Across
- 2. A dance technique where only one part of the body moves while the rest remains still, typical of Fosse’s style.
- 5. A disturbing effect in which something familiar becomes strange and threatening (linked to Wolfgang Kayser).
- 7. In Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory, a cultural form based on inversion, excess, laughter, and the temporary suspension of social hierarchies.
- 10. The surname of a famous impresario, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., whose name was given to a series of early 20th-century revues.
- 11. The violation of boundaries between categories (human/animal, normal/abnormal).
- 12. The distortion of bodies or reality revealing hidden truths about modern life.
Down
- 1. The use of bodies (especially chorus dancers) as decorative visual patterns rather than individuals.
- 3. Early American performance tradition using racial caricature and blackface.
- 4. In Fosse’s work, flaws become a source of artistic control and style.
- 6. Dancers presented as lifeless, stiff, and object-like figures, resembling damaged toys rather than expressive individuals (e.g. Big Spender).
- 8. The fusion of incompatible elements (e.g. comic + terrifying), central to the grotesque.
- 9. Hollywood choreographer known for kaleidoscopic formations and overhead camera shots that turn dancers into abstract patterns.