Round 8: Tossup 12

One ballet from this country features a woman watched by a crowd as she holds up a white umbrella while dancing through blue silk. A choreographer from this country was inspired by Joan of Arc to create Seraphic Dialogues. This country is home to a choreographer who depicted his “blood memories” in the ballet Revelations, (15[1])as well as another choreographer who popularized (*) “contraction-and-release” breathing in dance. That choreographer from this country had sets designed by Isamu Noguchi for a ballet in which a Bride and Farmer dance to variations of the hymn “Simple Gifts.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of choreographers Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham. ■END■ (10[1])

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