The Leap (The Dance)

Title

The Leap (The Dance)

Description

High leaps in the modern dance can, in some cases, be compared with the "classic" ballet's high leap; that, whereas the leap formerly pointed to a straight, vertical direction, the "modern" leap frequently forms a five-pointed plane with its five extremities-head, two feet and two hands, whereby the ten fingers form ten smaller points (e.g., the dancer Palucca in the photo). Furthermore, the brief states of rigid immobility can be looked upon as points. Thus we have active and passive point formations which bear a relationship to the musical form of the point.

[The figure displays a] Graphic diagram of the leap shown in the photograph.

Designer

Kandinsky, Wassily

Date

1926

Source

Point and Line to Plane

Bibliographic Citation

Kandinsky, Wassily. 2021, Point and Line to Plane. Bauhausbücher. Volume 9. Lars Müller Publishers. Page 36.

Kandinsky, Wassily. 1926, Punkt und Linie zu Fläche. Bauhausbücher. Volume 9. Albert Langen Verlag.