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Bob Fosse Flashcards

1
Q

When was Cabaret?

A

1972

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Wilkommen movement

A 
Hip thrusts 
-suggestive 
Girls parade in line
-on display 
Shoulder shimmies 
Hand circles + isolations
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Wilkommen dancers

A

Female cabaret girls
One male
Audience

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Wilkommen devices

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Repetition of hip thrusts
Contrast when music speeds up
Translations cues by music + lyrics

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Wilkommen physical setting

A 
KitKat club
-vaudeville inspaiewd 
Minimal lighting 
-entertainment 
Cabaret girls minimal clothing
-sexualised 
Rich audience clothing
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Wilkommen aural setting

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Orchestra 
-entertainment
Tempo builds + softens several time 
Climax
-ending position
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Wilkommen camera

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Pans across dancers

Close up on body parts

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Mein herr movement

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Flexed knees/ angular lines/ isolations
-provocative
Unison cabaret girls + legs spread
Music + movement look closely together

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Mein herr dancers

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Females

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Mein herr physical setting

A 
Chairs 
Kit Kat club
Spotlight on main girl (Sarah Bowles) 
Low intensity lighting 
-club atmosphere
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Mein herr aural setting

A

Clicking
Rhythm by hitting on floor by girls
Stops + starts

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Mein herr camera

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Close up on cabaret girls faces
Low level filming
-gives club audience perspective

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13
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Money movement

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Hip thrusts
Move together
Gesture with music
-comedic effect

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Money devices

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Sound effects
-match with actions
Repetition of thrusts + travelling

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Money dancers

A

Sarah bowels

Master of Ceremonies

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Money physical setting

A 
Kit Kat club 
Glamorous costumes 
-look expensive 
Coins used 
Money falling from ceiling
17
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Money aural setting

A 
Sound effects 
-coins, humour noises 
Driven by lyrics 
Tempo speeds 
Audience laughing
18
Q

Money camera

A

Follows dancers around stage

19
Q

Two ladies movement

A 
Over the top facial expressions 
Folk style 
-linking arms/ circular pathways 
Running frantically for in + out of bed sheets 
Thrusting
20
Q

Two ladies devices

A

Climax/ highlight
-lights flash frantically in + out of bed sheets
Transitions
-using backdrops + bed sheets

21
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Two ladies dancers

A

Male -MC
Female - two cabaret girls
-implies sexual relationship

22
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Two ladies physical setting

A

Kit Kat club
Traditional lederhosen costumes on girls
Suit with lederhosen inspired waist coat
Bed sheet
-suggest sexual activity

23
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Two ladies aural setting

A 
Lyrics enchanted narrative 
Bird sounds when window backdrop 
-bedroom 
Orchestra
-speeds up during bed sheet section
24
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Two ladies camera

A

Follows dancers

From audience perspective

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