This week we managed to complete five minutes of our choreography. We have created a few new sections which we used some of the choreographic methods we learnt in the first three weeks. One section was created using the chance method using 3 words; fear, passive follower and anxiety/panic. From this we created 3 motifs and put them into a randomised order to create a sequence. The idea behind this section was to depict the anxiety and pressure people may feel to try and fit into society. The movements are inspired by the feeling of shaking hands sweaty palms. Another section was created using the translation task from week 3 but in pairs rather than the whole group. We used the same words from our gestures (influence, pressure, nonchalance, uncertainty, restraint, judgement) and created a phrase based on a word with a 5-minute limit. We showed our motif to our partner once, who then copied the motif as best as they could however there were some changes due to the nature of the task. I then learnt my partners motif to have 2 original and 2 translated motifs. Each pair then developed these motifs into a duet. This has been really effective for our group by using our previous choreographic knowledge and incorporating movements which link back to our stimulus and ensure it is clear to the audience. I think using this task worked really well for our choreography as the translated motifs show the idea of individuality as that are different from the original motif. As the motifs are performed as duets, it shows that individuality within society is allowed.
We have finalised our music choices and started to edit them. We are using “Everything Must Change’ by Olafur Arnalds for the beginning of our dance as it starts out with a regimented beat which really works with our stimulus as we are trying to 'conform’. As the song goes on there slower parts and highlights which we have been able to accentuate to show the idea of individuality. The second piece of music is “Clouds, The mind on the (re)wind” by Ezio Bosso. This piece is freeing and light which shows a contrast to the first piece of music and further helps show our intention as the second half of our dance is showing individuality and freedom compared to the rigidity and unison in the first piece.
Very good blog post Mhairi! I really enjoyed reading it. It was very interesting to read about how you came up with these new sections of choreography What do you want the audience to feel throughout your piece?
ReplyDeleteThank you Erin. The overall message we want to portray is the idea of individuality and breaking away from the pressures of society. We want the audience to feel that it is okay to not 'fit in' and to be themselves. The idea of conformity is shown strongly at the beginning but as the piece continues, there is gradually more individuality. This is shown through movement development and solos/duets.
DeleteThis is a great blog post! Well done for creating 5 minutes this week! I like how you’ve used shaking hands and sweaty palms to create movement, it looks really effective. Did your group have any struggles editing the music?
ReplyDeleteThank you Caitlin! We didn't struggle too much as it was mostly just joining the two pieces of music together. However, we have decided to edit a repeat of a section of the music to represent 'beeps' which is aimed to demonstrate a social experiment which has previously taken place. In the experiment, an actor stands at the sound of a beep and gradually other people join in even though they don't know what the beep is for, showing the idea of conformity.
DeleteThis is very clear and detailed! I like how you and your group have used previous tasks to inspire choreography, will you use any other previous tasks again?
ReplyDeleteThank you Caitlyn. We have used both the translation task and the chance method a few times within our choreography. When we first started our piece we wrote down words which related to our stimulus and created motifs and gestures to it. Throughout the choreographic process we have repeated this task to ensure that the material we create is relevant to our stimulus! This has really helped us stay focussed and create key motifs which have been developed as the piece goes on.
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