Glen Tetley
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- Glen Tetley
- Born in 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio
- Training
- Began dancing late and went to New York to study medicine and train to be a doctor
- was inspired by American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in 1945 when they performed Romeo and Juliet
- it was here he decided that dance was to be his future
- He was offered a scholarship from Hayna Holm and after 5 years became her assistant
- He was a dancer with New York City Ballet in 1951-54 and then the Joffery Ballet Company in 1955-56
- 1957-59 he then joined Graham Company
- "Graham taught me to re-examine everything, not intellectually but emotionally"
- Choreographer
- in 1962, he created his most famous work 'Pierrot Lunaire'
- It was re-worked on the Rambert Company and performed in 1967
- Tetley was hugely successful in exposing the British audience to modern dance works
- Whilst working with the Rambert company in 1967 became known as the 'Tetley Season'
- in 1962, he created his most famous work 'Pierrot Lunaire'
- Movement Style
- He opened up the range of movement vocabulary and distinctions between ballet and contemporary
- his ethic was token on developing and keep finding new things
- his style included balletically elongated legs and feet with an arching those with grahamesquefullness
- "i have always existed in both worlds and never felt them to be anything but oe world
- What did he bring to Rambert Company
- He introduced the change of movement style to the company "changed the face of dance"
- he introduced the idea of challenging the expectations of the audience
- his vocabulary was expressive and drew on a number of styles to create a narrative
- The Tempest (1979)
- Originally a Shakespeare play, Tetley used the ideas to portray it as a dance production
- Follows 3 themes; Freedom, Empathy and Forgiveness, Nature vs Nurture
- Worked collaboratively with Arne Nordheim, Nadine Baylis, John B Read
- "We don't dictate each other, we work as a team"
- Saw a cloud of mist on the plane which led to the stage size silk material used in Ariels solo
- Originally a Shakespeare play, Tetley used the ideas to portray it as a dance production
- Pierrot Lunier (1962/ 1967)
- Norman Morrice saw Pierrot Lunaire in NY in 1962
- Led to the re-staging of the work with the Rambert Company in 1967 introducing modern dance
- Commedia dell'arte was the influence, using the character of Zanni to reflect pierrot
- Norman Morrice saw Pierrot Lunaire in NY in 1962
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