Choreography
Choreography
Choreography (/kɔːrɪˈɒɡrəfi/; from Ancient Greek χορεία, "dance" and -graphia, "writing") is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation.
A choreographer is one who creates choreographies by practicing the art of choreography, a process known as choreographing. Choreography is used in a variety of fields, including ballet, modern dance, non-dance theatre, ice-skating, gymnastics, marching band, show choir, theatre, synchronized swimming, card stunts, cinematography, and video game production, among others.
Etymology
The word choreography is derived from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance, chorus) and "γραφή" (writing). It was first used in the American English language around the 1950s.
Related Terms
- Dance Notation: The symbolic representation of human dance movement.
- Ballet: A type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century.
- Modern Dance: A broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance.
- Show Choir: A performance group combining choral singing with choreographed dance.
- Theatre: A collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event.
- Cinematography: The art of motion-picture photography and filming either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as film stock.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Choreography
- Wikipedia's article - Choreography
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