 135
Two Dance Spaces: The Kitchen and The Yard 137
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan 138
Christopher Wheeldon 139
Robert Battle 141
Danspace Project 142
Akram Khan 143
Hofesh Shechter 143
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet 144
Sonya Tayeh 145
Kyle Abraham 146
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 146
Dance Umbrella 147
River North Chicago Dance Company 148
Chapter 10 The 1980s and 1990s 153
Contemporary Technique II 153
Brooklyn Academy of Music 154
The Joyce Theatre 155
Alonzo King LINES Ballet 156
Lyon Dance Biennale 156
Joanna Haigood's Zacco Dance Theatre 157
Monica Bill Barnes & Company 158
Dance NOW NYC 159
Chunky Move 159
Older Dancers 160
Venice Biennale 161
Chapter 11 2000 and Beyond: The New Century 163
Sadler's Wells 164
Contemporary Dance Presenters 164
Baryshnikov Arts Center 164
AscenDance Project 165
La MaMa Movies! Dance Festival 166
Dancing on the Edge Festival 166
Center for Performance Research (CPR) 168
Ballet Across America 168
Jacoby and Pronk 168
Bibliography 171
Books 171
Selected Websites 173
Videos/DVDs/Films 173
Index 174
Overview
With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than illustrations or photographs, this modern guide offers links to YouTube videos and other internet references to view examples...