JOURNEY - a concert by Repertory Dance Theatre focusing on the 120 year history of Modern Dance designed especially for students in grades 4-12.
This artistic voyage includes works from RDT's prestigious historic library linked with narration and multi-media to give audiences a greater understanding and appreciation of the development of American Modern Dance. The concert provides information which links the social and cultural history influencing the creation of masterful work by America's leading choreographers. RDT's JOURNEY spotlights Duncan and Denishawn, the Founders, The Avant Garde, Post-Modern, and the Contemporary Dance of the 21st Century. Learning history through the arts can be both entertaining and inspiring.
For more about JOURNEY, visit the study guide.
Valse A la Loie (Scarf Dance) (1918)
Choreography: Ruth St. Denis
Music: Chopin
Prelude (1905)
Choreography: Isadora Duncan
Music: Chopin
Scriaben Prelude #6, Warrior (1927)
Choreography: Michio Ito
Music: Alexander Scriaben
Pizzicati Shadow Dance (1916)
Choreography: Michio Ito
Music: Leo Delibes, from Sylvia Ballet
Scarf Exercises (from the Denishawn School) (1900s)
Choreography: Ruth St. Denis
Music: Schumann
Choreography: Ted Shawn
Music: Ernesto Lecuona
Martha Graham (Movement Phrase)
Doris Humphrey (Movement Phrase)
The Mazurkas, (Excerpt)(1958)
Choreography: José Limón
Music: Frederic Chopin
Lindy Hop (2019)
Choreography: Elaine Grenko
Music: Glenn Miller
Choreography: Natosha Washington
Opus Jazz Loves Bach (excerpt) (1973)
Choreography: Matt Mattox
Music: Bach
Exercise (2016)
Choreography: Nicholas Cendese
Music: Pointer Sisters
Hallelujah Junction (excerpt) (2022)
Choreography: Ishan Rustem
Music: John Adams
Brandenburg (2019)
Choreography: Marilyn Berrett
Music: Bach
