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A Linha Curva Flashcards

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Choreographer + company

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Itzik Galili

Rambert

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Dance style

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Samba, Capoeira, Contemporary

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Choreographic approach

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Collaborative - motifs choreographed from improvisation

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Starting Point/Stimulus

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Brazillian culture - celebrating the way of life. A Linha Curva literally means ‘A Curved Line’ in Portuguese.

Living in the moment + celebration of Brazilian life

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Choreographic Intention/Theme

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Simply to have fun.
Regimented lines show a samba parade and how Brazillian Men communicate with women.

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6
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Dancers

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28
15 x M
13 x F

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Structure

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Ensemble dance sections, interspersed with some semi narrative scenes

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ALC link staging and set link to lighting

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Both work together - empty black box allows lighting squares to stand out

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9
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ALC link staging and set to aural setting

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Both work together
Platform is upstage fro musicians

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10
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ALC link staging and set to movement

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Empty stage enables multiple linear formations to be used and a large company

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11
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ALC link staging and set to stimulus

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Platform allows for live music as in Brazilian Carnival

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ALC link costume to stimulus

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Bright colours = party + carnival
Minimal clothing = samba costumes + heat in Brazil
Men with chest out shows flirtatious interaction with women

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ALC link costume to lighting

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Work together - both vibrant colours
Black tunic + minimal clothing enable dancers to disappear when lights off
Metal discs at start = purpose to reflect light

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ALC link costume to genre

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Tight shorts allow hip movement of samba genre seen clearly

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ALC link costume to gender

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Gender specific due to mean wearing costumes open at front and women at back

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ALC link costume to movement

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Tight Lycra shorts sculpt the body
Sleeveless tops allow arm lines to be visible

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17
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ALC link lighting to costume

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Work together - both vibrant colours
Black tunic + minimal clothing help dancers disappear when lights off

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ALC link lighting to aural setting

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Both work together on program
Lighting and music are synced

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ALC link lighting to mood

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Vibrant colours + constant shift in design = lively, happy, party-like mood
Lighting change in slow section created calmer mood

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ALC link lighting to stimulus

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Vibrant colours + mood suggest celebration + carnival

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ALC link lighting to choreographic intent

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Vibrant lighting = having fun

23
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ALC link lighting to restricting space

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Movement must stay within square

24
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ALC link lighting to time

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Change in light showing off and battle to white wash = suggest night

25
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ALC link lighting to dancers

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Highlights groups and individuals

26
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ALC link aural setting to stimulus

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Samba rhythms used in Brazil
Berimbau instrument used for slow adage is Brazilian
Dynamic is fun + voices celebratory

27
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ALC link aural setting to set

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Platform upstage allows musicians to be part of performance = Brazilian culture of live music + dance together

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ALC link aural setting to lighting

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Music click track and lighting program synced so music is always correct speed and squares of light appear at correct time
Vibrant music matched vibrant lighting
Calm + mysterious music in slow adage matches low intensity yellow light

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ALC link aural setting to location

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Percussion + samba = Brazilian location = carnival

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ALC link aural setting to mood

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Lively happy celebratory party-like + fun = choreo intent of fun

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ALC link aural setting to movement

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Close relationship: rhythm and dynamics are closely linked
Distant relationship in slow girls’ adage septet where the movement works in parallel to music

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ALC link aural setting to gender

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Men chanting in showing off section shows masculinity - theme of men showing off to women

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ALC link number/gender of dancers to choreographic intent

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Shows theme of men showing off to women

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ALC link number/gender of dancers to stimulus

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Large group allows for large formation changes suggesting samba parades and carnival

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ALC link number/gender of dancers to mood

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Large group enables the fun, lively, party mood

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ALC link number/gender of dancers to costume

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Large group, each dancer in a different colour which means the stage is full of vibrant colours

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ALC link props to choreographic intent

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Skateboards: injector humour and so supports theme of having fun
Men use skateboards to show off to women

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ALC link props to lighting

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Low level movement on skateboards works with low level lighting so that skateboards appear mysterious through dimness

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ALC link props to gender

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Only men use skateboards

40
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ALC link props to era

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Skateboards are a modern day item

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ALC link props to level

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Skateboards: Enables a contrast in level

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