To browse Academia. After World War II, dance critics mitigated the prewar influence of the German and Japanese modernist artists to create a freed and humanist language because modern dance could only emerge from a nation that was free, and not from totalitarian regimes. Thus the modern dance became American, while at the same time it represented a universal man. Abstract: The essay explores the mutual haunting between American modern dance pioneer Martha Graham and feminism.
Confrontational and experimental, modem dancers questioned their own roles in society, the role of art in America, and the place of America in the world. This dissertation is about how modem dance developed in the midst of debates about national identity.
In the wave of cultural nationalism of the s, modem dancers attacked ballet because of its elitist roots in European courts. Influenced by communist and socialist politics, they danced in bare feet, with unadomed costumes, and privileged individual expression an This article presents new information about the appearances of the Martha Graham Dance Company during its State Departmentsponsored tour behind the Iron Curtain.
The Graham company's multilayered performances in Eastern Europe occurred in a complicated international context. This research clarifies not only which Communist countries Graham and her company actually visited, but also the choices, logistics, and negotiations involved in this tour. While reflecting on the methods and aims related to the ideological construction of "others" on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the article explores the complex relationship between Graham and the State Department.
In H. While in Paris, Sayen, who had studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, recognized that a new era in art had begun, and that he could be a part of it. A dance performance contains an overwhelming number of elements for the audience to behold: the choreography, accompaniment, costuming, sets, and performances, all contributing to a potential meaning to take from the work. Therefore, a dance performance is a means for choreographers to comment on history, whether they address events of their present or reflections on the past.
