Flashcards
Swansong Questions
Cards in this deck (35)
- 1When was it premiered?November 1987
- 2Who was it created for?London Festival Ballet (English National Ballet)
- 3Who did the set design?Christopher Bruce
- 4Who did the costume design?Christopher Bruce
- 5Who did was the lightning designer?David Mohr
- 6Who was the composer?Philip Chambon
- 7How many sections are there?7 Sections
- 8How many dancers?3 Dancers
- 9How long is it?32 Minutes
- 10Who are the dancers?2 Interrogators/Military and 1 Victim
- 11What is the stimuli?Human Rights
'A Man' by Oriana Fallaci
Commedia Dell arte - 12What are the key themes?Manipulation
Imprisonment
Swans
Commedia Dell arte - 13What theme does the red nose relate to?Commedia Dell arte
- 14What is the structure of the piece?Episodic
- 15What are the sections?Section 1: Q and A
Section 2: Tea for two
Section 3: First solo
Section 4: Slow Trio
Section 5: Solo without accompaniment
Section 6: Cane Dance
Section 7: Third and final solo - 16Where do the guards entre?Up Stage Right (USR)
- 17Who has the highest power at the end of Section 2?Interrorgators
- 18What are the dynamics for Section 3?Slow, elegant, controlled and etc.
- 19What animal does the Victim try and represent in Section 3? And a movement example?Swan
Using his arms as broken wings - 20Section 6 there is a repeat of Section __Section 1
- 21What does the victim walk to in Section 7?The Shaft of Light
- 22What dance styles are used?Tap
Ballet
Contemporary
Jazz - 23Give a movement example of one of the dance styles?If you can support your answer its correct e.g
Tap is used in Swansong. I can tell this because in Section 6 they use ball changes. - 24What is the chair used as?Prison Bars
A Shield
A Weapon
A Safe Heaven - 25What is the victim wearing?The victim is wearing blue denim jeans and a pink t-shirt like a everyday person. In Section 2 the Interrogators put a red nose on.
- 26What colour is the interrogators uniform?Biege/Khaki
- 27What lighting is used in Section 1?A overhead light is used, highlighting the chair situated centre stage. As the guards entre a white wash fills the stage.
- 28Where does the shaft of light come from?Up Stage Left (USL)
- 29What types of accompaniment are used?Electronic Music
Silence
Found sound - 30How is the found sound created?It is created by the guards tapping on the floor with there shoes, clapping their hands or their canes hitting the floor/chair
- 31What is it performed on?Proscenium Arch
- 32What colour is the cyclorama?Black
- 33What impression does the stage give?The impression of a dark cell or black box
- 34What three camera angles are used?Close up
Medium Shot
Long Shot - 35Why is a close up used?To show facial emotions and show he has no privacy
Information
- Description
- GCSE Dance (Swansong) Flashcards on Swansong Questions, created by Joshua Bastow on 18/01/2015.
- Created by
- Joshua Bastow
- Views
- 20
- Rating