Articles

Mistaken Identities: Who Jaques-Dalcroze Wasn't

Confused by the names Delsarte, Delacroix, and Dalcroze? Not sure of the difference between Eurhythmics and Eurhythmy? You're not alone! These articles by Monica Dale are designed to end the confusion and set the record straight! 

Delsarte/Dalcroze
Eurhythmy/Eurhythmics
Delacroix/Dalcroze
The rock duo "Eurythmics"

 

Foundations (ongoing)

A series of articles tracing the historic convergence of people and ideas that culminated in the cataclysmic 1913 premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps, and exploring the impact of that revolution today.

I. "Two Characters in the Cast: Serge Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky"
II. "Enter Emile Jaques-Dalcroze"
III. "Two Trends"
IV. Two New Characters
V. Le Sacre’s Predecessors: L’Oiseau de Feu and Petrouchka
VI. Perspective of Time
VII. Playing Detective: Whodunnit?

 

Various Topics

Issues and musings from Monica, written for this site over the past few years (prior to 2007). Currently not categorized by date, but in random order.

Gender and Movement
Traditions, Rituals, Routines
That Was Then, This is Now
Movement in Eurhythmics, Then and Now
Getting Perspective: What Would Jaques-Dalcroze Do?
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: A Fickle Friend, or No Friend at All?
Musicians and Dancers (Or, Confessions of a Musician-Dancer)
Leaping Hurdles for a New Direction

 

Historic Articles and Artifacts

The Dalcroze Idea: Outlook, 1914, by Margaret Naumburg
"Camp Dalcroze," 1924 Brochure