Directing the Dance Legacy of Doris Humphrey: The Creative Impulse of Reconstruction

List of Illustrations

ix Water Study Figure 1. Opening, Water Study, Silo Concert Dancers, 1986 53 Figure 2. “15 Rocking Waves,” Water Study, Silo Concert Dancers, 1986 53 Figure 3. Score structures for Water Study 59 Figure 4. Symbol comparison 60 Figure 5. “The First Wave,” Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2007 66 Figure 6. “The Second Wave,” Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2007 66 Figure 7. “The Third Wave,” Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2007 68 Figure 8. The “Breakers” fall, Middlesex University, 1989 69 Figure 9. “Splash/Whirlpool,” floor plan 71 Passacaglia Figure 10. Passacaglia 3 and Fugue 1, Momenta, 2007 81 Figure 11. Phrase structure and choreographic action 90 Figure 12. The “Bell Theme” trio, Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2006 91 Figure 13. The “Bell Theme” duet, Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2006 92 Figure 14. Fugue 11, Momenta, 2007 96 Figure 15. The “Chicken” variation, Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2006 98 Figure 16. Fugue 10, Momenta, 2007 101 Figure 17. The “Jump” variation, Momenta, 2007 103 Figure 18. Soloists, Arkè Compagnia d’Arte, 2006 104 With My Red Fires Figure 19. Doris Humphrey as the Matriarch 119 Figure 20. Extract from Humphrey’s notebook 120 Illustrations x Illustrations Figure 21. Floor plans of spatial patterns and “lone voice” episodes 125 Figure 22. Floor plans of spatial patterns and “lone voice” episodes 127 The Shakers Figure 23. The Shakers, Silo Concert Dancers, 1986 130 Figure 24. “Opening,” Silo Concert Dancers, 1986 135 Figure 25. The structure of the dance 138 Figure 26. “Pinwheels” and “Hopping in Lines” floor plans 141 Figure 27. “Climax,” Silo Concert Dancers, 1986 143 Figure 28. Photograph 37. Parallel Stairs 1 by Linda Butler 147 Figure 29. Comparative floor plans for the opening tableau 151 Figure 30. Comparative floor plans for the “2nd Hopping in Lines” pathways 152 ...