Two Ecstatic Themes Coaching, Analysis & Performance.
This double solo, Circular Descent and Pointed Ascent, forms an unusually pure example of modern dance. In Circular Descent, voluptuous circuitous circling conveys a strong woman's reluctant yielding to a powerful force. No sooner does she fall than she begins her Pointed Ascent, sharply jutt...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
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Footscray:
Princeton Book Company
2010.
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| Series: | Doris Humphrey legacy
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| Summary: | This double solo, Circular Descent and Pointed Ascent, forms an unusually pure example of modern dance. In Circular Descent, voluptuous circuitous circling conveys a strong woman's reluctant yielding to a powerful force. No sooner does she fall than she begins her Pointed Ascent, sharply jutting out an elbow or knee, gathering her weight to conclude at the triumphant vertical. This 1931 work is a reference is to Humphrey's inner feelings about her courtship and, later, marriage while remaining an independent artist. As she was to say: "I am an artist first, and afterwards a woman." |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file) |
| Audience: | 9+ |
| Production Credits: | Choreographer, Doris Humphrey |
| ISBN: | 9781350896352 |
| Access: | Restricted for use by site license. |