DANCE200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Soundscape, Martha Graham, Next
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Dance 200: the spectrum of dance in society. Next wave and post modern dance: improv and spontaneous movement as choreographic tool. Also contact improv: some seek to break down dance technique in choreography, some increase level of physical difficulty of movement, new environments: streets, rooftops, deserts, museums, parking lots, experiments with accompaniment : music collages, spoken word, sounds. [tangent: here at the u of a, there was a dance event in csis (in a new environment) Mercer: new choices in subject matter like social issues. (whats important in our culture now, use various body types and proportions (also untrained performers). Aka bilty jones wanted a variety of dancers. He used an older, ugly, larger, lumbering guy in his dances. Aka cripsie brings mixed abilities together: removes gender: unisex, new technologies meshing with choreography : led surfaces as dance stages or optics. [post modern dance takes away restrictions and brings people together in all shapes/forms/types.
