...Jazz dance first appeared in Broadway musicals and entered the world of show business in the late 1930s. Leading choreographers participated in the productions, such as G. Balanchine who choreographed parts of On Your Toes (1936), Agnes de Mille in Brigadoon (1947), and J. Robbins in West Side Story. The American Alvin Ailey Dance Company, which is mainly made up of black dancers, has been performing in Japan for the past few years, and has presented excellent works using African-American spirituals and jazz. There are many jazz dance instructors in the United States, and Eugene Louis Facciuto Luigi (1925- ) in particular frequently visits Japan. ... *Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Alvin Ailey Dance Company are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ジャズ・ダンスがブロードウェー・ミュージカルに登場し,ショー・ビジネスの世界に入るのは30年代後半で,《オン・ユア・トゥーズOn Your Toes》(1936)ではG.バランチンがその一部を振り付け,《ブリガドゥーンBrigadoon》(1947)ではアグネス・デ・ミルが,《ウェスト・サイド物語》ではJ.ロビンズが担当するなど,一流の振付者が参加した。ここ数年来,来日公演を続けている黒人を主体にしたアメリカのアルビン・エイリー舞踊団は黒人霊歌やジャズを用いてすぐれた作品を見せている。アメリカには数多くのジャズ・ダンス指導者がいるが,とくにルイジEugene Louis Facciuto Luigi(1925‐ )はしばしば来日している。… ※「アルビン・エイリー舞踊団」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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