Was there a variety of levels/patterns/formations/movement pathways? What choreographic tools did the choreographer use? Canons, unison, repetition, call & response, spatial patterns, etc. Were transitions used effectively? Describe the movement vocabulary.
Music, dance and story telling are among the forms of art that have been kept century after century in Africa. Everyday life activities in traditional Africa included music and many other cultural experiences. Music and dance were traditions that characterized an African musical expression and played an important role in the lives of the people.The traditional music of Africa possessed a distinguishing feature of rhythmic complexity like no other continent. Music was highly functional in ethnic life, accompanying birth, marriage, hunting and even political activities.Before the 20th century, music was very different when compared to the 21st century music. Special occasions owned a distinctive type of African music.
(Mahoney, 2008) The River is still a source of food and water. The river Nile contributes greatly to Agriculture in Egypt. To date, the Nile River remains one of the most outstanding and amazing natural feature that continues to add value and improve the Egyptian economy and the Middle East economy as well. Note that the waters of the Nile have attracted and affected politics in AFRICA FOR MANY generations. This is because of the influence the river has had on many different political aspects.
He is truly being inspired from a more simple and humble beginning in the West Indies when he strips down his dancers in “From Before” to just the bare essentials. Garth Fagan is clearly expressing culture through dance as his choreography draws upon African and West Indian roots for inspiration. He expresses context by stripping down his performers to very bare costumes and thus taking African dance and applying it in a unconventional situation. Tradition, I feel ties into culture in this case and is expressed by the preservation throughout the performance of many of the same movements used in African dance. Garth Fagan expresses value by although changing the context of African dance he has preserved the
The shows doesn’t have a slogan or nickname just its title of Blues By The Bay. -The program showed mostly Blues. Most of it sounds the same, so the style was very obvious from the beginning, but quiet enjoyable for Blues enthusiast. The style was unique in that all the songs were the same rhythm and from the same time era.There was no acts from local groups,
This author from Howard University is the outstanding specialist in this field-particularly with respect to the social relationships. Marsh was not the first to compile spirituals (the Allen anthology of 1867 is included in Black Cultural Leaders in Music, cited below), nor was he the only one to deal with the Fisk University chorus. Other early examples of the music are in Barton, including jubilees (the post-slavery expressions of joy). Ballanta was a native of Sierra Leone ~vhocaptured versions of the songs tenaciously retained in this coastal area. After Fisk, the major site for continuing the tradition was Hampton, particularly under the guidance of Dett, and this anthology had already undergone editions in 1874 , 189 1, and 1909 before Dett's rvork.
They have created a strong economy through farming, trading, and art production. Their outstanding and unique artistic traditions include woodcarving, sculpture, metal work, textiles, and beadwork. Although I’m Nigerian there is much that I have to learn myself when it comes to the culture. I will be taking an in-depth look on the Yoruba’s history, cultural values, some important rituals and practices, religion and belief’s, and the role of gender. In the 4th century BC, Yoruba people we not initially known as Yoruba although they have common sentiments and share a common ethnicity and language group.
The water flowing through the mountains and making paths have been here before man and will be there long after. With reference to major events in the African community comes a strong push for recognizing the feats of black people. The river Euphrates is a strong link to the beginning of time and the first civilization, Mesopotamia. Of course, this starts in Turkey where some of the first dark skinned individuals came about representing the “dawning of the young.” As well, the Congo and Nile rivers were found near great cities and states that the African community flourished in thus making their mark in the world. What stands out very strongly is the personification of the Mississippi River.
Styles of Dance Mariam Ahmed, KeChia Rivers, Michelle Wendt, and Amber Zigler ARTS/100 Introduction to the Visual and Performing Arts July 1, 2012 Katie Rodda Styles of Dance In every culture, there are dances that represent people traditions along with language. Dance has different styles, such as ballet, modern, folk, world concert, and jazz. One style of dance performed differently from a culture to another. For instance, African folk dance varies from English folk dance. Through dance, a story can be told.
The movement, too, was similar to that of the Tambu, and the dance was also first seen to the wider public at the 1966 Festival Competition. The Ettu dance also has what is known as 'Shawling'. Shawling is a ritual which involves throwing of shawls or scarves around the neck of another dancer as a sign of appreciation. This significant task is an integral part of Ettu traditional dances. - See more at: http://timeinjamaica.com/ettu_dance#sthash.gzowyClv.dpuf Quadrille Quadrille originated from the popular dance of the French and English in the 18th and 19thcenturies.