Charles Weidman (1901-1975) born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Weidman was a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. He studied and performed with Denishawn before leaving to form the Humphrey-Weidman school and company with Doris Humphrey and Pauline Lawrence. Like his partner Humphrey, Weidman worked from principles of fall and recovery and also experimented with a form of linking unrelated movements that he called "kinetic pantomime." During the 1930s, Weidman taught at the Bennington School of the Dance in Vermont and presented choreography including his popular Candide (1937) through the Federal Dance Theatre of the WPA. Image File history File links Charlesweidman. ... Image File history File links Charlesweidman. ... Photographic self-portrait by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Carl Van Vechten (June 17, 1880 – December 21, 1964) was an American writer and photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Motto: Nickname: Star City Location in Nebraska Founded Incorporated 18671 1869 County Lancaster County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Coleen Seng Area - Total - Water 195. ... picture of Isadora Duncan - Source: Library of Congress Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ...
Many of Weidman's choreographic works, such as Flickers (1941) and Fables for Our Time (1947), were known for their wit, but he also created dances with socially relevent content such as the suite Atavisms (1936). Other dances chronicled his family history (On My Mother's Side (1940), And Daddy Was a Fireman, (1943)). The Humphrey-Weidman company disbanded in the early 1940s, and Weidman continued to teach and choreograph on his own. Later works included Christmas Oratorio (1961) and Brahms Waltzes (1967), which paid tribute to his old partner.
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