In 1931 Jooss devised his most famous ballet, The Green Table, which won first prize in the Concours de Choreographie, hosted by Les Archives International de la Danse in Paris. The ballet, an anti-war piece, has been revived since by the Birmingham Royal Ballet and is still pertinent today as it was when first performed. It was choreographed in Labanotation, a system developed by Rudolf von Laban who was the ballet master of Jooss.
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ReplyDeleteI can see that Joos was affected the way he was by the WWII,and Nazi Germany because of his German heritage. Also, from what you wrote I can understand how these events truly influenced his dancing.
ReplyDeleteI think the "The Green Table" uses elements of classical ballet and every step is used for its expressive value, like it is often reinforced by the use of stretched palms, fists, reaching and other positions of the hands. So his choreography and elements are very delicate.
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