2nd half of the 21st Century Dance
Cassidy, Liz, Shay, Liz, Kelly, Sierra, Maddie
Mikhail Baryshnikov
-In 2000, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts
-In 1978, he was principal of New York City Ballet
-In 1980, he became Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre and his role changed from performer to director
-was born in 1948 and began studying ballet at the age of nine.
-Video of him performing http://youtu.be/N8__iRsxG_A it's called "Giselle"
Arthur Mitchell
-the ballet company he created is called Dance Theatre of Harlem
Jerome Robbins
-On the Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story are a few of his broadway productions
- His choreography is what he was most known for, the way he blended his broadway style of dance with his ballet style to merge the two styles together
Twyla Tharp
-Made her own company
- She made Push Comes to Shove with Mikhail Baryshnikov
-choreographs abstract and modern dance, but worked with ballet dance
Robert Joffrey
-was an American dancer, teacher, producer, choreographer, and co-founder of the Joffrey Ballet
-known for his highly imaginative modern ballets
-In 1956, he founded The Joffrey Ballet-an ensemble of American dancers for whom he choreographed, taught, commissioned original ballets, and reconstructed rare classics
Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Mitchell_(dancer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Baryshnikov#Dance
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tha0bio
http://www.ecns.cn/art/2011/08-10/1551.shtml
http://suite101.com/a/the-history-and-stlye-of-contemporary-ballet-a121018
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Theatre_of_Harlem
Significant Ballets
Jewels Ballet- it didn't have a plot, uses the music from 3 different composers, and was inspired by jewelry
Push comes to shove-
Twyla Tharp's groundbreaking Push Comes To Shove stunned the American Ballet Theatre audience at its 1976 premiere, providing a shock value we can no longer imagine. it is perceived it through a prism of works that the piece influenced, and our acceptance of a much wider spectrum of artistic possibilities
Contemporary Ballet-
Concepts come from 20th century of modern dance
George Balanzhine was considered first person to do it
Started in the 1950’s
Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia.
Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies. It only achieved worldwide acclaim, however, in the early 20th century when Moscow became the capital of Soviet Russia.
Along with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Bolshoi is recognised as one of the foremost ballet companies in Russia.
The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Used to be called Kirov ballet
Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies.
Internationally, the Mariinsky Ballet is most commonly known by its former Soviet name the Kirov Ballet. The Mariinsky Ballet is the parent company of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, a leading international ballet school.
The Mariinsky Ballet is today recognised as one of the world's greatest ballet companies, hiring over 200 dancers, including a reserve troupe and character artists. The Director of the Mariinsky Ballet is Yuri Fateyev.
Global Evolution
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is a ballet company and school of the allied arts founded in Harlem, New York City, USA, in 1969 under the co-directorship of Arthur Mitchell, who was the first African-American principal dancer at New York City Ballet,The DTH is renowned both as "the first black classical ballet company", and "the first major ballet company to prioritize black dancers"