Week 6, Evolving out stimulus
In this weeks task, we started off the lesson by reviewing the small gestural motifs that we created last week, which accompanied us to continue the process of generating formations. While we were deciding the new formations, my group drew small images to assist us in understanding where everyone was placed. Alongside our drawings, we also thought about choreographic devices that we could include such as; unison, retrograde, cannon and embellishment to enhance the quality of our performance.
Once we had agreed on the formations, we went through everyone's individual phrase and elected transitional movements to conclude our small choreographic piece. Furthermore, we wanted the transitions to resemble a clear relationship towards our stimulus of a mental asylum. Because we were confident with our choreography, we decided to go through the dynamics and timings of the phrases. To elucidate this matter, we went through each section meticulously until the counts were distinguished. I found counting the phrases challenging due to the multitudinous amount of choreographic devices, along with the different timings people began and ended their movement.
At the end of the lesson, we performed our choreography and got given some feedback which will help us develop our ideas further. Many people said that they enjoyed the sharp, strong movements, while others were captivated by our formations which are seen in the photo above. Nathan mentioned that my facial expression were engaging and that he could see the story behind by performance. On the contrary, we need to work on some transitional movements and clarifying our space.
Youtube link to our choreography:
You have mentioned the choreographic devices you have thought about including, is there any reason why you have chosen the ones you have?
ReplyDeleteFrom reading your blog i went away and listened to the pieces of music you found, is there a set reason why you chose the pieces you did?
You mentioned your feedback from the lesson, how has receiving feedback helped or hindered your choreography?
Thank you for your comments Abigail. These questions are very beneficial for me to think about. To answer your first question, we used these choreographic devises as we believed that they would be best to portray our stimulus. We have used unison and embellishment to illustrate that all us 'patients' are struggling with something similar and we will never be able to get out of that cycle.
ReplyDeleteWe decided to choose these pieces of music as firstly, we believed they represented an airy, sinister atmosphere and we want to set the scene as soon as we walk in the studio. The voices in the background represent how in the patients mind, there is something telling them to do certain things and gestures. We also chose these pieces of music as they have a strong rhythm and the tempo rises throughout, causing a tense atmosphere so the audience wont know what's coming next.
To answer your final question, getting feedback helped with our choreography tremendously, because now we know what we need to change or make more precise.
I really enjoyed reading this blog post. It was well written and detailed. I was wondering how you came across these pieces of music and how did they make you feel when you listened to them? How does this feeling link to your stimulus?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Sadie. My group came across these pieces of music mainly due to social media. I came across the song, 'Tonight you belong to me', by the Lennon Sisters on social media as many people did covers of it. I was fascinated by the lyrics, so decided to go into further research about the song and found the original piece. This piece of music made me feel apprehensive and anxious as the different high pitch melody's made it feel sinister and airy. This feeling links back to our stimulus as we when we are dancing, we want the audience to feel like anything could happen at anytime. The feeling of being anxious will be shown when we repeat many of our gestures, but also by the intricate movements of the hand, feet and shoulders that are breath-taking in all its simplicity.
ReplyDeleteYou discuss about performing what you've choreographed in this lesson to the rest of the class and recieving feedback. Do you agree with the feedback you were given?
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Hannah. I defiantly agree with the feedback that we received, as I think this will make our choreography look more captivating and engaging from the very beginning. To make sure we follow these corrections through, we are going to go through each section in meticulous detail and use the mirrors more often to see if we can change any formations around to make our transition movements looks effortless.
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