Revelations Revision

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  • Created by: henners2
  • Created on: 19-05-14 12:25

1. Which episode is being descrobed here: 'in unison, and in close wedge-shaped formation, the deep plie is repeated with variation of the gestures. The arms open sharply to second position and are held during the second plie.

  • I Been Buked
  • Processional
  • I feel Pretty
  • Sinner man
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2. There are four main themes in Revelations. A) Oppression/freedom/survival/fortitude B) Placing the African American experience as central in American culture C) Celebrating African American music as historically significant. What is the fourth?

  • Childhood
  • The way he loved dancing more than anything
  • Religious conviction and the sense of shared community values
  • Water

3. Key movements include wing-like arm designs, prone positions and deep plies. Name two more.

  • rise
  • High kicks, tilted balances, rise, balançoire, variations of falling
  • High kicks, tilted balances, variations of falling, arching backwards, contractions of the spine and isolations of body parts
  • Balançoire

4. What is the chief choreograpghic device used by Alvin Ailey after revelations

  • motif development
  • counterpoint
  • call and response
  • levels

5. Name two dance techniques (created by other choreographers) which are fundemental in Ailey's choreographic Style

  • george balanchine
  • graham and horton
  • jerome robbins
  • judith jamison
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