Hubert Humphrey

Theme of Sexual Obsession and Lust for Money in The Maltese Falcon This paper presents the theme of sexual obsession and the lust for money in the novel The Maltese Falcon. While the novel is largely an investigative one with the serious issues of violence and crimes, sexual obsession and the lust for money is largely articulated. The modern American society is capitalist in nature and it is not surprising that the love for money is captured in an investigative piece such as this. The novel can

Isadora Duncan and Mary Wigman both started with the same idea of dancing, and how they should incorporate human movement instead of ballet that was more unnatural to the body. Even though they had a similar thought about modern dance, they had one thing that made them very different, which was their choreography. Duncan pieces were lively and upbeat, and Wigmans were dark and mysterious. They both approached modern dance through a different eye. Even if they lived in two different parts of the world

1. The author states, “We can’t explore enlightenment without knowing endarkenment” (Sluyter 32). This quote is basically saying that as individuals, we cannot truly appreciate the benefits and advantages to experiencing a state of enlightenment without going through a struggling or dark experience first. Even though this may seem counter intuitive, if one only experiences and knows happiness and freedom, they then transform into a greedy and arrogant person who begins to take this form of enlightenment

Ohad Naharin, an Israeli dancer, choreographer, and director, was raised in an artistic home, with a psychologist who specialized in psychodrama as a father, and a mother who was a Feldenkrais instructor, a dancer, and a choreographer. Considered one of the world’s most outstanding contemporary choreographers, Naharin focused mainly on music, and painting, until the age of 22. At 22, Naharin started dancing at the Batsheva Dance Company, during which he was approached and invited by Martha Graham

Recognized as two of the greatest, most profound choreographers of the 20th century Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey forever changed the history and future of American Modern Dance. Both choreographers have such inspirational backgrounds that enhance the emotions throughout their pieces. In the peak of their careers, they fulfilled their accomplishments and goals. Being that they were both American choreographers, their work was different for the most part but was similar at some point. Martha Graham

When it comes to contextual analysis and dance history, we can see how dance connects emotions, stories, and new movement creations together. I feel that these aspects are a key concept to understand within this course. This is needed in order to understand how dance is performed and connected. For example, when we view a dance, we can see how the dancers body language emphasize the movements being shown. Also, we can see elements from other dance forms  within other styles of dance. For example

As an American dancer, choreographer, theatre producer, director, and writer, Jerome Robbins changed the face of dance throughout the twentieth century. Today his contributions are still celebrated and even practiced within dance studios throughout the world. Being one of the most imaginative and influential creators of dance, Robbins had a wide range of works. His projects encompassed everything from classical ballet, film, musical theatre and television, all of which he devoted his heart and soul

Isadora Duncan became known as the pioneer of modern dance all because she despised ballet and yearned to move freely. She longed to move like the ocean, swaying and crashing however she wanted. With this in mind, she set out to create her own form of dance in which she would enjoy doing as well as teaching. There were social, economic, and cultural influences on Isadora Duncan which affected her lifetime achievements. In order to spread her passion for dancing, she teamed with Gordon Craig and

For seventy years Merce Cunningham lead an innovative career that expanded the worlds of dance, visual, and performing arts. With the use of chance procedures in his choreography, and the idea to separate music and dance, Cunningham created a unique repertoire of work for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. I will be arguing that through the evaluation and analysis of Merce Cunningham’s choreography, he developed an innovative technique based off of the forms and structures of classical ballet. Additionally

It is difficult to define what it means to be an American considering the constant reformation of American society due to the wide range of values amongst each other. Many artists, choreographers and musicians contributed to the evolution and dance and musical theater in America. American modern dance was created to produce unique expression to the society of America during the 19th century. A famous figure comes to mind when thinking of the evolution of American dance. Martha Graham was known as