Bob Fosse Flashcards
When was Cabaret?
1972
Wilkommen movement
Hip thrusts -suggestive Girls parade in line -on display Shoulder shimmies Hand circles + isolations
Wilkommen dancers
Female cabaret girls
One male
Audience
Wilkommen devices
Repetition of hip thrusts
Contrast when music speeds up
Translations cues by music + lyrics
Wilkommen physical setting
KitKat club -vaudeville inspaiewd Minimal lighting -entertainment Cabaret girls minimal clothing -sexualised Rich audience clothing
Wilkommen aural setting
Orchestra -entertainment Tempo builds + softens several time Climax -ending position
Wilkommen camera
Pans across dancers
Close up on body parts
Mein herr movement
Flexed knees/ angular lines/ isolations
-provocative
Unison cabaret girls + legs spread
Music + movement look closely together
Mein herr dancers
Females
Mein herr physical setting
Chairs Kit Kat club Spotlight on main girl (Sarah Bowles) Low intensity lighting -club atmosphere
Mein herr aural setting
Clicking
Rhythm by hitting on floor by girls
Stops + starts
Mein herr camera
Close up on cabaret girls faces
Low level filming
-gives club audience perspective
Money movement
Hip thrusts
Move together
Gesture with music
-comedic effect
Money devices
Sound effects
-match with actions
Repetition of thrusts + travelling
Money dancers
Sarah bowels
Master of Ceremonies