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ALWIN NIKOLAIS

ALWIN NIKOLAIS. 1910-1993. *Musician and puppeteer before he began dance career. *His dances use mixed media before others. * Born in Southington, Connecticut in 1910. * Studied Mary Wigman’s technique and also from Hanya Holm.

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ALWIN NIKOLAIS

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  1. ALWIN NIKOLAIS 1910-1993

  2. *Musician and puppeteer before he began dance career. *His dances use mixed media before others. * Born in Southington, Connecticut in 1910. * Studied Mary Wigman’s technique and also from Hanya Holm. * Retired from performing in the early 1950’s to devote time to choreography and teaching. * Formed the Louis- Nikolais Dance Theater lab with Murray Louis, an associate and principal dancer since 1949.

  3. * His company travels with 35 spotlights, 12 projectors, and a sound system. * He works similar to Cunningham but is also different. Cunningham separates the dance, music and décor. Nikolais composes the music, creates the props, costumes and décor. * When he works with dancers he relates their movements to the décor and lighting and they must be aware of the environment they will perform in. *He presents a theater of color and shape. Dancers are sometimes dressed in costumes that alter or blur the lines of the body.

  4. *He can change dancers into flowers, animals, machinery, and back to people. * No sense of stillness in his dances.

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