Honors Program
University Honors
Date of Award
5-2017
Thesis Professor(s)
Jennifer Kintner
Thesis Professor Department
Communication
Thesis Reader(s)
Cara Harker, Scott Contreras-Koterbay
Abstract
Le sacre du printemps, a ballet choreographed in 1913 by Vaslav Nijinsky, played an important part in changing the way the world thought about choreography. Since, modern choreographers such as Graham and Taylor have followed in the tradition of creating their own versions of Le sacre. This thesis outlines the significance of Le sacre. It also describes how Bates created a choreographic project using Nijinsky, Taylor, and Graham influences, and also combining modern dance floor techniques with aerial choreography.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Bates, Whitney, "Le sacre du printemps: The First Rite (An Exploration of Modern and Aerial Dance as Storytelling)" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 380. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/380
Copyright
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