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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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