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DANCE STUDIES (Less Orthodox)
Photographed by Redford Bascom, Juilliard Dance Ensemble
Photo courtesy Judith Chasin-Bennahum
Synopsis:
At the opening of this piece, Tudor catches the audience off guard. The stage is designed with
an unlikely set that reminds one of a circus tent, with swinging ropes and a ballet barre upstage. Two men and
ten women dance in this piece. Then, unexpectedly, a big gorilla enters for a short time while one woman performs
an adagio combination Tudor emphasizes birdlike arm movements [and] keeps adding on and peeling off the different
dancers. [at one point] six women playfully hang on the ropes. The stage darkens and the dancers come out to bow
to one another. Two men and ten women bow in canon to each other. During the next scene, the women look up at the
rope and the barre in dismay. The last dancer finally comes out to bow while the stage-shy gorilla makes a last
entrance, playfully jumping on the rope.
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| Choreography |
| Antony Tudor |
| Music / Composer |
Elliot Carter, Etude III (?)
from Eight Etudes and Fantasy for Woodwind Quartet |
| First Performance |
New York
The Juilliard School
May 8, 1961
Juilliard Dance Ensemble |
| Notated |
Excerpts notated in 1963
by student Kelly Hogan
(Labanotation) |
| Average Length |
A 14 minute film was made on
March 8, 1962 on the Juilliard stage. |
| Number of Dancers |
| 10 Women, 2 Men |
| Costumes / Scenery |
| NA |
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