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Its independent and pioneering dance came to form the backbone of modern dance, whose many branches stretched forth up until today. Butoh is inspired by the German expressionist dance of the 1950s. The British choreographer and live performer Liz Aggiss, who trained with Hanya Holm and Hilde Holger, has been making expressionist dance works ...
Tanztheater developed out of German expressionist dance, known as ausdruckstanz. As the Third Reich diminished artistic vigor in Germany, ausdruckstanz fell dormant. Both Birringer (1986) and Schlicher (1987) argue that the particular artistic and historical context of post-war Germany informed the genesis of Tanztheater.
Mary Wigman (born Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann; 13 November 1886 – 18 September 1973) was a German dancer and choreographer, notable as the pioneer of expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement training without pointe shoes.
Having Jooss as a teacher and mentor, Bausch's pieces were largely influenced by the German expressionist dance tradition of Ausdruckstanz. Her pieces were simple and rejected the classical forms of ballet. The dances generally had little to no plot, no progression, and no sense of a specific geographical place. [13]
Hertha Feist (1896–1990) was a German expressionist dancer and choreographer. She established her own school in Berlin, combining gymnastics with nudism and dance. In the 1930s, her ambitions were seriously curtailed by the Nazis.
She trained in the style of Hellerau-Laxenburg in 1927–1928, before studying expressionist dance or Ausdruckstanz for a year with Gret Palucca in 1929–1930. [3] [4] In 1931, she was engaged as a soloist in Plauen, and in 1933 she became a ballet mistress in Oldenburg. [5] In 1932 Hoyer met and fell in love with an 18-year-old musician ...
Clotilde Margarete Anna Edle von der Planitz [1] (5 November 1892 – 11 January 1974), known professionally as Clotilde von Derp, was a German expressionist dancer, an early exponent of modern dance. [2] Her career was spent essentially dancing together with her husband Alexander Sakharoff with whom she enjoyed a long-lasting relationship. [3]
German folk dances (7 P) Pages in category "Dance in Germany" ... Expressionist dance; F. The Forsythe Company; G. German Dance Platform; H. Hamburg Ballet; L ...