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Andrew Morley Jazz Take Home Test

Semester 3

1. Who was Jack Cole and for what is he gien credit!

 Jack Cole is credited as "The #ather of Theatrical Jazz $ance%.After &eing sent to &oarding school and &eing re'(diated &y his'arents) Jack fo(nd himself in a career in dance. Along his wayhe came to create an ethnically in*(enced style of +azz dancethat was initially tho(ght only s(ita&le for nightcl(&s and smallstages. Cole,s style incl(ded acro&atic moements and ang(lar'ositions. He also nota&ly (sed smaller) tighter gro('s ofdancers) which was reminiscent of the time he s'ent dancing innightcl(&s like The -ain&ow -oom.

. /ist the contri&(tions of 0o& #osse and incl(de three shows hechoreogra'hed along with their styles.

0o& #osse was ery selfconscio(s. He did not like the sha'e ofhis &ody) his &alding head em&arrassed him. He often woregloes to hide his hands. 2t may hae &een mostly this thatin*(enced the style that he created one that wo(ld accent(atethe feat(res of a &ody ty'e o(tside the desired cookie c(tter"show &oy4girl% a''earance. This style 5(ickly &ecame 'o'(larand easy to tell a'art.

#osse,s style foc(sed largely on s'eci6city. 2t was all in the wayhe co(ld draw the attention and eye of the entire a(dience rightdown to the *ick of a wrist or the rotation of a 6nger. 7lements of his choreogra'hic style incl(de t(rnedin knees) rolled sho(lders)sideways sh(8ing and +azz hands.

#osse won a who''ing 9 tony awards for choreogra'hy and oneas director. He was nominated for fo(r academy awards and wonfor his direction of "Ca&aret% in 1:;.

0o& #osse choreogra'hed many shows) incl(ding Sweet Charity)

Chicago and How To S(cceed 2n 0(siness Witho(t -eally Trying.

3. What is the connection &etween <eorge 0alanchine and Jerome-o&&ins and why is it im'ortant!

<eorge 0alanchine and Jerome -o&&ins cofo(nded the =ew >orkCity 0allet in 1:?9. -o&&ins wo(ld remain its Cofo(nding

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Choreogra'her for 3@ years alongside 0alanchine as its &alletmaster. This is signi6cantly im'ortant &eca(se it is a growingform of 0alanchine,s "School of American 0allet%) which wo(ldgie it its own en(es to 'erform in. 'on the addition of the=ew >ork State Theatre Bnow the $aid H. och TheatreD it wo(ld

&ecome the 6rst &allet com'any in the (nited states to hae twoen(es at one timeE the $aid H. och on F3rd in Manhattan) andthe Saratoga Gerforming Arts Centre in Saratoga S'rings) =>.

 The =>C0 still holds the largest re'ertoire &y far) staging sity&allets or more in its winter season at the $aid H. och) andanother twenty or more at Saratoga S'rings. They hae'rod(ced s(ch classics as "The =(tcracker%) "A Mids(mmer=ight,s $ream%) and "-omeo and J(liet%. The =>C0 trained manygreat dancers.

?. What is Michael 0ennett famo(s for and what 'rod(ctions doeshe hae to his credit!

Michael 0ennett is famo(s his show of "A Chor(s /ine%. The'rocess that was (sed to &irth A Chor(s /ine was ery diIerentthan any other. Michael took a(ditions for the show and sat downwith ario(s dancers and 'erformers to listen to them talk a&o(thow they got to where they are. He recorded all of theconersations and (sed the many) many ho(rs of footage towrite the story of A Chor(s /ine. >o( will 6nd on close ins'ectionthat most if not all of the stories told in the show are ada'tations

of tr(e) real stories. Michael also choreogra'hed the show) andwon oer a(diences with his s'ectac(lar (se of lines andsynchronization.

Another thing 0ennett is famo(s for is his style) or rather lackthere of. 2nstead) his choreogra'hy was drien &y the nat(re ofeach indiid(al story) and the characters in them. He was one ofthe 6rst choreogra'hers to really start (sing choreogra'hy as astorytelling tool..

Michael 0ennett choreogra'hed some incerdi&le shows) incl(ding

A Chor(s /ine) $reamgirls) Com'any) #ollies) and 0allroom.

@. <ie three eam'les of modern day choreogra'hers witheam'les of their work and the style they are most nota&le for.

a. Mia Michaels is famo(s for her work on So >o( Think >o(Can $ance) and So >o( Think >o( Can $ance Canada as a +(dge and contri&(ting choreogra'her. Her main style is

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contem'orary dance) &(t she has choreogra'hed a few +azz 'ieces and een one descri&ed as "lyrical +azz%. Somen(m&ers she choreogra'hed incl(de "ne% from A Chor(s/ine) "<raity% &y Sara 0areilles and "Will 2% from -ent.

&. Jerry Mitchel is an American m(sic theatre choreogra'herwho contin(es to choreogra'h large scale 0roadway shows.He has choreogra'hed "Will -odgers #ollies%) "0rigadoon%and een "Jekyl and Hyde% and "The #(ll Monty%. 2n K13he directed and choreogra'hed "inky 0oots% and won the Tony for &est choreogra'hy and was nominated for &estdirection of a m(sical. He also holds the KK@ $rama $eskAward for o(tstanding choreogra'hy in /a Cage A #olles.

c. Sonya Tayeh) also a well known choreogra'her fromS>T>C$) &(t 'rior to that she act(ally moed to California

to r(n a dance st(dio. 2t was there that she deelo'ed herown (ni5(e dance style that she calls "Com&at Jazz%. Shesays "2t,s staccato) aggressie and engaged) een whenit,s slow%. #(n factE she calls "0+ork% BsingerD her (ltimatehero) and one of her to' in*(ences.