Question

A choreographer from this country called for a live marching band to play from afar, such as in the lobby, in her piece Foray Forêt. That choreographer from this country created the piece Set and Run using the “memorized improvisation” technique her dancers use to train. Live dancers dance with motion-captured images created using DanceForms in a ballet from this country. A choreographer from this country flipped a coin to determine the structure of his (*) Suite by Chance, which was inspired by the I Ching. A choreographer from this country developed the contraction and release (10[1])breathing method and worked with (10[1])Isamu Noguchi on a ballet that adapted “Simple Gifts.” For 10 points, name this home country of Trisha Brown and Martha Graham, who choreographed Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: United States of America [or USA; accept either underlined part]
<Emmett Laurie, Other Fine Arts>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason HongBrownBrandeis9410
Joy AnHarvardMIT9910
Riley DanielTuftsBoston College12810

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%0%107.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y7100%14%14%93.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%88.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%33%115.67
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%0%0%88.40
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%0%87.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%91.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%107.00