Contemporary dance in the art of performance

Until recently, modern dance developed in the shadow of classical ballet and other types of stage choreography. Despite the lack of a unified explication of the concept of "modern dance", its popularity has grown quite strongly lately. Fed up with classical performances at concert venues, choreographers were looking for new forms to demonstrate their performances to the public. Performance has become such a new form. This form of art turned out to be optimal for supporters of modern dance, because it fully allowed them to broadcast art to the masses. In this article, the reader can get acquainted with the main directions of modern choreography, as well as choreographers and performers of this style. The concept of "performance" is considered, a description of some of its principles, which were used by choreographers for creating their performances. The interaction of performers and spectators during the performance is analyzed.