Friday, February 8, 2013

Choreography

Choreography
 
 


Choreography is the art of arranging dance performances. "Primarily it employs the human body as a moving composition of line, form and three-dimensional space" (Sporre pg.180). "The practice of choreography is ancient; the word itself comes from the Ancient Greek, and it literally means “dance writing, “a reference to the notation used to record choreography"(wisegeek.com). "Over time, people came to use the word “dance notation” to describe the specific style of language used to create a written record of a choreographed composition, and “choreography” to describe the process of developing and directing that composition in performance"(wisegeek.com). Dance utilizes many other elements of art; such as, the setting, line, and form of the human body. Dance also involves many compositional elements such as, picture, sculpture and theatre. 



 

 

 

 

 
 

 

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