AJ- Gene Kelly works Flashcards
name the four main choreography’s by gene Kelly
- cover girl 1944
- anchors aweigh 1945
- on the town 1949
- singin in the rain 1952
explain in a few bullet points what Cover Girl 1944 is about.
Kelly starred in this with Rita Hayworth
-Cover girl is about a Nightclub dancer Rusty (Hayworth) is performing at her BF Danny’s (Kelly) club in Brooklyn
-Kelly is in a suit with a bow tie
-Her whole world changes once she wins a Cover Girl contest arranged by a wealthy magazine editor
-Rusty soon becomes a Broadway sensation, but is fame and fortune a substitute for true love?
Name the number in Cover Girl that Kelly gained full responsibilities for this section and creative freedom
- within Cover Girl, the number ‘alter ego’ where Kelly danced alongside himself
- He knocked down some stage walls so their was not interrupted street scene to dance through
how does the alter ego number begin in cover girl
kelly playing ‘Danny’ sees himself in the reflection of a shop, and the reflection comes to life
- then they dance and try to outdo one another, by jumping over each other
- until the ego image gets destroyed and disappears
how is the number alter ego in Cover Girl created?
Through the use of filming techniques of the camera
name some example movements from ‘alter ego’ sequence in Cover Girl
- slides - barrel turns - en dedan single turns - windmill double turn - wide stance, knees bent with arms out and hands spread - both arms swaying from left to right in the direction the real Danny is turning (as if he is controlling him to go that way)
- call and response
list some of the set they use and any props used in ‘alter ego in cover girl
set:
stairs, street, curb, shop window
props:
pole then spin down to the ground
used the ‘fake’ Danny to piggy back over
dustbin
explain in a few bullet points what ‘Anchors Aweigh’ is about
-two sailors (kelly and Frank Sinatra- first time working together) going on a 4 day on-shore trip to Hollywood leaving the ship, to try help a movie extra become a star
- Joe (kelly) tries to recover his relationship with Lola after being on a ship for 8 months
what the 2 numbers in Anchors Aweigh we should talk about and some action content for both
‘The King who couldn’t dance’
- Jerry the mouse (animators from MGM studios
- Kelly in a sailor costume
- heel clicks
-Fouette’s
- Jerry being flicked up in the air by Kelly’s muscles
- jumps up and switching the foot which lands
- ball changes, shuffle, times step??????
‘I begged her’
- In Navy Sailor Uniforms
-steps forward picking up the back foot
-runs
- feet crossing over other foot
-foot together doing small jumps to both sides
list any set or props they used in both numbers studied in Anchor’s aweigh
The King couldn’t dance
-stairs
- Jerry’s crown chair
-medal from king
‘i begged her’
-beds jumped on each single bed from the back to the front
- sat on beds
explain in a few bullet points what ‘On The Town’ is about
On the town
- three sailors (kelly, sinatra, other) in (white uniform) on a 24 hour shore leave adventure in New York City during WWII
- quickly connect with three woman (red yellow and green dress)
-based off of Fancy free by Jerome Robbins
list some action content in the number ‘On The Town’ in On The Town
name the first number in On The Town that we look at and some action content
- Big hand gestures, rubbing of hands, punching the air
- low center of gravity, bent knees
New York New York
-pointing
-open wide arms
- hand gestures
-masculine stances
- pointing up and down, miming a digger, hand gesture away from you (lyrics- hole in the ground)
-flexing muscles
list some set and props used in On The Town
new york new york
on the town
New York New York
-sight seeing
- apple and other objects from markets in street
- boat
-train
-riding horses
-Bench
- woman take their sailor hats and put them on their own heads
-walking with linked arms
-lifting women
