A Linha curva Flashcards
Name of company
Rambert
Name of choreographer
Itzik galili
What’s the stimulus?
The stimulus is Brazilian culture. It’s about their way of life and the celebrations they have; carnivals and parades.
To be able to live in the moment was also part of the stimulus along side how male and female dancers act in a group of men and how they potentially show off.
Choreographic intention
To simply “have fun”
Some sections of vibrant Brazilian inspired movement was performed in regimental straight lines, creating a sense of samba parade.
Some narrative sections present how Brazilian men communicate with women
Costuming
Designed by itzik galili
Both women and men wear black vests with different coloured Lycra shorts, the colours are carnival inspired and enhance the use lighting.
By everyone wearing similar clothes it creates a sense of equality in the ensemble sections.
The men at he start of the dance wore metallic disc shaped collars that reflected the light.
Motifs in dance
The robsons motif when performed in unison has a high impact. This is because of the contrasts in level and direction of the arms, and swinging patterns. It also creates a carnival atmosphere. The energetic dynamics of the robson motif suggests a happy vibrant mood.
(Repeated throughout dance)
Choreographic approach
Galili worked collaboratively with the dancers and nearly all motifs were composed from improvisation.
One of the tasks he set was for the dancers to choreograph a very short solo (2-3 counts of eight) of some of their favourite moves which stayed within the boundaries of their allocated square of chequer board created by lighting. Galili believes you can see essences of the dancers personalities in the sequences. Each sequence was named after dancer who made it.
How many dancers
28 (15 male, 13 female)
Duration
23 minutes
Describe the structure
Distinct parts of ensemble sections with scenes of narrative and character, ensemble sections involve the dancers performing a series of repeated phrases in a number of different formations dictated by a grid like, multicoloured lighting. More narrative scenes don’t feature grid lighting effect but explores competitive nature of men and how they relate with women.
Aural setting
Music written by percossa, a percussion group from holland. The music includes vocal sounds from dancers and is played live by 4 percussionists and is influenced by Brazilian samba music p.
Performance environment
End stage
Describe the lighting
Designed by itzik galili
The different coloured and timed lighting creates a chequer board effect on stage and defines lines and spacing for dancers in large ensemble sections of the piece. Timing and cues for lighting is preprogrammed, in effect dictates the speed and pace of the dancing and music.
Describe the use of staging/set
There is no set apart from a raised platform at the back of the stage upon which four percussionists perform. In one section skateboards are used to propel five dancers across the stage
What’s the structure
Narrative 7 sections
