Day on Earth

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"Day on Earth" is a modern dance work by pioneering American choreographer Doris Humphrey that explores themes of human experience and the cycle of life.

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Day on Earth canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choreographic work ⓘ
modern dance work ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
associatedWith Doris Humphrey technique ⓘ
José Limón ⓘ
choreographer Doris Humphrey ⓘ
choreographicApproach fall and recovery ⓘ
use of weight and suspension ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Doris Humphrey ⓘ
firstPerformedBy José Limón Dance Company ⓘ
genre modern dance ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn José Limón repertory ⓘ
hasReception considered a significant work in Humphrey’s oeuvre ⓘ
hasSubject human relationships ⓘ
life and death ⓘ
spiritual struggle ⓘ
hasTitle Day on Earth ⓘ
historicalContext American modern dance movement ⓘ
intendedPerformers modern dancers ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movementStyle Humphrey–Weidman technique ⓘ
notableChoreographer Doris Humphrey ⓘ
partOf 20th-century American modern dance repertory ⓘ
performanceMedium stage ⓘ
theme cycle of life ⓘ
human experience ⓘ

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Doris Humphrey → notableWork → Day on Earth ⓘ
Day on Earth → hasTitle → Day on Earth ⓘ