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choreography

  (kôr'ē-ŏg'rə-fē, kōr'-) pronunciation
n., pl. -phies.
    1. The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets.
    2. A work created by this art.
  2. Something, such as a series of planned situations, likened to dance arrangements.

[French chorégraphie : Greek khoreia, choral dance; see chorea + -graphie, writing (from Latin -graphia, -graphy).]

choreographic cho're·o·graph'ic (-ə-grăf'ĭk) adj.
choreographically cho're·o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
 
 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: choreography

Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for "dance" and "write," reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. By the 19th century the term was used mainly for the creation of dances, and the written record became known as dance notation. In the 16th century dance masters at the French court arranged their social dances into specific patterns. In the 17th century such dances became more complex and were performed as theatrical ballets by trained professionals. In the late 18th century Jean-Georges Noverre and Gasparo Angiolini introduced choreography that combined expressive mime and dance steps to produce the dramatic ballet. This was further developed in 19th-century Romantic ballets by Marius Petipa, Jules Perrot, and August Bournonville. Radical change in the 20th century began with choreographers of the Ballets Russes, including Michel Fokine and Léonide Massine, and continued with George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, Merce Cunningham, and Twyla Tharp. See also Alvin Ailey; Agnes de Mille; Serge Lifar; Bronislava Nijinska; Salvatore Viganò.

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Dictionary of Dance: choreography

Derived from the Greek for dance and writing. Although the term originally referred to the actual writing down of the steps of a dance (which today is called dance notation), ever since the late 18th century it has meant the art of composing dance.

 
Fine Arts Dictionary: choreography

The art of arranging dance movements for performance.

 
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IN BRIEF: The art of designing dances.

pronunciation Choreography is an important part of every ballet performance.

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Wikipedia: choreography
This article is about dance movement. For the Vanessa-Mae album, see Choreography (Vanessa-Mae album).
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Choreography (literally "dance-writing", also known as "dance composition"), is the art of making structures in which movement occurs. The term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. The resulting movement structure may also be referred to as the choreography. People who create choreographies are called choreographers.

Origin

The term choregoraphy first appeared in the American English dictionary in the 1950s.[1] Prior to this, movie credits normally stated "Ensembles Staged by",[2] "Dances",[3] "Dance Director",[4] "Dances Staged by",[5] "Musical Numbers Directed by",[6] or "Musical Numbers Staged and Directed by"[7].

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Although used mainly for dance, choreography is also used in:

And many other activities involving human movement.

Language and notation

Main article: Dance notation

Choreographic techniques

One choreographic technique is improvisation.

Improvisation

See also

References

  1. ^

    "Frankie Manning: Lindy Hop Pioneer". Presented by Amanda Wilde. Radio Intersection. KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Seattle, WA. 2006-10-26. 12:31 minutes in.

  2. ^ Mark Sandrich (Director). (1935). Top Hat [DVD]. RKO Radio Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Event occurs at 00:01:15. “Ensembles Staged by Hermes Pan”
  3. ^ Norman Taurog (Director). (1940). Broadway Melody of 1940 [DVD]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Event occurs at 00:00:54. “Dances Bobby Connolly”
  4. ^ William A. Seiter (Director). (1942). You Were Never Lovelier [DVD]. Columbia Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Event occurs at 00:01:00. “Dance Director Val Raset”
  5. ^ Edward Cahn (Director). (1942). Our Gang in "Melodies Old and New" [DVD]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Event occurs at 00:00:20. “Dances Staged by Steven Granger and Gladys Rubens”
  6. ^ Robert Z. Leonard (Director). (1941). Ziegfeld Girl [DVD]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Event occurs at 00:00:56. “Musical Numbers Directed by Busby Berkeley”
  7. ^ Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly (Directors). (1952). Singing' in the Rain [DVD]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Event occurs at 00:00:55. “Musical Numbers Staged and Directed by Gene Kelley and Stanley Donen”

Further reading

  • Blom, L, A. and Tarin Chaplin, L. (1989) The Intimate Act of Choreography. Dance Books. ISBN 0-8229-5342-0
  • Ellfeldt, L. (1998) A Primer for Choreographers . Waveland Press. ISBN 0-88133-350-6
  • Minton, S, C. (1997) Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation. Human Kinetics . ISBN 0-88011-529-7
  • Tufnell, M. and Vaughan, D. (1999) Body Space Image : Notes Toward Improvisation and Performance. Princeton Book Co. ISBN 1-85273-041-2
  • Smith-Autard, J, M. (2000) Dance Composition. Routledge. ISBN 0-87830-118-6

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Translations: Translations for: Choreography

Dansk (Danish)
n. - koreografi

Nederlands (Dutch)
choreografie

Français (French)
n. - chorégraphie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Choreographie, Tanzgestaltung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χορογραφία

Italiano (Italian)
coreografia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coreografia (f)

Русский (Russian)
хореография

Español (Spanish)
n. - coreografía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - koreografi

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
舞蹈术, 舞台舞蹈

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 舞蹈術, 舞臺舞蹈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무용술

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 振り付け, 舞踊術

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصميم الرقصات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אמנות הריקוד, תעוגה, כוריאוגרפיה‬

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