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 (15[1])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. (10[2])A choreographer (-5[1])from this country developed the contraction (10[1])and release breathing method and worked with Isamu Noguchi on a ballet that adapted “Simple Gifts.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this home country of Trisha Brown and Martha Graham, (10[1])who choreographed Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. ■END■

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell AUMD A5415
Richard NiuCornell BColumbia A8410
Jack RadoCOlumbia Bjhu8410
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ANYU86-5
Aum MundheRutgersSwarthmore9210
Danny PeelenPittJHU B10810
Cade ReinbergerRITUMD B10810
Owen MimnoNYUJohn Jay A12110

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