Examples provided in this resource are not exhaustive. Teachers will find their own threads - PowerPoint Presentation

1. Examples provided in this resource are not exhaustive. Teachers will find their own threads and links to investigate and make connections between aspects of background, choreographic style, and influences on chosen dance works.Highlight the bubbles and make the connections as you and students investigate influences and impacts.Reverse chronologyDance 2019 v1.1

2. Reverse chronology for historical understandingWithin each unit, reverse chronology is an effective approach to investigate arts practice. This approach begins with a contemporary focus and follows logical pathways backwards to learn about relevant historical, cultural and traditional styles and art forms. Reverse chronology follows a cause-and-effect pathway to understanding influences on artists, styles and practices. This differs from a customary chronological approach that would begin in the past and follow a sequential path to the present.

3. The benefits of a reverse-chronology approach to learning about historical traditions of the art form of dance include:helping an understanding of ourselves, and the decisions and choices made by artists in the present, by examining and acknowledging the influences and events that affected previous generationsfostering research skills in an inquiry learning model, in which students pose questions about the causes and effects of influences and compare dance of past and present timesensuring enough time is dedicated to focus on relevant historical practicesengaging students who are more interested in ideas that relate to themselves and the time they inhabit, which enables them to follow connecting pathways more effectivelyunderstanding how knowledge of historical forms and practices helps an understanding of those of the current day.

4. This approach enables the development of an understanding of the background and life experiences of a choreographer (influences on philosophies, choreographic processes, choice of genre/s, development of personal movement style and aesthetic).Reverse chronology approach

5. Reverse chronology exampleJustin TimberlakeTiger ShroffUsherBruno MarsBhangra danceJerome RobbinsGene KellyBeyoncéJanetJacksonMadonnaSignature (dance group)MichaelJacksonJames BrownWest Side Story dancers Current Past

6. Subject matteridentify and demonstrate, using a reverse chronology approach, an understanding of the background and life experiences of Stephen Page and at least one other choreographer* to consider influences on­philosophieschoreographic processeschoice of genre/s and the development of their personal movement style and aesthetic aesthetic choices to communicate meaning in their dancesUnit 3: Moving statements*Choice of choreographer: Robert Battle — current Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

7. David ParsonsSocial danceBroadway musicalsMasazumi ChayaMikhail BaryshnikovBattleworks Dance CompanyMartial ArtsJazz danceDonald McKayleCarmen de LavaalladeJames TruitteCarolyn AdamsJudith JamisonKatherine Dunham Ulysses DovePaul Taylor Dance CompanyDudley WilliamsPearl PrimusAlvin AileyAfrican-American dance revues20th century concert danceAfrican danceBlues Spiritual Gospel musicClifton BrownMatthew RushingLinda Celeste SimsAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater 2018Parsons DanceRobert BattleBallet Russe de Monte CarloLester HortonMartha GrahamAmerican Ballet Theatre

8. Reverse chronology thread from current to pastRobert Battle is the current Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT). He was a former dancer and influenced by Parsons Dance Company (David Parsons)David Parsons was a dancer in Paul Taylor Dance CompanyDavid Parsons created works for AAADTBattle was also influenced by Alvin AileyAiley was in turn influenced by:Lester Horton, African American dance revues andBroadway musicals20th Century concert dance, African American culture,Blues, Spirituals and Gospel musicJazz Dance and African DanceDavid ParsonsAlvin AileyLester HortonPaul Taylor Dance CompanyBlues Spiritual Gospel musicBroadway musicalsRobert BattleAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater2018Parsons DanceAfrican danceJazz danceAfrican-American dance revues20th century concert dance

9. Example linked to work No Longer Silent — Robert Battlechoreography mirrors the rhythmic complexity of the long-forgotten score by Erwin Schulhoff whose work the Nazis had banned.powerful movement phrases exploring the life of the composer through abstract themes of flight and fatigue, chaos and unity, the group and the individualreminiscent of the early works of Martha Grahamreflects theatricality of Paul Taylor ReferencesAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater, www.alvinailey.org/performances/repertory/no-longer-silent (excerpt)Robert Battle Interview: Why did you select Erwin Schulhoff's music for "No Longer Silent?” www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ8ZUwbY1B0Introduction to Robert Battle, www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u2LnkjgZ1sRobert BattleAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater2018Paul Taylor Dance CompanyAlvin AileyAfrican-American dance revues20th Century concert danceBlues Spiritual Gospel musicAfrican danceMartha Graham

10. Useful linksAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater,www.alvinailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/robert-battleDance Consortium, ‘Robert Battle’, www.danceconsortium.com/features/choreographer/robert-battle/Battle, R 2016, ‘Alvin Ailey’s Robert Battle on His First Real Dance Shoes’, The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/arts/dance/alvin-aileys-robert-battle-on-his-first-real-dance-shoes.htmlBauer, P 2016, ‘Robert Battle: American Dancer and Choreographer’, Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-BattleMackrell, J 2016, ‘Revelations and revolutions: How Robert Battle put Alvin Ailey’s dancers to the test’, The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/aug/30/revelations-robert-battle-alvin-ailey-dancers

