CB - Ghost Dances.

Question 1

How many Dancers are there?

Answer 1

5 Female.
6 Male.

Question 2

What is the Dance Style used?

Answer 2

Blend of Contemporary [Graham-based] and Ballet.
Elements of Folk and Social Dance.

Question 3

How many Sections are there?

Answer 3

7.

Question 4

Describe the Accompaniment.

Answer 4

South American Songs and Folk Tunes.

Question 5

Describe the Costume of the Ghosts.

Answer 5

Wigs and Rags.
Skull-like Masks.
Bodies Painted - Suggest Bone and Muscles.

Question 6

Describe the Costume of the Dead.

Answer 6

Gender-specific, everyday Clothes.
Suggests different walks of life.

Question 7

Describe the Physical Setting.

Answer 7

Painted Backdrop - Cave Opening.
There is Water and Mountains in the Distance.
Rock-like Structures on Stage.

Question 8

Describe the Lighting.

Answer 8

Gloomy and Shadowy.
Side Lighting Highlights the Ghosts.
Lighting changes signify Death.

Question 9

Describe the Structure.

Answer 9

Section order is arranged with the number of dances to give a symmetrical feel.

A, B, C, D, C, B, A.

Question 10

What is the Choreographic Style of Ghost Dances?

Answer 10

Thematic and Episodic.
Narrative Elements.
Strong Characterisation.

Question 11

What is the Stimulus for Ghost Dances?

Answer 11

Widow of a Chilean folk poet.
Chilean Human Rights Committee.
She sent him tapes of South American Music.