Choreography for Solo Performance (MU403700)

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...