Sentences with phrase «influential modern dancers»

Merce Cunningham was one of the most innovate and influential modern dancers and choreographers of the twentieth century.

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Inspired early in his career by modern dance — notably through his relationship with members of New York City's influential Judson Church dancers — and Japanese Zen gardens, the artist sought to create works that engage viewers in movement, taking in his large - scale sheet - metal pieces by navigating the space around them.

These patterns are drawn from the artist's ongoing exploration of the influential movement theories of Hungarian dancer and choreographer Rudolf Laban, who figured prominently in the development of modern dance in the first half of the twentieth century.