Question
In one scene in this ballet, four women clap a pattern of nine eighth notes while sitting on a bench in front of a white wall. For 10 points each,
[10m] Name this ballet that follows the Bride and the Husbandman on the day their house is blessed. This ballet is typically performed as an eight-movement suite, one of which depicts a revivalist celebrating with his congregation.
ANSWER: Appalachian Spring
[10h] This ballet choreographed by Alvin Ailey, a student of Martha Graham, also centers around spiritual themes. This ballet’s second section, “Take Me to the Water,” calls for eighteen dancers in yellow costumes to enact a rural church sermon with stools and fans.
ANSWER: Revelations [reject “Revelation”]
[10e] The Alvin Ailey Theater and the Martha Graham Dance Company are both located in this city. Graham’s first studio was located in this city’s Carnegie Hall.
ANSWER: New York City [or NYC]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 9 | 13.33 | 100% | 11% | 22% |
Data
| Columbia A | Columbia B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Cornell C | NYU A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Vassar | NYU B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Penn A | Rowan A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Princeton A | Haverford | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Princeton B | Bard A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Rutgers B | Yale C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Rutgers A | Yale A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Penn B | Yale B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |