New Dance Group
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New Dance Group was a pioneering American modern dance collective known for its socially conscious, politically engaged choreography during the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Dance Group canonical | 1 |
| New Dance League | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts organization
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dance collective ⓘ modern dance company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| aim |
to make dance accessible to ordinary people
ⓘ
to use dance to address contemporary political issues ⓘ |
| artForm | modern dance ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
collective choreography
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dance as political protest ⓘ dance as social commentary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | leftist artists in New York ⓘ |
| audience | working-class audiences ⓘ |
| basedIn | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext |
Great Depression era United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
anti-fascism
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labor rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ social justice themes ⓘ workers’ struggles ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| genre |
politically engaged dance
ⓘ
socially conscious dance ⓘ |
| ideology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
American modern dance of the mid-20th century
ⓘ
later politically engaged dance companies ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
politically engaged choreography
ⓘ
socially conscious choreography ⓘ |
| region | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
dance composition
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modern dance classes ⓘ politically themed performance workshops ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
choreography
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performance ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Dance League