Franziska Boas School of Dance
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The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Boas Dance Group | 1 |
| Franziska Boas Dance Group | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dance school
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educational institution ⓘ modern dance institution ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Franziska Boas School of Dance
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surface form:
Franziska Boas Dance Group
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| aim |
to explore new relationships between movement and sound
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to promote social awareness through dance ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| discipline |
dance
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music ⓘ performing arts ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts and social activism
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choreography ⓘ dance education ⓘ |
| focus |
community engagement
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creative expression ⓘ integration of dance and music ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Franziska Boas ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
choreographic workshops
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dance classes ⓘ music and percussion training ⓘ public performances ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-racism
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progressive social ideals ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| influenced | development of socially engaged modern dance in New York City ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franziska Boas’s anthropological background
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progressive politics of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| movementStyle |
improvisational dance
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modern dance ⓘ percussive dance ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franziska Boas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimentation with music–dance relationships
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integration of innovative movement and music ⓘ integration of progressive social ideals into dance training ⓘ use of live percussion in dance classes ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | modern dance movement in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Franziska Boas School of Dance
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Franziska Boas Dance Group
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Boas Dance Group