Modern Dance History

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Whose technique was based on contraction and release, and on breath and oppositional force?

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Martha Graham

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Which modern forerunner used color, fabric, movement, sound, and light to create innovative dances as a complete theatrical experience?

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Loie Fuller

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Which choreographer created a series of solos based on oriental deities, and performed them throughout Europe? Options: Trisha Brown, Paul Taylor, Ruth St Denis, Loie Fuller

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Ruth St Denis

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Who established a company of all male dancers?

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Ted Shawn

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Which forerunner used natural body movements to express emotion and spontaneously interpret the music? Options: Loie Fuller, Paul Taylor, Isadora Duncan, Ted Shawn

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Loie Fuller

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Which choreographer was married to Ruth St Denis and, together, they established the Denishawn School of Dance?

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Ted Shawn

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Which dancer/choreographer published The Art of Making Dances in 1950?

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Doris Humphrey

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Which choreographer's dances were often inspired by ancient Greek Art?

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Isadora Duncan

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Which forerunner's career took off in Europe because her work was more accepted there? Options: Ruth St Denis, Trisha Brown, Isadora Duncan, Katherine Dunham

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Isadora Duncan

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Which choreographer trained six students that became known as the "Isadorables?"

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Isadora Duncan