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The six dances
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- 1Choreographer of the six dances-Artificial things = Lucy Bennett
-Within her eyes = James Cousins
-Shadows = Christopher Bruce
-Infra = Wayne McGregor
-A linha curva = Itzik Galili
- E0E = Kendrick H20 Sandy - 2Company-Artificial = Stopgap Dance Company
-WHE = James Cousins Company
-Shadows = Phoenix Dance Theatre
-Infra = The Royal Ballet
-A linha = Rambert
- EOE = Boy Blue Entertainment - 3Dance StyleArtificial = Inclusive contemporary dance
WHE = Contemporary/ contact work
Shadows = Contemporary and classical
Infra = Contemporary ballet
A linha = Samba, rhythmic pulses, capoeira, contemporary
EOE = Hip hop - krumping, popping, locking, animation, breaking, wacking - 4Intention of Artificial things- Characters coming to terms with life's limitations
- The gaze of 'the other'
- Constricted within a snow globe that signifies these ideas - 5Intention of WHE- Portray an abstract tragic love story
- Female = constantly reaching, wrapping, balancing and falling on and around the male
- Male never initiates or maniplates, he merely responds to her every move
- Mood = somber, tender, emotional but intensity is added by havig them perform in complete contact - 6Intention of Shadows- Piece is politically aware
- Invites audience into a the world of a small family, set in Eastern Europe coming to terms with deprivation, poverty and realities of what lies outside
- Piece is described as ' a darker work' - 7Intention of Infra- Seeing below the surface of things
- Pedestrian language
- Types of relationships - 8Intention of A linha curva- Simply have fun
- Brazilian inspired movement are performed
- How men communicate with women = men in tribes hunting the girls, showing off and competing with eachother - 9Intention of EOE- Kendrick Wanted the audience to feel that they are witnessing and sharing an emotional journey
- Show different relationships between order and chaos - 10Approach of Artificial things- Dancers are encouraged to actively contribute to the process through choreographic tasks that Bennett initiates
- The material has been driven by Laura Jones in her wheelchair and has been translated by the standing dancers David Willdridge and Amy Butler - 11Approach of WHE- James worked with two starting points; emotional and narrative themes and the physical idea of keeping the female off the floor
- Dancers improvised, filmed it and learnt back from it
- J pieced all these segments together - 12Approach of Shadows- Christopher wanted to be influenced by the dancers
- Started with the idea of a family unit sitting around a dinner table
- Each member of the family has a voice and tells their own story - 13Approach of Infra- SHOW a phrase to the cast, dancers watch and recreate it exactly or create a new version
- MAKE a phrase on a target dancer, others watch and copy or develop
- TASK - set a choreographic task for dancers to complete or pose a choreographic problem for dancers to solve - 14Approach of A linha curva- Itzik asked the dancers to choreograph a short solo (2-3 counts of 8) of some of their fave moves which stay on their allocated square within the checker-board grid
- He believed that you can see the dancers' personalities in these sequences - 15Approach of EOE- Exploring and abstracting hip hop movement
- Kendrick used signature motifs - Ninja walk, Ninja glide, Ninja static and chariots of fire - 16Stimulus of Artificial things- The dancers personal experiences
- Paintings by Goran Djurovic
An isolated figure perched on a collapsed wheelchair in a snow covered landscape viewed from afar as if through a snow globe - 17Stimulus of WHE- Love story with a twist
- Combining themes of love, loss, longing, loyalty, dependency and memory
- Rather than a conventional love story where despite the bumpy roads the characters always end up together he switched it= no matter what the characters could never be together - 18Stimulus of Shadows- Examining the relationships between each member as they deal with an unseen but ever-present outside force
- 19Stimulus of Infra- Title INFRA comes from the latin word 'below'
- A portrait of life beneath the surface of the city
- Human interactions - 20Stimulus of A linha curva- Brazilian culture
- Way of life and the ability to live in the movement
Title means The Curved Line in Portugeuse - 21Stimulus of EOE- Music at the start - Til Enda by Olafur Arnalds
- Importance of being free to express ourselves both as individuals and through the use of hip hop movement - 22Lighting - Artificial things- Designed by Chahine Yavrovan
- Opens out in the middle with a blue wash and warm and cool side lighting - 23Lighting = WHE- Natural light of the environment
- Development from daytime to evening into night to show the passage of time in the relationship
- Darker setting towards the end adds to the intensity of the piece - 24Lighting = Shadows- An intimate space on stage depicting the feeling of 'a room'
- 25Lighting = Infra-Dancers are lit by shafts of light, at one point 6 rectangles of light frame 6 duets
- Colours are used to highlight different sections - 26Lighting = A linha curva- Different coloured lighting, creates a chequer-board effect
- Timing and cues for the lighting is pre-programmed - it dictates the speed and pace of the dancing and music - 27Lighting = EOE- Intense blue colour
- Spotlights are used to highlight individual dancers
- Edges of the stage are not lit creating a very central focus
- Lighting is designed to create moods
- Sometimes the lighting fades or snaps to black out for dramatic effect
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- GCSE Dance Flashcards on The six dances, created by Taysha st-louis on 08/06/2019.
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