Expressive dance from German Ausdruckstanz,
is a form of artistic dance in which the individual and artistic
presentation (and sometimes also processing) of feelings is an essential
part.
It was a revolution. It would be more expressive, and show more spirit
and emotion and less virtuosity. The dance would be improvisational,
uninhibited and provocative. Future spiritual and bodily reform
movements expressed themselves in a new "natural" naked dance.
Schools for expressionist dance had special philosophies and emphases
for dance, such as naturalness, breathing, tension / relaxation etc. It
was often associated with floor contact, "weight" of dance movements,
and experiments with music. Body and physicality were strongly
emphasized.
Rudolf Laban was a theoretical prominent figure who was based on metaphysical ideas and one of the pioneers of Ausdruckstanz in Germany. From 1913-1918, Laban operated a school for art on the colony Monte Verita in Ascona, Switzerland, which became a teaching centre for the new dance. Among his students were Kurt Jooss and Mary Wigman.
Mary Wigman was an important trendsetter as a dancer, choreographer and teacher. In
her school in Dresden (opened in 1920) she taught Europe's premier
aspiring dancer.
Analysis
Students
discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about dance. Using the
question below as a prompt, they post they write about it and post their
reflection on Discussion Board.
QUESTION 1
According to Mary Wigman; what are the two things a dance must always do?
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Video
Analysis
Students
discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about dance. Using the
question below as a prompt, they post they write about it and post their
reflection on Discussion Board.
QUESTION 2
What does the narrator mean when he says that "Wigman was able to transport moves simply with her movements"?
Students
discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about dance as illustrated
in Kreutzberg's work. Using the question below as a prompt, they post
they write about it and post their reflection on Discussion Board.
QUESTION 3
In this video Harald Kreutzberg, Wigman's student and dance partner, dances the expressionist piece Dispute with God. Why can we call this dance piece expressionist?
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VII
Dance Expressionism and Abstraction
Group Work
Activity 1
Abstract Expression of Emotions
After
watching this piece choreographed by Wigman, choose a them for the
group in which you use expressionism as a tool for your phrase to
develop.
VIII
Dance Expressionism and Abstraction
Solo Work
Activity 2
Abstract Expression of Emotions
Create a dance/movement phrase using each one of the emotions listed below.
1. Vanity 2. Surprise 3. Greed 4. Sadness 5. Hate 6. Happiness 7. Fear 8. Love
POST YOUR DANCE/MOVEMENT PHRASE ON DISCUSSION BOARD.
1 Unlike Anything Alexandra Phillion DAN211 was a class unlike any I have ever taken before. I have learned many things throughout this course, such as how there are various ways that you can express yourself through dance. It can be any simple movement, anything that you want it to be. I also learned how important it was to breathe and connect your breath with your dance movements. Additionally, I learned a lot about several important people in the history of dance, such as Laban and how he was the father of modern dance influenced by expressionism. We also learned about Wigman’s approach, The Green Table, Duncan’s moves, etc. Every topic was unique, taught me something new, and reinforced the idea that dance can be portrayed any way you desire. Growing up, I was never used to these fundamentals. I always felt very res...
I WARM UP II STRETCH III Activity 1 REVIEW: LEVELS & DIRECTIONS FOCUS COMBINING ALL IV Short Bio Rudolf von Laban , also known as Rudolf Laban, was an Austro-Hungarian dance artist and theorist. He is considered as one of the pioneers of modern dance in Europe and as the "Founding Father of the Expressionist Dance" in Germany. Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) was was a dancer, a choreographer and a dance / movement theoretician. Being one of the founders of European Modern Dance, his work was extended through his most celebrated collaborators, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss and Sigurd Leeder. Laban was a visionary, humanist, teacher and theoretician, whose revolutionary ideas bridged the gap between the performing arts and science. V Review of Elements of Dance Directions Levels Size Focus Pathways VI Group Work Create an 8 movement phrase with the elements of dance studied in class.
I Warm Up II Several subcategories of body are: Initiation of movement starting from specific bodies Connection of different bodies to each other Sequencing of movement between parts of the body Patterns of body organization and connectivity ----------------------- III Patterns of Connectivity With knowledge of Laban's concepts, via Bartenieff, Peggy Hackney identified six developmental patterns of body connectivity: breath, core-distal, head-tail, upper-lower, body- half, and cross-lateral . Total Body Integration (Page 20) Standing Lateral Core Distal Upper Lower --------------------------------------------- IV. FLOOR Early Patterns of Total Body Connectivity. Question 2 After trying and/or observing the different movement patterns, explain how did it feel to put your body through this work? ------------------------------------------ IV Laban-Baternieff 5 Developmental Movement Patterns Naval Radiation Spinal Upp...
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