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Modern Dance
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Butoh Net: The World of Butoh Dance 
 "Butoh is a contemporary avant-garde dance form which originated in Japan and which was first performed there in 1959. It combines dance, theater, improvisation and influences of Japanese traditional performing arts with German Expressionist dance ... and performance art to create a unique performing art form. ..." This site includes an international calendar of butoh performances and classes, links to essays on the dance form, and a directory of teachers and performance artists. http://www.butoh.net/ Topics: Dance Last updated Jun 24, 2003 CyberDance: Ballet on the Net
A directory of "links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet." Includes links to dance companies, colleges, schools, summer programs, international sites, and more. Searchable and browsable. http://www.cyberdance.org/ Topics: Dance Last updated Feb 14, 2005 A Dancer's Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham
This interactive site provides a look at the life of Martha Graham (the "mother of modern dance" and founder of the "oldest modern dance company in the world") as depicted in the journal of a new dancer in the company. Includes photos, music and video clips, news clippings, and related material. From ArtsEdge (National Arts and Education Network), a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/marthagraham/ Topics: Dance Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Free to Dance
Explores "the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form." Includes a timeline (1619-2001), historical and thematic essays, biographies of African-American dancers, recommended resources, and lesson plans. Online companion to PBS film of the same title, this site also contains transcripts of interviews with those featured in the program. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/ Topics: Black Resources, Dance, Lesson Plans, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2004 |
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