New Dance

dance by Humphrey and Weidman

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The "New Dance" trilogy was a significant work by Doris Humphrey, a pioneer of American modern dance. Completed in 1936, it explored human relationships through dance, with its sections including "Theater Piece," "With My Red Fires" (which depicted romantic love), and "New Dance" itself. Humphrey, along with Charles Weidman, co-founded the Humphrey-Weidman school and company, which was active until 1944. Weidman, also an innovator in modern dance, was known for his abstract, rhythmic pantomime and often collaborated with Humphrey, including on "New Dance".12

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Her trilogy known as New Dance, after the title of the third section, was completed in 1936 but never performed as a whole. The work, often considered her masterpiece, explored human relationships through the so-called symphonic form of dance. With My Red Fires, the second section, portrayed romantic love,…
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Her trilogy known as New Dance, after the title of the third section, was completed in 1936 but never performed as a whole. The work, often considered her masterpiece, explored human relationships through the so-called symphonic form of dance. With My Red Fires, the second section, portrayed romantic love,…
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