Expressionist dance
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Main article: Modern dance
Expressionist dance (German: Ausdrucktanz, also translated as "expressive dance") is a European dance form that is part of the German Expressionist movement. Ausdrucktanz was pioneered by teacher and theorist Rudolph Laban. Although considered a part of the modern dance movement, it is separate from modern dance per se.[clarification needed] Other names for it that have fallen out of use include Moderner Tanz, Absoluter Tanz, Freier Tanz, Tanzkunst and Bewegungskunst. German Expressionist dance is related to Tanztheater.
Dance artists associated with expressionist dance include:
- Pina Bausch
- Gertrud Bodenwieser
- Hilde Holger
- Kurt Jooss
- Rudolf Laban
- Jo Mihaly (born Elfriede Alice "Piete" Kuhr)
- Alwin Nikolais
- Staluse Pera
- Mary Wigman
[edit] See also
- 20th century concert dance
- contemporary dance
- dance
- expressionism
- List of dance style categories
- modern dance
[edit] Further reading
- Bergsohn, H. and Partsch-Bergsohn, I. (2003) The Makers of Modern Dance in Germany: Rudolf Laban, Mary Wigman, Kurt Jooss. Independent Publishers Group. ISBN 0-87127-250-4
- Robinson, J. (1998) Modern Dance in France, 1920-1970: An Adventure. Routledge. ISBN 90-5702-015-7
- Vernon-Warren, B. and Warren, C. (Eds) (1999) Gertrud Bodenwieser and Vienna's Contribution to Ausdruckstanz. Routledge. ISBN 90-5755-035-0
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