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The United States took the lead in modern dance innovation during
the 1960s when artists such as Martha Graham, Josse Limbon, Paul
Taylor, Alvin Aeiley and Alwin Nikolais overwhelmed European
audiences. Subsequently, the New German Tanztheatre revitalized
German theatre traditions with its new content and application of
some of the United States modern dance techniques. This book
discusses both parallels and distinctions between the history of
modern dance in the United States and Germany. This work examines
the phenomena of the modern dance movement between 1920 and 1968 in
an international context, focusing on its beginnings in Europe and
its philosophy as formulated by Dalcroze, Laban, Wigman, and Jooss.
The book traces the effects of the Third Reich on these artists as
well as their influence on the developing American modern dance
movement through the postwar years, with a particular focus on Kurt
Jooss and the Tanztheatre.
A videotape showing Kurt Jooss and Isa Partsch-Bergsohn in
conversation is available with this book.
The United States took the lead in modern dance innovation during
the 1960s when artists such as Martha Graham, Josea Limoan, Paul
Taylor, Alvin Ailey and Alwin Nikolais overwhelmed European
audiences. Subsequently, the "New German Tanztheatre" revitalized
German theatre traditions with its new content and application of
some of the United States modern dance techniques. This book
discusses both parallels and distinctions between the history of
modern dance in the United States and Germany.
Examining the problems encountered by the artist in a particular
social-cultural context, Isa Partsch-Bergsohn follows the closely
related and yet distinctive histories of modern dance in Germany
and the United States between 1920 and 1968. She analyses the
initial movement in Europe with the philosophies of Dalcroze,
Laban, Wigman and Jooss, the effects of the "Third Reich" on the
artists, the sub
This is the story of three passionate choreographers and their
colleagues who created European modern dance in the 20th century
despite the storms of war and oppression. It begins with Rudolph
Laban, innovator and guiding force, and continues with the careers
of his two most gifted and influential students, Mary Wigman and
Kurt Jooss. Included are others who made significant contributions:
Hanya Holm, Sigurd Leeder, Gret Palucca, Berthe Trumpy, Vera
Skoronel, Yvonne Georgi and Harold Kreutzberg. The book weaves
together the connections among these extraordinary artists, "The
Makers of Modern Dance in Germany" contains interviews, personal
recollections and translations from German publications.
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