Bennington School of the Dance
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Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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modern dance summer program ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Martha Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
establishment of modern dance curricula in higher education
ⓘ
professionalization of modern dance in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | pioneering American modern dance summer program ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1940s ⓘ |
| field |
choreography
ⓘ
dance education ⓘ performance ⓘ |
| followedBy | American Dance Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Martha Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
composition classes
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public performances ⓘ repertory rehearsals ⓘ technique classes ⓘ |
| heritage | American modernism in dance ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American modern dance
ⓘ
teaching of modern dance in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of choreography, technique, and performance
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pioneering American modern dance education ⓘ residency model for modern dance training ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| legacy | model for university-based dance festivals and intensives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bennington College
NERFINISHED
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Bennington, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ Vermont ⓘ |
| notableChoreographer |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanya Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeacher |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanya Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | summer program ⓘ |
| participantType |
college students
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dance teachers ⓘ professional dancers ⓘ |
| significantEvent | premieres of modern dance works ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Bennington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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