1.In his article on Jos Limn’s dance The Emperor Jones, James…
Question Answered step-by-step 1.In his article on Jos Limn’s dance The Emperor Jones, James… 1.In his article on José Limón’s dance The Emperor Jones, James Moreno discusses Limón’s choice to paint his body with black paint. What is NOT part of Moreno’s argument regarding this choice? a. Limón’s painted body incorporates three bodies – brown, white, and black b. Limón’s body is seen as both culturally marked and unmarked c. Limón’s performances upheld the black/white binary and racial conventions in modern dance. d. Limón’s use of black body paint created a degrading impersonation of an African-American “type” e. None of the above2.According to Alvin Ailey associate artistic director Matthew Rushing, what is the last section of Revelations, titled “Move, Members, Move” about? a. Acknowledging pain and oppression b. Moving forward in the midst of a struggle c. Baptism and transition d. The strict rules of the church3.One of the greatest dance-theater (Tanztheater) artists of the Post-World War II Era, Pina Bausch founded her company in the shadow of her teacher, Kurt Jooss. Born at the end of World War II, Bausch rose to prominence as a uniquely gifted physical theater artist. In the middle of her career, she reimagined which of the following modernist works by the Ballets Russes? a. Apollo b. Rite of Spring c. Café Müller d. Bluebeard e. The Apartment4.In How To Do Things with Dance, dance scholar and American historian Rebekah Kowal discusses the century-long career of Martha Graham who became one of the most important modernist artists of the twentieth century. Oftentimes casting herself in the principal female role, Graham sought a union of the emotional, the psychological, the political, and the technical. Her most complex World War II-era work centered on domesticity and the female body. Commissioned by the Library of Congress to collaborate with the American composer Aaron Copland, Graham created in 1944 Appalachian Spring. She and Copland were awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Kowal argues that Appalachian Spring centered on ________________________. Fill in the blank. a. Child-rearing b. Faith in God c. Technique d. Autonomy e. Love History US History DANCE 45 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
