Alwin Nikolais Dance Company
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The Alwin Nikolais Dance Company is a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for its innovative multimedia productions that integrate abstract movement with inventive lighting, costumes, and sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alwin Nikolais Dance Company canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dance troupe
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modern dance company ⓘ performing arts organization ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
abstraction rather than narrative
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depersonalization of the dancer’s body ⓘ exploration of space, time, and motion ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
abstract movement
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use of electronic sound scores ⓘ use of inventive costumes ⓘ use of inventive lighting ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
contemporary dance
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multimedia performance art ⓘ |
| founder | Alwin Nikolais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicApproach | integration of movement, light, sound, and costume into a single theatrical entity ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary multimedia dance
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postmodern choreographers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Alwin Nikolais’s theories of decentralizing the dancer’s body ⓘ |
| language | nonverbal performance ⓘ |
| movement | postmodern dance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alwin Nikolais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative multimedia productions
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integration of abstract movement with lighting, costumes, and sound ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
multimedia environments
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stage ⓘ |
| uses |
lighting design as a primary choreographic element
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projection design ⓘ sound design as an integral component of choreography ⓘ |
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