Paint It Black

Paint It Black

1. The three females walk on from upstage left in direct correlation with the music and takes 8 step forward.

   • The use of direct correlation and unison could show how they are working as one united force.

2. The females place their right and left hands together with their fingertips touching and their arms running in a vertical line from top to bottom.

   • Bruce uses lyrics to create the movement content. "I see a red door"

3. The three female dancers bring their foot into a turned in position from before as they pull their left arm down in front of their face.

   • This is a very slow and seductive movement. This could show how the women are able to control the male and use their beauty to mess with the man.

4. The man walks on stage backwards and then turns to face downstage in a contracted position. He then raises his head.

   • This could show how the drug taking off the time was confusing to the brain.

5. The protagonist performs a grande plié. His arms are connected on the horizontal plane. He tilts his arms as he pliés.

   • The movement is very off balance which is typical of Bruce's style.

6. The female dancers strut towards upstage left, stand in a circle, invert their right knee and place their hands together.

   • The inverted knee could be referencing Mick Jaggers quirky performance style.

7. The female dancers bring their arms above their head and shimmy them down so that they are in line with their shoulder.

   • An example of socil dance as it could signal the swim.

8. The male dancer at one point falls into a press up position and then from lying on his front he contracts his stomach.

   • An example of Graham technique.

9. In the contact section the woman picks him up by the hand as he performs a knee slide. He then puts his arm out horizontally and falls forward

   • Could suggest the highs and lows of drug taking.

10. The protagonist performs a butterfly jump.

    • Graham technique.

11. When the female's walk off stage they wave their scarfs above thieir head.

    • They are waving a flag of victory above their head.