Choreographic Stuff

Question 1

List the action content:

Answer 1

Turn, travel, elevation, gesture, stillness, use of different body parts, floor work, transfer of weight.

Question 2

List the dynamic content:

Answer 2

Fast/slow, sudden/sustained, acceleration/deceleration, strong/light, direct/indirect, flowing/abrupt.

Question 3

List the spatial content:

Answer 3

Pathways, levels, directions, size of movement, patterns, spatial design.

Question 4

List the relationship content:

Answer 4

Lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction, accumulation, complement and contrast, counterpoint, contact, formations.

Question 5

List the choreographic processes:

Answer 5

Researching, improvising, generating, selecting, developing, structuring, refining and synthesising.

Question 6

List the structural devices and form:

Answer 6

Binary, ternary, rondo, narrative, episodic, beginning/middle/end, unity, logical sequence, transitions.

Question 7

List the choreographic devices:

Answer 7

Motif and development, repetition, contrast, highlights, climax, manipulation of number, unison and canon.

Question 8

List some aural settings:

Answer 8

Song, orchestral, instrumental, spoken word, silence, natural sound, found sound, body percussion.

Question 9

What are the aural settings effect on choreographic outcomes?

Answer 9

Mood and atmosphere, contrast and variety, structure, relationship to theme/idea.

Question 10

List the performance environments:

Answer 10

Proscenium arch, end stage, site-sensitive, in the round.

Question 11

Communication of choreographic intent:

Answer 11

Moods, meanings, ideas, themes, styles, fusions.