Erick Hawkins - Wikipedia
WEBHe famously stated “The body is a clear place.” [7] Overall, his dance technique may be seen to combine kinesiology, modern dance (including Graham technique) and a particular idea of beauty. [6] Hawkins championed contemporary composers, and insisted on performing to live music.
ERICK HAWKINS, THE MODERN MAN - The Washington Post
WEBNov 25, 1994 · Modern dance pioneer Erick Hawkins, who died in New York Wednesday at age 85, was as pristine an embodiment of the ideals of American individualism as the art form he ennobled.
Biographies - ERICK HAWKINS DANCE COMPANY
WEBHawkins famous statement was “The body is a clear place.” Hawkins championed contemporary composers, and insisted on performing to live music. The Erick Hawkins Dance Company toured with the Hawkins Theatre Orchestra, an ensemble of 7 or more instrumentalists plus conductor.
E. Hawkins; U.S. Dance Innovator - Los Angeles Times
WEBNov 25, 1994 · Erick Hawkins--the grand old man of American dance, who burst into stardom with Martha Graham in the 1930s only to break away 20 years later to choreograph a style of his own that helped...
"Erick Hawkins: The Dancer and The Dance" by George Franklin …
WEBJul 27, 2022 · Erick’s life, in his single-minded, unwavering pursuit of necessarily provisional answers to these questions—answers expressed in dance--was stripped of all that was inessential. He lived a life of almost monastic poverty. Dance is, among other things, the articulation of space by the human body.
DANCE VIEW; ERICK HAWKINS: CREATOR OF ELEGANT MYTHS
WEBDec 20, 1987 · In one of his most interesting works with a Japanese sensibility, ''Death Is the Hunter,'' Mr. Hawkins had the dancers ''die'' by seemingly lying down to sleep, using little stylized headstones...
Erick Hawkins | Department of Dance | University of Washington
WEBNov 23, 1994 · A deeply spiritual man, Hawkins has often been called the “poet” of modern dance. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in classics from Harvard University in 1932, Hawkins began to study ballet and in 1934 made his …
DANCE: ERICK HAWKINS - The New York Times
WEBAug 5, 1981 · THE dance of Erick Hawkins is probably an acquired taste. It hasn't the urgency of most American modern dance of his formative period, from the late 1930's through the 50's.
Dance: Erick Hawkins - The New York Times
WEBDec 5, 1987 · The world of Erick Hawkins's dance is at once idealistic, serene and even playful, and as forceful as his chiseled face and powerful body. All those qualities were satisfyingly present in a...
Erick Hawkins Video Archive - NYPL Digital Collections
WEBHawkins' famous statement was “The body is a clear place.” Hawkins championed contemporary composers, and insisted on performing to live music. The Erick Hawkins Dance Company toured with the Hawkins Theatre Orchestra, an ensemble of seven or more instrumentalists plus conductor.
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