Dance

Critical Analysis Prompt- Roundtable 1

For those who were absent on 9/16/2020, please use the following questions/prompts to craft a 400 word Critical Analysis essay.  You must cite your source material in APA in-text and reference citation format. Use the sources provided in the Roundtable 1 content area of Blackboard as your source material. You do not need a title page or an abstract. You DO need a reference page. 

• Who was Alvin Ailey?
• Give me some brief biographical detail.
• What is the mission/history of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre?
• What are some of Alvin Ailey’s influences?
• What is the context of the work “I’ve Been Buked”?
• How does Ailey use movement to tell this story? 
• What about the movement speaks to you and how does it do so?
• Who is the choreographer of “Lazarus” and what is his background/ how did he become involved with choreographing for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre?
• What is the context of the work “Lazarus” (what story is the choreographer trying to tell)?
• How does the choreographer use movement to tell this story?
• What about the movement speaks to you and how does it do so?
• Compare and contrast theatrical v. quarantine versions of both “Buked” and “Lazarus”
• Did you find the same emotional connection?
• If not, what was missing for you and why?