The Green Table

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In light of the Joffrey's announcement this ballet will be back in their repertoire Fall 2012, here is a collection dedicated to Jooss' masterpiece. "A dance of death in eight scenes", The Green Table is a commentary on the futility of war and the horrors it causes. #ballet history #dance #antiwar ballet

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Roosevelt University

Joffrey Ballet

Dance Of Death

Then Sings My Soul

Green Table

Beautiful Landscapes

History

Black

1 Intro thru beginning of The Farewells

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Dance Photos

Dance Pictures Joffrey Ballet 9th Wonder

Dance Of Death

40 Hours Green Table Romanticism

Auditorium

Review: The Joffrey Ballet's Human Landscapes at the Auditorium Theatre

Image of Forgotten Land, by Herbert Migdoll Romanticism in performative outlets is not merely a means to highlight ideas of the beautiful. The idea of the

"The dance ends with a repeat of the opening scene, a device the choreographer uses to show his mistrust in the talks of the diplomats; completely indifferent to the ravages of war, they continue their hypocritical negotiations. Dance Of Death, Dance Project, Upcoming Films, Scene, Ballet, War, Actors, History, Green Table

Dance Of Death

Dance Project

Upcoming Films Scene Ballet War Actors

History

Green Table

"The dance ends with a repeat of the opening scene, a device the choreographer uses to show his mistrust in the talks of the diplomats; completely indifferent to the ravages of war, they continue their hypocritical negotiations."

"The next six scenes portray different aspects of wartime: the separation from loved ones in The Farewells, war itself in The Battle and The Partisan, loneliness and misery in The Refugees, the emotional void and the atmosphere of forced entertainment in The Brothel, and, finally, the psychologically beaten and wounded survivors in The Aftermath. The ballet then ends as it began, with the "Gentlemen in Black" around the green table." Dance Of Death, Green Table, Basic Shapes, Darwin, Statue Of Liberty, First Love, Ballet, Loneliness, History

Dance Of Death

Green Table

Basic Shapes

Darwin

Statue Of Liberty

First Love

Ballet Loneliness

History

"The next six scenes portray different aspects of wartime: the separation from loved ones in The Farewells, war itself in The Battle and The Partisan, loneliness and misery in The Refugees, the emotional void and the atmosphere of forced entertainment in The Brothel, and, finally, the psychologically beaten and wounded survivors in The Aftermath. The ballet then ends as it began, with the "Gentlemen in Black" around the green table."

"It opens with a group of diplomats (the Gentlemen in Black) having a discussion around a rectangular table covered with a green cloth. They end up pulling guns from their pockets and shooting in the air, thus symbolizing the declaration of war. Funny Dance, Dance Humor, Dance Of Death, Green Table, Ballet, Dance Photos, Gentleman, Guns, Characters

Funny Dance

Dance Humor

Dance Of Death

Green Table Ballet

Dance Photos

Gentleman Guns Characters

"It opens with a group of diplomats (the Gentlemen in Black) having a discussion around a rectangular table covered with a green cloth. They end up pulling guns from their pockets and shooting in the air, thus symbolizing the declaration of war."

Dance Of Death

First Love

History

Entertainment

Dance Of Death

Green Table Closer Scene Ballet

History

Green Desk

Historia

Ballet Dance

5 Aftermath, con't.; Closing scene

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Dance Of Death

Green Table Battle Horror

History

Concert

Green Desk

Historia Concerts

2 Farewells, con't.; and The Battle

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Dance Of Death

Green Table Horror Ballet

History

Youtube

Green Desk

Historia

Ballet Dance

YouTube

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Dance Of Death

Green Table Battle

History

Concert

Green Desk

Historia Concerts

3 Battle, con't.; The Refugees, begin The Partisan

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"Throughout these episodes the figure of Death is triumphant, portrayed as a skeleton moving in a forceful and robot-like way, relentlessly claiming its victims."

"Its style, with its cutting irony, caricature, and boldness of language, has much in common with Expressionism, which flourished in the first decade of the 20th century." Dance Of Death, One Decade, Green Table, Expressionism, Caricature, Language, Ballet, Concert, Style

Dance Of Death

One Decade

Green Table

Expressionism

Caricature Language Ballet Concert

Style

"The Green Table reflects a concern for social issues and the problems of that era (shared by many artists contemporary with Jooss) such as political corruption and militaristic policies. Political Corruption, Politics, Dance Of Death, Green Table, Social Issues, Ballet, Artists, Contemporary, History

Political Corruption

Politics

Dance Of Death

Green Table Social Issues Ballet Artists

Contemporary

History

"The scene of The Gentlemen in Black provides an example of how the choreographer directed the audience to focus on a particular point of interest, which may be a dancer located on a higher plane than the rest of the group, or someone keeping still while everybody else is moving (or vice versa), or simply a convergence of the compositional lines." Dance Of Death, Green Table, Everybody Else, Ny Times, Plane, Dancer, Horror, Rest, Ballet

Dance Of Death

Green Table

Everybody Else

Ny Times

Plane

Dancer

Horror

Rest

Ballet

"The scene of The Gentlemen in Black provides an example of how the choreographer directed the audience to focus on a particular point of interest, which may be a dancer located on a higher plane than the rest of the group, or someone keeping still while everybody else is moving (or vice versa), or simply a convergence of the compositional lines."

"The costumes and props were chosen for their symbolic qualities: a flag for the hopeful soldier, a red dress coupled with a white scarf for the partisan, or the skeleton-like costume of Death. Joffrey Ballet, Pina Bausch, Dance Of Death, Green Table, Dance With You, Contemporary Dance, Macabre, Pretty Girls, Ballet Dance

Joffrey Ballet

Pina Bausch

Dance Of Death

Green Table Dance With You Contemporary Dance Macabre Pretty Girls

Ballet Dance

"The costumes and props were chosen for their symbolic qualities: a flag for the hopeful soldier, a red dress coupled with a white scarf for the partisan, or the skeleton-like costume of Death."

"The cynical structure of the dance is a formal expression of this dry humour: the diplomats repeat their routine with total indifference to the real consequences of their decisions. Dance Of Death, Dry Humor, Ballet Companies, Senior Project, Ny Times, Art Forms, Documentaries, History, American

Dance Of Death

Dry Humor Ballet Companies Senior Project

Ny Times

Art Forms Documentaries

History

American

"The cynical structure of the dance is a formal expression of this dry humour: the diplomats repeat their routine with total indifference to the real consequences of their decisions."