Modern dance is a brand-new artistic form and viewpoint. It is marked by the emergence and maturity of new action system and action theory. With the observation of human spirit as its original intention, it creates a personalized and contemporary way to recognize the world and express emotions with body movements. The following is the introduction of modern dance that I arranged for you, hoping to help you!
The development history of modern dance
/kloc-at the end of 0/9th century, the tendency of European classical ballet to pursue form and technique alone became more and more serious, which not only affected the development of the whole dance art, but also hindered its own development. The content and theme are still in the category of myths and legends, princes and princesses, and the distance from real life is getting bigger and bigger, which has become a huge obstacle for dance to reflect social real life. It is in this crisis that modern dance came into being.
Free dance
At this time, Duncan's Free Dance appeared for the first time. Strictly speaking, Duncan's dance is not a modern dance. She advocates nature and inherits the slogan of "return to nature" in late romanticism. She took off her dancing shoes and tights and danced freely at will, which brought a fresh and simple style to the European dance world and prepared the ideological conditions for the emergence of modern dance. Contemporary musician and dancer E Jacques-Dalcroze's "Excellent Rhythm" and R von Laban's "The Law of Spatial Coordination" have prepared theoretical conditions for the emergence of modern dance. Laban, in particular, comprehensively discusses the laws of human physical and mental activities, the relaxation and tension of muscles, the coordination of movements and the space for dancing.
Expressionism modern dance
M Wiegmann, a student of Laban, turned his theory into dance works through creative practice, which made modern dance theory concrete. Laban-Wiegmann modern dance school, known as expressionist modern dance, emphasizes the supremacy of feeling. Another notable feature of Wiegman's dance is its attempt to cut off the relationship between dance and music and establish dance without music. She believes that only by resisting the "dictatorship" of music can "free and independent dance" be produced. Before World War II, German modern dance, led by Wiegman, was always the center of modern dance in the world. Later, due to the opposition of the Nazi regime, modern dance was banned in Germany and the center turned to the United States.
American modern dance
However, the development of modern dance in America is tortuous. Duncan and R. St. Dennis, pioneers of modern dance, were first recognized and succeeded in Europe, not in the United States. Only after they became famous on the other side of the Atlantic did they attract the attention of Americans. America does not have its own traditional dance culture. Once modern dance was accepted, it was immediately taken seriously and almost became its local dance culture.
St. Denis's contribution to modern dance is not only to create a modern dance with oriental and mysterious colors, but also to bring profound religious and philosophical thoughts to American commercial art; But also trained a group of outstanding representatives of modern dance in the modern dance school she founded.
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