Other Exponents of Expressionism: Kurt Jooss' Ceremony

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 WARM UP


II


Stretching


III


 Activity 1


Solo Work

Create a phrase in which you apply each one of the movements described above.

Record and post your phrase on Discussion Board.

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IV


Watch the following videos.


Analysis

Students discuss among themselves Mary Wigman's ideas about dance. Using the questions below as prompts, they write about them and post their reflections on Discussion Board.

 

Mary Wigman

Question 1

Write your response to Wigman's dance performance in this video.

 

Harald Kreutzberg

Question 2

What qualities of Wigman's movement groups are shown in Harald Kreutzberg's dance.


Movement, Sound, Word

Question 3

Why is the use movement, sound and word important aspects of expressionist dance?

 


Interview with Kurt Jooss

Question 4

What does Jooss mean when he says that The Green Table is a ceremony of death?



The Green Table


Question 5

After seeing the video clip of The Green Table, write your response to the piece.

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 V

Optional Readings for Ambitious Modern Dance Students

LINKS

Laban and Jooss

The Founding Father of Tanztheater 

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 VI


ACTIVITY


Group Work


Think about the "why" of your dance.

Add to your group's piece the concept of ceremony through an 8 movement phrase.


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 VI

Journaling

 

 

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