Chapter 4: The Constituent Features of Dance: Physical Setting: Captive

Question 1

How does Kevin Finnan use Performance Space in Captive?

Answer 1

• site-specific piece
• post-modern
• cage used as a rich source of stimulus for the imagination
• arranges a spatial relationship between the dancer and the dancers and the physical setting (cage)
• changes the orientation of the dancers as they can be upsde down and the orientation of the audience as their perspective ranges from all four sides of the cage therefore unconcerned with the sight lines of the picture frame proscenium stage
• social commentary outdoor performance discards the preconception of dance being for a speific audience socially.
• the cage sculpts the dance space
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Question 2

How Does Kevin Finnan use Lighting in Captive?

Answer 2

natural lighting dancers exposed in real day light for visual clarity sense of openess in contrast with their sense of captivity

Question 3

How does Kevin Finnan use Costume in Captive?

Answer 3

green top black trousers

dark green top black trousers

red top black trousers

black top red trousers

top is hooded

female dancers 3/4 length trousers

black lace up pumps for footwear

• Shape: not loose to ensure safety
• colour: earthy tones to evoke natural imagery in juxtapostion with their artifiscial enviroment
• material: cotton and denim/combat trouser casual day wear in- keeping with the unadorned unstage aesthetic of the outdoor piece typical of modernist rejection of opulence in exchange for more austere colour and shape

Question 4

How does Kevin Finnan use Prop in Captive?

Answer 4

• cage used to perform acraobatic and aerial movements (actions such as swinging, hang spinning, and jumping/dropping off of) so it adds to the movement itself
• cage physically symbolises their captivity by restricting the dance space so it
• its largeness means it becomes the set aswell
• dancers hold the bars and look out therefore enhancing their characterisation