Green Table
The anti-war ballet
Choreographed by Kurt Jooss
Where he was born:
Jooss was born in 1901 is Wasseralfingen, Germany to successful farming family
Was allowed by his parents to attend the Stuttgart Academy of the Arts for photography, drama, and singing
Education
Was introduced to Rudolph Laban after graduating the academy
Laban thought Jooss was suited to help him in his dancenotation research
Laban and a sample of his dance notation
Jooss was hired by Laban as a ballet master and assistant for his notation work
Laban taught Jooss his method of movement and soon allowed him to perform
Here he realized a passion for choreography
Working for Laban
Eventually Jooss moved on to Essen to ballet master for the Opera company in 1928
He was also allowed to choreograph
By 1932 Jooss had founded his own company Ballet Jooss
In 1932 Jooss choreographed Green Table He was awarded first prize at the International choreography competition in Paris
Original pictures of the ballet
In 1933 a warrant was placed for Jooss’ arrest by the Nazis because of his refusal to release his Jewish members from the company
The company fled and relocated to Dartington Hall in England
Jooss took his company on tour in the United States and Europe
Green Table was touted as the first anti-war ballet
Reviews from this tour reflect the powerful impact this ballet made
There were rumors that Jooss was spreading Socialism through his work but he denied this by saying his work only reflects what is happening in the world
Here are a compilation of scenes from Green Table
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