11. Subject matteridentify and explain, using a reverse chronology approach, the effect of background and influences on choreographers* and how these are reflected in their dance throughdiscrete and fused movement genres and stylesinnovative practices, including choreographic processes, integration of production elements philosophies and viewpointsthe selection and manipulation of movement by the elements of dance, structure, production elements and dance skills*Choice of choreographer — Akram KhanUnit 4: Moving my way

12. Akram Khan — examples of influences

13. BalletBoyzCloud Gate Dance TheatreSidi Larbi CherkaouiIndian classical dance KathakTai chi, meditation, martial arts, modern dance, balletMerce CunninghamPeter Brook’s experimental Shakespeare productionsSpanish flamencoMartha GrahamSylvie GuillemPina BauschDV8Physical TheatreCharlie ChaplinMichael Jackson hip-hopAkram KhanAnne Teresa De KeersmaekerEnglish National Ballet

14. Akram Khan — Key influences and impacts on choreographic stylenarrative through movement; collaborator across cultures and disciplinesclassical south Asian dance form of Kathak (classical dance form of northern India and Pakistan)Pandit Birju Maharaj, Padmashri Pratap Pawar — Kathak gurusContemporary dancestudied Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham techniques, exposed to Pina Bausch (especially Rite of Spring), Jiři Kylián and DV8 in early contemporary careerworked with/choreographed forAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s Brussels-based X-Group projectcross-cultural collaborations including with the National Ballet of China; Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of TaiwanSylvie GuilliemSidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Israel GalvánKylie MinogueBalletBoyz2012 London Olympics opening ceremonyactress — Juliette Binoche in a dance-drama piecevisual artists — Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley and Tim Yip, writer — Hanif Kureishicomposers — Steve Reich, Nitin Sawhney, Jocelyn Pook and Ben Frost.popular culture — Michael Jackson, movie Matrix, Charlie Chaplin, Bruce Leecurrent influences: film directors — Asghar Farhadi, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Satyajit Ray

15. Until the Lions (2016) uses kathak and contemporary dance (blend of styles) and explores the notion and the physical expression of genderuses the text Karthika Naïr’s book Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata, an original reworking of the epic Mahabharata which is one of the two major Sanskrit narratives of ancient India.Khan originally performed (age 13) in Peter Brook’s experimental Shakespeare production of MahabharataReferencesUntil the Lions / Akram Khan Company – trailer, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xtrmMwNABU Crompton, C 2016, ‘Akram Khan: I’m terrified that my body will give in,’ The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jan/08/akram-khan-until-the-lions-interviewAkram Khan – Until the Lions – post show talk, www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2mwxnsr2kEAkram Khan & Guruji Pratap Pawar in conversation, May 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg7gM4vlH9MAkram Khan — Work and key influences

16. ReferencesAkram Khan Company, ‘Dust/English National Ballet’, www.akramkhancompany.net/productions/dust-english-national-ballet-2014/Jocelyn Pook Dust Akram Khan, English National Ballet, www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CuMWTQUy8Lest We Forget: Choreographer Akram Khan on Dust, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RAmOes2U0QDust (2014) features as part of English National Ballet’s production of Lest We Forget which commemorates the centenary of the First World War focusing on the men in the trenches and the women at home supporting the war effortcombines his choreographic style with exploration and creation of movement material on ballet bodiesAkram Khan — Work and key influences

17. Other useful linksDance Umbrella, ‘My dance DND | Interview with Akram Khan’, www.danceumbrella.co.uk/my-dance-dna/akram-khan-kathryn-hunter/ Jaggi, M 2010, ‘A life in dance: Akram Khan’, The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/sep/27/akram-khan-dance-life Akram Khan Company, www.akramkhancompany.net/Akram Khan: an interview, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4h72Rd5lBgWelbye, H 2014, ‘theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Akram Khan’, theartsdesk.com, www.theartsdesk.com/dance/theartsdesk-qa-choreographer-akram-khanMitra, R. (2015) Akram Khan: Dancing New Interculturalism, Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom

18. Daniel, J T 2014, ‘Pedagogy of teaching history: Comparing the chronological and thematic approaches’ (Honors Senior Theses/Projects) West Oregon University, Oregon, http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=honors_thesesHartman, J 2015 , ‘Teaching the history of rock music using reverse chronology’, iAchieveLearning https://iachievelearning.com/2015/12/teaching-the-history-of-rock-music-using-reverse-chronology/Himes, G 2015, ‘Why we should teach music history backwards’, Smithsonian.com, www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-we-should-teach-music-history-backwards-180955053/Steal Like An Artist: Austin Kleon at TEDxKC, www.youtube.com/watch?v=oww7oB9rjgwUseful reverse chronology resources