A Lihna Curva

Question 1

Choreographer

Answer 1

Itzik Galili

Question 2

Company

Answer 2

Rambert

Question 3

Date premiered

Answer 3

2009

Question 4

Dance styles

Answer 4

Samba
Capoeira
Contemporary

Question 5

Choreographic approach

Answer 5

Collaborative. Dancers made own solos

Question 6

Stimuli

Answer 6

Curved line
Brazilian culture
Celebration

Question 7

Number of dancers

Answer 7

28

Question 8

Structure

Answer 8

Curved line
Ensemble
Narrative sections

Question 9

Performance environment

Answer 9

End stage

Question 10

Aural setting

Answer 10

Percussion has range of rhythms and dynamics
Typical samba style
Chant grabs audiences attention
Starts fast. High energy. Loud. Then drops to slower. Before increasing energy at the end again

Question 11

Setting. Set

Answer 11

End stage- very simplistic so focus is only on dance
5 males propelled across stage in skateboard to present having fun
Musicians on raised platform to show dance and music equal

Question 12

Actions

Answer 12

Swinging curved and straight arms 
Low second positions
Swinging kicks
Samba footwork and ripples
Samba hip rotations

Question 13

Dynamics

Answer 13

Energetic. Bouncy. Rapid

Adage septet-slow. Fluid. Sustained.

Question 14

Space

Answer 14

Clear changing formations
Range of levels
Range of sizes of actions

Question 15

Relationships

Answer 15

Mirroring
Accumulation
Counterpoint
Contact
Formations
Complementary

Question 16

Motifs

Answer 16

Robson. Swinging arms
Liris. Shoulder roll
Showing off travel motif

Question 17

Motif development and variation

Answer 17

Robson varies through direction. Facing to and from audience to stage left

Embellishment. Lunges added to torso rotations