GERMAN LINEAGE IN MODERN DANCE: Solos by Wigman * Hoyer * Holm * Nikolais *

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Review German Lineage in Modern Dance blends these captivating dance segments with fascinating narration and original photographs. The result is an eye-opening tour of a vibrant dance tradition that has strong German roots but reaches out to its witnesses worldwide. A treasure to experience, German Lineage in Modern Dance is the next best thing to seeing modern dance performed in person, and is highly recommended to dance enthusiasts, scholars, and college library DVD collections alike. --Midwest Book ReviewThis format allows students to see the choreographer's relationships and lineage in dance history…This film is perfect for classroom study…a complete lesson in dance history and analysis. --Dance Teacher June 2012captivating educational documentary that combines historical data with practical examples. --Danceadvantage.netThese essays work well individually and as part of her larger argument about one of the main tracks of modern dance…. Fisher is an appealing performer... highlighting some seldom seen aspects of modern dance. --Ballet Review Spring 2012 About the Actor Dr Betsy Fisher is Professor of Dance at University of Hawai'i at Manoa, since 1994. She was a member of the Murray Louis Dance Co. 1980-1988. The solos on the DVD comprise part of the work she did as part of doctoral studies at the Theater Academy of Finland.  She has performed these, and many other solos, in many locations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.  Specifically-- U.S.: New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, Washington D.C., Ohio, Minnesota, Washington, Hawai'i Europe: Germany, France, Poland, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Estonia, Asia: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Israel and New Zealand P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director Dancer, choreographer and professor Dr Betsy Fisher created this DVD.  She is Professor of Dance at University of Hawai'i at Manoa, since 1994. Previously, she was a Sr. Lecturer of Dance for 3 years at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.  Before that,she was a lecturer of dance at University of California Santa Cruz, briefly at Stanford University, and was a Fulbright scholar at the Theater Academy of Finland.  She taught at the Nikolais-Louis Dance Lab while a member of the Murray Louis Dance Co. 1980-1988. See more