Wigman's Technique

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Warm up


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Stretching


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Video


 INFLUENCES

 

Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter


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Analysis

Students discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about dance. Using the question below as a prompt, they write about it and post their reflection on Discussion Board.


Question 1

Based on this video, what is expressionism?


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Video

 


Arnold Schönberg


Analysis

Students discuss among themselves Schönberg's ideas about music. Using the question below as a prompt, they write about it and post their reflection on Discussion Board.

Question 2

 After watching Bernstein's presentation on Schönberg's music, what aspect of Schonberg's music could have influenced Wigman's ideas about dance?

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LINKS: Reading

Expressivity Schools

Check the link and scroll down to page 110.


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Analysis


Students discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about expression, using the question below as a prompt, they write about it and post their reflection on Discussion Board.


Question 3

After reading the article on "Schools of Bodily Expressivity: Mary Wigman," what was the main difference between Laban and Wigman in terms of dance?





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Wigman’s Technique

 

Mary Wigman worked upon a technique based on contrasts of movement; expansion and contraction, pulling and pushing.

 

 Her technique is structured in five main groups:

1 - Striding and sliding

2 - Springs, vibrations and bouncing

3 - Momentum and oscillations

4 - Falling and dropping (floor technique)

5 - Tensions: relaxed, sustained and motor tensions

 

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Students review their solo and ensemble  phrases and move to a piece composed by Schönberg.


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Students' Work


1. What is expressionism?

expression allowed to break from tradition and explain avante-garde art. It also allowed it to override impressionism.

2. What aspect of Schonberg's music could have influenced Wigman's ideas about dance?

Schonberg’s music could have influenced Wigman’s ideas about dance because it gave moments of pause for breath and allowed to create movement that allows to explore choreography that can tell a story. Every sound seemed to have reflect a time of emotion which would have been tied to a dance movement which would reflect the tone of the music.

 

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