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.

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instanceOf dance troupe
modern dance company
performing arts organization
artisticFocus abstraction rather than narrative
depersonalization of the dancer’s body
exploration of space, time, and motion
artisticStyle abstract movement
use of electronic sound scores
use of inventive costumes
use of inventive lighting
basedIn New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field contemporary dance
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
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
integration of abstract movement with lighting, costumes, and sound
performanceMedium multimedia environments
stage
uses lighting design as a primary choreographic element
projection design
sound design as an integral component of choreography

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Murray Louis memberOf Alwin Nikolais Dance Company