Title Assignment: Famous Modern Dance Length: One page typed, double spaced (fon

Title Assignment: Famous Modern Dance
Length: One page typed, double spaced (font 12 or smaller)
What to include: Choose one famous Modern piece from the videos previous to the this post.
Martha Graham “Appalachian Spring” 1944
Appalachian Spring tells the story of a young frontier couple on their wedding day. Created as the war in Europe was drawing to end, the ballet captured the imagination of Americans who were beginning to believe in a more prosperous future, a future in which men and women would be united again. Themes from American folk culture can be found throughout the dance. Aaron Copland weaves a Shaker tune, “Simple Gifts,” throughout his luminous score, while Martha Graham’s choreography includes square dance patterns, skips and paddle turns and curtsies, even a grand right and left. The spare set by Isamu Noguchi features a Shaker rocking chair. With its tale of a new life in a new land, the dance embodies hope. Critics called Appalachian Spring “shining and joyous,” “a testimony to the simple fineness of the human spirit.”
Paul Taylor “Promethean Fire” 2002
Dancers, costumed in black, weave in and out of intricate patterns that mirror the way varied emotions weave themselves through life. This was created in remembrance of the 9/11 attack. Be sure to include who Proemtheus is and connect it to this dance.
Ohad Naharin’s “Echad mi Yodea” 1990
What do you think about this constant repetition? How does this movement make you feel? Be sure to look up what the translation to the Hebrew title!
Explain why you chose this piece
Research and site where you found your information
Any personal opinion on the subject- what you like and don’t like
Explain what you observed during this piece
Do not include: A question and answer format.
Directly copying (plagiarism) from the site
Grade based on: Grammar
Following assignment directions
Opinion is well thought out, thorough and unique to you!