I feel so honored to be a part of these artists lives and an integral part of the faculty at SF School of the arts! 900+ seats sold-out night after night at the SF Palace of Fine Arts. These artists DO NOT DISSAPOINT!
and this time in the theater with A BABY!! Noki made it through the whole dress rehearsal without even a fuss!
Here guest artist and former student, Zach warming up the dancers at the palace of fine arts. Choreography final assignment 2010
1) Dance Compostion in the style of your chosen choreographer - all group members must participate to get credit
2) costumes for all to accompany your dance
3) music appropriate to that of your chosen choreographer's style and taste.
4) 2 page written assignment: the Life of your Choreographer
-History of their life and work; where were they from, when did they work, etc.
-Who were key mentors/teachers in their development as artists
-What was their style and how did it develop? What kinds of things were important to this choreographer (politics, landscapes, abstract, chance, music, etc)
-How has what you've learned above influenced your assignment
This project was fantastic - all the groups worked so hard and thoughtfully and came up with some wonderful pieces. Here they are:
A tribute to Martha Graham
more to come!
A tribute to Katherine Dunham
A tribute to Doris Humphry
A tribute to Merce Cunningham
A tribute to Ruth St.Denis and Ted Shawn
A tribute to Jerome Robbins
a tribute to Serge Diaghilev
