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The History of Dance Part 9: The Current Era in Dance

Urpi2024-04-23T11:40:05+01:00

Formerly, in The History of Dance Part 8: The Consolidation of Contemporary Dance, we saw how amazing Brazilian choreographers such as Rodrigo Pederneiras from the “Grupo Corpo” and Deborah Colker with her dance company contributed enormously not only to promoting this new style in South America but also to inspiring and inviting other choreographers to examine their cultural diversity and develop an identity in their dance. Furthermore, other outstanding Flemish choreographers like Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker with her dance company “Rosas” and Wim Vandekeybus with his company “Ultima Vez” have explored Contemporary Dance and its interaction with audiovisual arts. They took [...]

The History of Dance Part 5: The Appearance of Modern Dance

2024-03-20T15:25:55+00:00

Earlier, in History of Dance Part 4: The Golden Age of Ballet, we talked about the next steps on the evolution of this beautiful art and its superstars. Firstly, we saw the development of Ballet from the Classical and Romantic choreographies created by the great Ballet Master Marius Petipa and danced by his students who became astonishing dancers such as Anna Pavlova and Agrippina Vaganova. Secondly, we saw the experimentation that was carried out by Serguei Diaguilev’s dance company resulting in Modern and Neoclassical choreographies created by the amazing Russians dancers and choreographers Vaslav Nijinsky and George Balanchine respectively. Last but [...]