Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Exposure through Dance

When the American renaissance began, the description of an ideal woman has changed, they had acquired more respect from the people and weren't afraid of judgments when they would wander in the streets after hours.  


In the book New York Modern, they mentioned the growth of the nude statues as a symbol of art, being mostly women and children, because they believed that a woman:
"Judged by its art, the ideal woman of the American renaissance was neither whore nor madonna. Virtuous and sexual, consort and helpmate, uplifting and irresistible, beneath her classical pose and garb stood a new, almost modern woman."


As I read more about how New York became what it is now, women were beginning to be recognized through their talent, in areas such as dance. Dance became a way of expressing what was hidden beneath them, Ruth St. Denis grew up learning ballet and performing in broadway shows and after exploring even more she realized she could express herself artistically even more in dances such as the Radha.




I believe dances can expose a person's desires and emotions, the ideal woman of the American renaissance for example can express what is beneath her "classical pose and garb" through her dance and movements turning it into a form of art. St. Denis was able to mesmerize her audience as she moved along side her emotions and desires creating a priceless work of art. It goes the same with Isadora Duncan who portrayed the "modern woman" and for men "the embodiment of their fantasies" through her symbolic and more realistic dances and appearance.


Even though art dance has died down from the New York stage, I think it has managed to come back up in this decade with an even larger variety. 

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