Choreography for Solo Performance (MU403700)

When I started the choreographic process I wanted to show the insecurities of ones self and the fact that no one is perfect despite trying to conceal the reality of truth. Looking further into the stimulus and research about hiding behind something I decided that to me, the stimulus resembled an old person who is struggling both mentally and physically with the body not working as well as it used to however, there is a section at the end to show acceptance of the body changing. I wanted the audience to feel that whilst watching the piece they could look back to the stimulus and have a clear understanding of why the choreography linked back to the stimulus. I think this has been achieved because as the piece progressed I took on the feedback from my teacher and peers who said if the intention behind the eyeline, movement or message of the piece was lost.  During the choreographic process I have enjoyed the research that I have found out about the development of the brain as we matur...

 In this blog I will be critiquing Piece 3- Infra by Wayne McGregor.  (Royal Opera House 2021)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjERnGQiJfg At the beginning of the video, you see a male and female dancer walk downstage with a calm intent. The piece is initiated by the two dancers contracting the shoulders inwards, then rotating them outwards. Whilst this is happening the male dancer steps backwards into a lunge with the front leg turned out to support the female dancer who goes into a ponche. Throughout the piece, some lifts highlight the female dancer's extensions and the male dancer's strength. At 1 minute there is an emphasis on the use of arms and the connection to both of the dancers through the arms. This is shown when the male dancer holds onto the upper arm of the female dancer and supports her in a promenade. At 2 minutes the female dancer is on pointe and is supported by the male dancer as he holds her hips and glutes in a ponche. Towards the end of the pi...

Continuing on from a past blog, this blog is about the continued creative development of the choreography piece. There is a climax point towards the middle section of the piece to show the breaking point of aging. In this section there is a big jump followed by three fouettes. Before, the jump was a split sissonnes which was a highlight. However, now it is a stag jump with flexed feet and hands to show an imperfect jump which links back to the stimulus as it is portraying the imperfect self. Some feedback that was given in this section was that it wasn't clear as to what the fouettes resembled. Moving forward from this I have used the arms to show a ripping action during the turn sequence. This is to show the tears in the picture. As said from before I watched a video of me performing the solo and I can see where it becomes obvious in the choreography when the intention is lost behind the movement. To keep the message shown throughout I have tried to maintain incorrect posture espe...

At the start of Piece 2: 'Woolf Works' there is a background of waves with an aural accompaniment of a women talking. (Royal Opera House, 2020) The aural accompaniment is a women speaking in a calm tone however the words that she is saying sound troubled. At 2 minutes 14 seconds the camera shows a women standing on stage in a brown leotard and a transparent long brown skirt with her eyes closed and an emotionless expression.  There is a juxtaposition with the costumes as b rown is a humble colour and functions as a warm neutral colour. Whereas, the piece is a very  melancholy dance as it is portraying a sad part of reality that  unfortunately  occurs.  At 2 minutes 48 seconds the female dancer is joined by a male dancer who is wearing black leggings. The male dancer is topless to perhaps show the strength and lines behind his movements.  There is a continuity of the aural accompaniment as the two dancers perform their duet. The female dancer is wearing poin...

Originally, I liked a different piece of music called “Time”- Nathan Lanier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgO1O_jd5g ( Lanier, 2015 ). I liked this piece as it had a good mix of crescendo moments and moments to show viscous dynamics. Unfortunately, this piece was under three minutes which is the minimum amount of time that we are allowed however, the piece of music of which I am using is called “Instrumental 1”- Viewfinder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-XOh9O_dAg ( Viewfinder, 2020 ). This piece of music is very continuous throughout the whole piece as there are no sudden changes or build-ups however towards the middle of the piece the texture becomes thicker which creates a sense of chaos. Repetition has been used a lot within the choreography as it creates emphasis on a specific section or movement within the piece. There are several motifs which are repeated to show the continuation of age and growing old. Viscous dynamics show slow movements which represents the slow proce...

At the start of Piece 1: Atomos the lighting is red, green and blue- 2 of which are primary colours. In this piece there is a lot of partner work, some of which is same gender lifts and duets. In the first section movement is viscous, slow and leisurely. At 14 minutes there is a duet performed by a male and female dancer who incorporate every part of their body to lead them into another movement. There are moments where you see the extensions of the female dancer whilst being held by the strong male dancer. At 20 minutes there is a contrast in dynamics performed by another duet as their movements are sharp and powerful. In this the lighting is mostly red. At 45 minutes lines become more distinct, there is a change of expression from the dancers and you can see there is more intensity behind the movement.   Watching this piece of choreography, I thought that the parts fit together well. Although in some of the sections there is an obvious fit/ flow into the next section there are al...