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Prescribed Artists
Researching prescribed artists and works
When researching a prescribed artist, consider the following areas:
- The characteristics of a seminal artist
- the artist's philosophical underpinnings
- the artist's approach
- communication of ideas
- how the artist and his or her work redefined dance or choreography of the time
- the artist's contribution to dance
- writing and criticism
- The characteristics of the artist's work
- movement vocabulary
- production techniques
- dance form
- qualities of the work.
Prescribed artists
1920-1960 Martha Graham Doris Humphrey
1960-2000 Merce Cunningham Twyla Tharp
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