dance discussion 5
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Week12MusicalTheater.pptxMusical Theater
Minstrel Shows
Early 1800’s
Showcases of Black song and dance
Cakewalk-Popular dance that parody White High Society
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Vaudeville
Popular between 1890’s-1930’s
Mix of Tap, Ballroom, Comedy, Music and Specialty Acts
Separate circuits for black and white acts
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Vaudeville to Musical Theater
Florenz Ziegfeld (1867 -1932)
Started working with the Vaudeville acts
Developed into the Follies that he is known for
Focused on pleasing the audience and creating a spectacle
Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Busby Berkeley (1883-1976)
Revolutionized dance in early Hollywood musicals
Over head camera work
Show cased beautiful women
Ruby Keeler was one of his main Stars
42nd Street, Gold Diggers and Dames
Watch: Gold Diggers of 1933 - "We're in the Money"
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJOjTNuuEVw
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Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Fred Astaire (1899-1987)
Used the camera to film the entire dancer
Minimal editing
Choreography a mixture of ballroom, ballet and tap
Ginger Rogers (1911-1995)
Fred’s partner
Gay Divorcee
Fred and Ginger were the most popular dance team in the 1930-1940’s
Watch: Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers - Night And Day, The Gay Divorcee
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydxcHACwX4Y
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Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Tap idol and Broadway headliner
Style was light, graceful and clear
Shirley Temple
The Littlest Rebel
Teamed with Bill Robinson when she was 6 years old
Only dance team to challenge the popularity of Fred and Ginger
Watch: Little Colonel
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHvetGnOdM
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Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Agnes de Mille
Oklahoma (1943)
Integrated dance with the plot and development of story and character
Introduced an athletic blend of ballet and modern dance
Has written over 7 books, including a biography of her good friend Martha Graham
Watch: Dream Ballet from Oklahoma!
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1loAVwiMc
Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Jerome Robbins (1918 -1998)
Used ballet as base and then added other styles
West Side Story
Combines dramatic action, dialogue, song and dance into a theatrical unity
Choreographed many Broadway musicals-The King and I, On the Town, Fiddler on the Roof
Associate Artistic Director of the New York City Ballet (1949-1963)
Watch: West Side Story - Cool
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugWGhItaQA
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Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Bob Fosse (1927 -1987)
Uses angular shapes, undulating hips and shoulder movements and turned in legs
Won a Tony, Emmy and Oscar awards
Sweet Charity, Chicago, Pippin, Cabaret, Liza with a Z and many more!
Watch: Sing Sing Sing
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbAI4NT3RlU
Dance in Film and Musical Theater
Chita Rivera (1933 – Present)
Native of Washington DC
Danced for Jack Cole, Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins
Winner of two Tony Awards
She is the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002)
Recent Shows include Kiss of the Spider Woman, A Dancers Life and The Visit
New Musicals
Legally Blonde
Newsies
Kinky Boots
Wicked
Hamilton
Watch: Excerpts from Hamilton
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvBYOBTkDRk
