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Glen Tetley (2 February 1926, Cleveland, Ohio – 26 January 2007, Florida) was an American ballet and modern dancer as well as a choreographer who mixed ballet and modern dance to create a new way of looking at dance, and is best known for his piece Pierrot Lunaire. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance See also Dance, Concert dance Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century

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Biography

Glenford Andrew Tetley, Jr. was born on February 3, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] While in medical school, Tetley found a passion for dance. After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College in 1946, Tetley moved to New York City to study dance. Franklin & Marshall College (abbreviated as " F&M " is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York [2] Tetley began his career as a dancer, dancing in Hanya Holm's Broadway production of Kiss Me Kate in 1948 and Juno in 1959, as well as with the New York City Opera Ballet, John Butler's American Dance Theatre, and the Joffrey Ballet where he was an original member. Hanya Holm (birth name Johanna Eckert born in March 3, 1893 in Worms Germany and died November 3, 1992 in New York City Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Joffrey Ballet is a dance company founded in 1956 From 1995 to 2004 the company was known as The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. [3] Later on, Tetley also danced with American Ballet Theatre and Jerome Robbins's Ballets: USA. See also American Ballet Theatre, based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century Jerome Robbins (11 October 1918 – 29 July 1998 was an American film director and Choreographer whose work has included everything from classical ballet to [4] Tetley's choreographic style rises from his experiences with modern dance teachers like Hanya Holm and Martha Graham as well as his time with ballet teachers such as Antony Tudor and Margaret Craske. Hanya Holm (birth name Johanna Eckert born in March 3, 1893 in Worms Germany and died November 3, 1992 in New York City See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer Antony Tudor ( 4 April 1908 - 19 April 1987) born William Cook, highly influential twentieth-century English Ballet [5] Because of this mix in dance education, Tetley's choreography is a distinct blend between ballet and modern dance. [6] Tetley wanted to achieve a mix of "modern dance's visceral earthiness with the ethereal lyricism of classical ballet". [7]

Choreography

What made Glen Tetley stand out among other choreographers was his ability to seamlessly mix ballet and modern dance. Tetley choreographed over 50 ballets for some of the world's most famous dance companies. Glen Tetley made his choreographic premier in 1962 with Pierrot Lunaire which he choreographed for his newly formed chamber company. [8] Tetley based this piece on music of the same name by composer Arnold Schoenberg. Arnold Schoenberg ( pronounced ˈʃøːnbɛrk (13 September 1874 &ndash 13 July 1951 was an Austrian and later American Composer, associated with Though this piece was one of his first choreographic ventures, it is heralded by many as one of his best and most iconic. It is also here where audiences first saw his iconic mix of ballet and modern dance. [9] Other works choreographed by Tetley include: Contredances, Gemini, Odalisque, Ricercare, Le Sacre du Printemps, Sargasso, Sphinx, and Voluntaries. [10] Later, Tetley moved to Europe and became the Artistic Director for the Netherlands Dance Theatre in 1969 and the Stuttgart Ballet where he also danced from 1974-1976, before returning to North America to work with the National Ballet of Canada. Nederlands Dans Theater ( Dutch Dance Theatre also known as NDT) is a Contemporary dance company established in Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stuttgart Ballet was the first major German Ballet company which rose to fame in the 1960s under Artistic Director John Cranko in Stuttgart. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Ballet of Canada is Canada 's largest Ballet troupe [11] While in Europe and Canada, Tetley choreographed many new pieces such as Alice in 1986 for the National Ballet of Canada. [12] At the time of his departure, many in the American dance community would either train in ballet or modern dance, but never both. Some believe that because of this rigidity and inability to accept the fusion of modern dance and ballet, Tetley moved to Europe where the atmosphere was more artistically free. [13]

Style

Throughout his choreography Tetley displayed "fervid intensity, sinuous nonstop propulsion, and voluptuous physicality". [14] While Tetley does not intentionally create abstract pieces, he uses his movement in order to "convey his meditations on themes from myth, music, theater, and literature". [15]

Death

On January 26, 2007, Tetley died at the age of eighty. Dancers, such as Karen Kain, a member of the National Ballet of Canada, remember Tetley as a choreographer who had a "ferocious demand for total artistic commitment", while David Allan recalls that Tetley "fired up your imagination and made you look at yourself differently". Karen Alexandria Kain, CC (born March 28, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ballet dancer [16] Among the members of his chamber company was Christopher Bruce, the lead in his signature work, Pierrot Lunaire who cites Tetley as one of his inspirations. Christopher Bruce is a choreographer and performer born in Leicester on 3 October, 1945. On the whole, Tetley was not only a strong dancer, but he was also a passionate choreographer who created works that have now become classics due to his ability to take ballet and modern dance and combine them to create his own unique style.

References

  1. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley", in International Encyclopedia of Dance, vol. 6, ed. Selma Jeanne Cohen (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), 145.
  2. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  3. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley"
  4. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley"
  5. ^ American Ballet Theatre, "Glen Tetley", http://www.abt.org/education/archive/choreographers/tetley_g.html.
  6. ^ Glen Tetley, in Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9071839/Glen-Tetley.
  7. ^ Michael F. Crabb, Glen Tetley (1926-2007), Dance Magazine, January, 2007.
  8. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  9. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  10. ^ American Ballet Theatre, "Glen Tetley".
  11. ^ American Ballet Theatre, "Glen Tetley".
  12. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  13. ^ Michael F. Crabb, "Glen Tetley (1926-2007)".
  14. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  15. ^ Allen Robertson, "Glen Tetley".
  16. ^ Michael F. Crabb, "Glen Tetley (1926-2007)".


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