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WorksheetsDance History Quiz 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 46mins
Which musical composer was the Judson Dance Theater's inspiration behind the idea that "Anyone can be a dancer and that all movement is considered dance?"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Mark Morris
John Cage
Igor Stravinsky
Which choreographer developed Contact Improvisation as a new dance medium?
Merce Cunningham
Steve Paxton
Mark Morris
Twyla Tharp
Which best describes the Judson Dance Theater?
A group of diverse artists who were radical and avant garde in their ideas and practice.
A place where choreographers went to present their works as a competition.
A group of artists who combined the styles of ballet and modern.
A conference designed for new and emerging artists to learn about dance.
Which artist and choreographer is known for their use of intricate timing, musicality, and large expanses of space?
Steve Paxton
Mark Morris
Robert Dunn
Twyla Tharp
Who was an American choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, cleverness, humor and eclectic musical choices?
Mark Morris
Steve Paxton
Twyla Tharp
Alwin Nikolais
Which artist was a member of Judson Dance Theater?
Mark Morris
Steve Paxton
John Cage
Merce Cunningham
Which artist disagreed with the ideas of Merce Cunningham and John Cage and believed that music acted as the base to a dance work?
Robert Dunn
Twyla Tharp
Mark Morris
Steve Paxton
Which two best describe the purpose of contact improvisation? (Pick Two)
Staying in contact with the floor the whole time one is improvising.
Exploring the relationship of one's body to another.
Collaborating with another artist to create a longer choreographic work.
Investigating the physical laws that govern motion such as gravity, momentum, and inertia
Twyla Tharp reached a huge milestone for 20th century dance. Which best describes what she did in order to accomplish this?
She created a new form of improvisation.
She blurred the division between the ballet and modern world by mixing the two in her choreography.
She was the first modern choreographer to be sought after for broadway.
She was the first choreographer to make dances about every day habits and postures.
Which artist's style is best described as a fusion of modern dance, ballet, jazz, and other personal inventions?
Twyla Tharp
Steve Paxton
Mark Morris
Alvin Ailey
When something is ______ it means it is composed of elements drawn from various sources.
avant garde
radical
eclectic
a dance medium
Which artist's style is best described as being a diverse mixture of ballet, miming, folk, as well as modern dance?
Twyla Tharp
Mark Morris
Steve Paxton
Paul Taylor
Which best describes how Steve Paxton developed his new practice?
Through working with large groups in games and explorations of gravity.
In a dream.
As a rejection to the modern dancers of the past.
Which artist set dance works for ballet companies, broadway, movies, and tv specials?
Merce Cunningham
Steve Paxton
Mark Morris
Twyla Tharp
To which artist was diversity important?
Mark Morris
Twyla Tharp
Paul Taylor
Merce Cunningham
True or False? The Judson Dance Theater was just for dance members.
True
False
True or False? Steve Paxton's earlier material was similar to that of Paul Taylor's in that it was created from routine activities such as walking, smiling, eating, standing still, etc...
True
False
True or False? The Judson Dance Theater started as a workshop led by Robert Dunn that was built from structured improvisation, theatre games, and other experimental tools.
True
False
Name one area of study for contact improvisation.
(a)
Which lesson topic (s) do you think would be the most beneficial to review before the unit test? (You may pick more than one)
Forerunners
(Fuller, Denis, Shawn, Duncan)
First Generation
( Graham, Weidman, Holm, Humphrey)
Post Modern 1 & 2
(Nikolais, Cunningham, Cage Ailey, Taylor)
Post Modern 3
(JDT, Paxton, Tharp, Morris)
