Modern Dance II / Fall 2021

   I   Ted Shawn  Question 1 1. What is Ted Shawn's general view of dance? --------------------------     II     READ THE LINK   Ted Shawn's Fundamentals of Dance Question 2  2. Which are the movements described in the General Stretch Set?  -------------------------------     III       Kinetic Molpai (1935) by Ted Shawn What do you think is the function of this dance? --------------------------- Ted Shawn (Pg. 187)  Question 3 3. Based o the video and the link above, what was the main theme of Shawn's choreography? ------------------------   IV Ted Shawn’s Labor Symphony : aesthetic work and productive performance   Emphasizing its status as productive work for men, the four sections of Labor Symphony display the Men Dancers’ strength, agility, and musculature prominently, exposing the piece as both means and end: ...

I       (00:00 - 5:25)   Confucianism The Confucian Creation of Heaven by Robert Eno (Page 202, J) A “Confucian” is truly known as a “Ru” or “Ruist” as well as “ Confucianism ” being accurately known as “The Ru Tradition” or “Ruism” to describe its knowledges, understandings, practices, and holistic sense of lifestyle.     II An Introduction to Confucianism (Page 21)   Question 1   Explain in your words the main ideas behind these three schools according to the information shared in the video above.      ---------------------------   III    (00:00 - 6:00) Zen Dōgen Zenji  (1200 – 22 - 1253), also known as  Dōgen  Kigen and other names,  was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.     The Zen Master's Dance by Jundo Cohen (Search for the word dance and read the frames. There is no preview of this book.)      IV...

   I    II Readings Creativity, Spirituality and Mental Health Link  https://www.google.com/books/edition/Creativity_Spirituality_and_Mental_Healt/vBwpDAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=St.+Denis+and+spirituality&pg=PA51&printsec=frontcover   Vocabulary   Swedenborgianism: The New Church is any of several historically related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious group, influenced by the writings of scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg, in 1787, England. Transcendentalism: An idealistic philosophical and social movement which developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. Influenced by romanticism, Platonism, and Kantian philosophy, it taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were central figures. Romanticism: An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement tha...

I   CONCEPTS Music Visualization: a concept that called for movement equivalents to the timbres, dynamics, and structural shapes of music in addition to its rhythmic base. Synchronic Orchestra: a choreographic form or technique, comparable to the eurythmics of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, that assigned one dancer to interpret the rhythms of each instrument of the orchestra.    Question 1 How can these two concepts be used in the creation of a dance phrase?   II   Readings   Dance and Politics       Dana Mills (2016) n.p.   Link  https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dance_and_politics/fG65DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Ruth+st.+denis+synchronic+orchestra&pg=PT63&printsec=frontcover Question 2 How was the idea of symphonic orchestra born in the early days of modern dance?     Mark Morris Joan Acocella (1994)  Pag . 178   Question 3 In which way was music visualization useful for dance? III   ...

   I   Video 1  Question 1  What was the importance of the  Denishawn School and Company? What did St. Denis think of automation?   Video 2 Question 2  Why was Shiva an important symbol for St. Denis?  What was her view of the dancer? Video 3 Question 3 What was St. Denis' idea of the dance thought? Video 4 Question 4 What did St. Denis think about the creative spirit? Video 4 Question 5 What would you think was St. Denis' task in life, according to her? -----------------------------------   II Biography Ruth St. Denis , original name Ruth Dennis , (1879 - 1968), Los Angeles, California), American contemporary dance innovator who influenced almost every phase of American dance. From an early age Ruth Dennis displayed a marked interest in the theatre and especially in dance. She began dancing and acting in vaudeville and musical comed...