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Christopher Bruce Flashcards

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How old was Bruce accepted into Rambert dance school?

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13

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At the age of 13 what was Bruce accepted into?

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Rambert dance school

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In 1977 Bruce choreographed Cruel Garden, who did he work with?

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Lyndsey Kemp

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What year did Bruce become artistic director?

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1994-2002

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What year did Bruce become assistant director?

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1974-1979

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What year did Bruce become associate choreographer?

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1979-1986

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In 1994-2002 what did Bruce become?

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Artistic director

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In 1974-1979 what did Bruce become?

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Assistant director

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In 1979-1986 what did Bruce become?

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Associate choreographer

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10
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What was Bruce remember for when dancing In Pierrot lunaire?

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Impressive interpretations

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11
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What did Bruce win 1993?

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International theatre institute award for excellence in international dance

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12
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What year did Bruce win the international theatre institute award for excellence in international dance?

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1993

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13
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Many of Burce’s work are what to the audiences?

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Left for a range of interpretations rather than a fixed story

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14
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What is Bruce style?

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Mixes contemporary and neo classical

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15
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What are most of Bruce’s work about?

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Social, political and ecological

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16
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What does Bruce like to use as music?

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Popular music groups for example John lemon (the dream is over) as the Rolling Stones (rooster)

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17
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What are Bruce’s starting points?

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Poetry, literature, music, art, newspaper articles, works events and personal experiences

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18
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What designers has Bruce worked with?

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John b read and Walter Knobbe

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19
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What are most of Bruce’s work structure?

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Episodic and Rhonda form

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20
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What are some of Birces features of movements?

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  • Low centre of gravity
  • Graham technique
  • Contraction
  • Weighted movements
  • Off balance movements
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21
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When Bruce became artistic director his dancers were?

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  • Former members
  • From other companies
  • Other companies
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When Bruce was artistic director who did he invite to crest works?

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Davies and Cunningham

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23
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Bruce used ballet and graham technique to crest works which made them more what?

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Diverse for the company

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24
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What does Bruce use a lot of in his dances?

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Social dancing

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25
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Where does Bruce use social dancing?

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Ghost dances - folk

Swansong - tap

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26
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When Bruce left in 1979 what did he become?

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A freelance choreographer

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27
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What is swansong about?

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An interrogation that leads into death of prisoner

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28
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Who does the music for swansong?

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Phillip Chambon

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29
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Who does the lighting for swansong?

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David mohr

30
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What is the only visual clue other than lighting in swansong?

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The chair

31
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Where is the lighting when the prisoner is by himself in swansong?

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Overhead

32
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Where is there a shaft of light in Swansong?

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Upstage left on a diagonal

33
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What does the diagonal shaft of light suggest in swansong?

A

Natural light coming from enclosed space

34
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How many entres and exits are there and what does it suggest in swansong?

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Only one, it suggests one single door

35
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What is the chair used as in swansong?

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  • Seat
  • Weapon
  • Shield
  • Safe haven
  • Prison bars
36
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What does the victim wear in swansong?

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Blue jeans and rest shirts

37
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What do the interrogators wear in swansong?

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Khaki trousers and open neck shirt

38
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What other props are used in swansong? B

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Baseball cap
Red nose
Canes

39
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What is the red nose used to do in swansong?

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Make fun of of the prisoner

40
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What are the canes used as in swansong?

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Weapon besitn the victim

41
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How is the violence shown in Swansong?

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Expressive movements, music and props

42
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What is the structure for swansong?

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Call and response

43
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During swansong what does the prisoner get closer to?

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The diagonal shaft of light

44
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Why does the prisoner stop when going near the light in swansong?

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He doesn’t want to leave the world so finding it difficult

45
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Why Is the light so significant in swansong?

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Because the light Suggests that he is letting go of being a dancer but finds it difficult to let go

46
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What was Bruce two inspirations for swansong?

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Amnesty international and ‘a man’ novel

47
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What is amnesty international?

A

Charity fighting for human rights

48
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What was the novel ‘ a man’ about?

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A man who stood against fascism and oppression in chile by being committed in political life

49
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Why is swansong significant to Bruce?

A

Last work before death or retirement, in this case end of dance career

50
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What music was used to make ghost dances?

A

South American music

51
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Why did Bruce make this piece?

A

Received a letter from a widow of a Chilean folk singer who was murdered

52
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Who was Bruce asked to work for when making ghost dances?

A

Chilean human rights committee against unnecessary killings

53
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What was happenings in South America at the time ghost dances was being made

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Tragic things were happening to the poor with fathers being taken away from their family, getting killed or put in a cell and tortured to death

54
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In ghost dances how are deaths shown?

A

The ghosts smash the villagers to the ground or drag them of the stage

55
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What do the villagers do during ghost dances?

A

The villagers carry on everyday life even tho death Might occur at any time

56
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Why is there mixed quality during ghost dances?

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Because they are happy knowing the threat of death.

57
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What features of movement are used during ghost dances?

A
  • Plies
  • Arabesques
  • Kicks
  • Partner work
58
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What instruments are used in ghost dances?

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  • Flute
  • Guitar
  • Windpipe
  • Percussion
59
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In sergeants earlys dream how many dancers is there?

A

5 women and 4 men

60
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Is the music live for sergeants earlys dream?

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Yes

61
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What music is used for sergeant earlys dream?

A

British, Irish and American folk songs

62
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Who was the designer for sergeant earlys dream?

A

Walter knobbe

63
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Who did the lighting for sergeant earlys dream?

A

John b read

64
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What is the backdrop for sergeant earlys dream?

A

Seascape.

65
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What are the costumes based on in sergeant earlys dream?

A

Einteenth century (baggy clothes)

66
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What is the theme for sergeant earlys dream?

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Migration from old to the new

67
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How many sections are there in sergeant earlys dream?

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10 sections

68
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Is humour used in sergeant earlys dream?

A

Yes

69
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Do the music and movement directly correlate and give an example if it does?

A

Yes, in section eighteen years old it says ‘I’ll roll him in my arms’ where he is seen curving his arms and body into a position digesting cradling.

70
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Where else is folk music used other than sergeants earlys dream?

A

Ghost dances

71
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Sergeant earlys dream is full of short stories what is this similar to?

A

Ghost dances

72
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What features of Bruce style is used in sergeant earlys dream?

A
  • Partner work
  • arabesques
  • Off balance movements
  • Fast feet
  • Spinning
  • Levels
  • Lifts

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