Thursday, December 2, 2010

Tributes to Great Choreographers from History -Final 2010 Assignments

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!


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