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The beginning of Modern Dance

The beginning of Modern Dance . *Ruth St. Denis *Ted Shawn *Isadora Duncan *Lois Fuller. Ruth St. Denis . Born in 1879, passed away in 1968 Intrigued by an Egyptian Dancer on a cigarette carton Went to study dance forms of Egyptian cultures Became a solo performer around London in 1906

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The beginning of Modern Dance

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  1. The beginning of Modern Dance *Ruth St. Denis *Ted Shawn *Isadora Duncan *Lois Fuller

  2. Ruth St. Denis • Born in 1879, passed away in 1968 • Intrigued by an Egyptian Dancer on a cigarette carton • Went to study dance forms of Egyptian cultures • Became a solo performer around London in 1906 • Created company, Denishawn, with her future husband Ted Shawn in 1914

  3. Movement Style • Theatrical elements • Contemporary movement • Concert dance traditions Known for her music visualizations Some of her famous students were… Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman

  4. “I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what it too deep to find for words.” “We can scale the heights of mountains and see the world layed out before us, but we fail to recognize that which is before us.” Source:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/ruth_st_denis.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ruthstdenis1.jpg

  5. Ted Shawn • Born in 1891 passed away in 1972 • Pioneer male modern dancers • Created Denishawn with wife, Ruth St. Denis • Goal: to legitimize dance as a career for men • Founded Jacob’s Pillow

  6. "I believe that dance communicates man’s deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written." http://www.kelseyjolarson.com/marthagraham/images/shawn.jpg

  7. Isadora Duncan • Born 1877, was killed when her scarf was caught in a car’s tire and it decapitated her in 1927 • Considered to be the mother of modern dance • Introduced audiences to bare feet, free flowing costumes, more emotionally expressive movement • Felt that ballet was “ugly and against nature”

  8. Choreography was often inspired by personal expression and political statements • Felt that dance and nature were closely related • Movements often resembled Greek Art, folk art, social dances, athletics

  9. “The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul.” Source: http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/isadora_duncan.htm http://www.noonewatching.com/archives/2006/11/duncan08.jpg

  10. Lois Fuller • Born in 1862, passed away in 1928 • Known for natural movements and improvisation • Introduced modern dance to Europe • Created color gels used in stage lighting

  11. Lois Fuller http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loie_Fuller_portrait.jpg

  12. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Fuller • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_St._Denis • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Shawn • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan • http://www.isadoraduncan.org/About_Isadora/about_isadora.html • http://www.pitt.edu/~gillis/dance/ruth.html

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