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1) Modern dance
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Modern dance was a movement that began at the turn of the 20th century, when American dancers Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, and Ruth St. Denis broke from formal dance traditions with their own personal vision of movement. Soon, their visions evolved through Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, who would all go on to teach their methods and present modern dance as a serious art form. Avant-garde choreographers, including Merce Cunningham...
2) Amelia
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the use of point technique [in modern dance], using extended intertwining solos, complex partnering sequences and extreme speed to generate power performances with emotion and serenity. Combines evocative minimalism with lyrics from five of Lou Reed's most famous works, created in the [19]60s for the Velvet Underground.
6) Achterland
Publisher
Europe Images International
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Presents a performance of the avant-garde dance Achterland ("Hinterland"), directed by its choreographer De Keersmaeker, who has adapted the work to cinematic form. Uses playful, athletic dancing and striking imagery and costumes to explore tensions between man and woman and between movement and music.
7) Venous flow
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Venous flow weaves first person narrative with contemporary dance to tell the story of a community of dancers and artists and their resolution to overcome personal trauma. "Grace" is a large group piece performed by Li Chiao-Ping Dance and a community of elders shot on a frozen lake in winter, revealing the stark beauty of winter as well as the warmth of community.
13) Bamboo dream
Publisher
Arthaus Musik
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
中文（繁體）
Formats
Description
Experimental choreography set to compositions by Arvo Pärt and framed with Chinese flute music, characterized by vigorous dance-like sequences.
15) Ghostlight
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This film portrait of modern dance legend Martha Graham examines the creative process, as well as important events in Martha's pioneering career. Plays thematically with time and memory, using the actual words of Martha Graham who emerges as a passionate, controversial and egotistical modernist icon that she was.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. The dancer is used as a medium to his or her inner life, but not for the portrayal of day to day existence. A Dionysian dance of nudity, eroticism, and sexuality, Butoh's scale of expression ranges from...
Publisher
Myriad Pharmaceuticals
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Demolition derby is an evening length concert integrating dance, live music, dialogue, set, and visual images. It was inspired by Stern's experiences as the caregiver for his parents, both of whom suffer from dementia. It is somewhat autobiographical but not entirely. Some sections were created from experiences and others were created from what he has learned about dementia.
Publisher
Fox Lorber CentreStage
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Merce Cunningham has performed and choreographed modern dance for over fifty years. This in-depth profile explores Cunningham's prolific career from his earliest successes to recent works such as Occasion Piece. Featuring new and archival performance footage, the film also includes exclusive interviews with dancers, collaborators, and the master hmself.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Since the early eighties, Molissa Fenley has been intriguing audiences and impressing critics with her unique approach to modern dance. Her work is constantly changing, re-defining itself with each new piece, and she is well known for her work with contemporary artists and composers including Phillip Glass. In this tape, Ms. Fenley talks about her choreography and her approach to the creative process. Also included are clips of a number of important...
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