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Mary Wigman (
1886 –
1973) (born
Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann) was a
German dancer,
choreographer, and instructor of dance.Credited for innovation of
expressionist dance, and pioneer of
modern dance in
Germany.
Early days
Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann was born on
November 13, 1886 in
Hannover, Germany. In
1910, she enrolled in School of Rhythmic Gymnastics at
Hellerau (outside of
Dresden).
At the age of 27 (in
1913), Mary began studying dance at
Monte Verità under
Rudolf Laban, an important innovator in contemporary dance at the time. Also studied with
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze.
Career
Wigman started a school in Dresden in 1920, which became known as a center for modern dance innovation. Her students and collaborators there included
Yvonne Georgi,
Hanya Holm,
Harald Kreutzberg,
Gret Palucca,
Max Terpis,
Margarethe Wallmann, and
Inge Weiss.
Mary Wigman toured the
United States in
1930 with her company of dancers; a school was founded by her disciples in
New York City in
1931.
Her schools in Germany continued to operate under Nazi rule in
World War II where she obeyed the rule of government and fired all her Jewish dancers (which was customary at the time). She also taught again in
Leipzig in
1948; from
1950 (until her death in
1973), Mary Wigman taught at a studio in
West Berlin.
Mary Wigman's choreographies often employed non-Western instrumentation:
fifes,
bells,
gongs, and
drums from
India,
Thailand,
Africa, and
China. However, the primary musical accompaniment for her most well known dances was percussion, which contrasted greatly with her use of silence. Mary would often employ masks in her pieces, influenced again by non-western/tribal motifs, as well as ecstatic spinning. Her choreography was also inspirational to
communist dance troupes in the 1930's in
New York City.
Mary Wigman died on
September 18, 1973 in
Berlin.
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