20th Century Concert Dance - Relationship To Art Movements

Relationship To Art Movements

Although they may share the names of art movements, the dance forms may not relate to them directly. From an ideological and conceptual point of view the connections are shown below:

  • Expressionism
    • Free dance
    • Modern dance
    • Expressionist dance
      • Ausdruckstanz
        • Tanztheater (dance theatre)
        • Physical theatre
  • Modernism
    • Postmodern dance
      • Dance improvisation
        • Contact improvisation
  • Postmodernism
    • Postmodern dance
      • Contemporary dance
      • Dance for camera

Notes:

  1. This list is given as an illustrative example and should not be used for re classification
  2. Postmodern dance falls under two categories due to its complex nature (see Postmodernism).
  3. Choreographers using a postmodernist process may produce works that are classical, romantic, expressionist, modernist or postmodernist (etc.) in appearance (see Postmodernism).

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