dance mock Flashcards
Describe two movement phrases performed by the male soloist in the opening moments of the first dance ‘Little Red Rooster’.
- the rooster strut - turns to face the audience - sleeks down his hair and adjusts his tie.
- male dancer takes long strides with a head jutting movement
Explain how the theme of male chauvinism is established through the choreographic
use of dancers in the opening dance ‘Little Red Rooster’.
[4 marks]
- space - male lead at he front and 4 female dancers always in the background
- women enters and approaches two men and is one by one rejected.
Explain how the design of the dancers’ costumes in the opening dance ‘Little Red
Rooster’ reference fashion of the 1960s.
- women dresses are above the knee - shape
2. shirt tie and jacket for the males - style
Explain how the movement material in the second dance ‘Lady Jane’ relates to the specific themes of this dance.
- through the aural setting - creates characters e.g. “my sweet lady Anne” - changes women
- linked to courtly style of dance - e.g. bowing, kissing hand, holding hands
Describe the transition from the dance ‘As Tears Go By’ into the next dance ‘Paint It Black’.
the female dancer is carried off stage on the males dancers shoulder and the next male dancer walks on backwards
Discuss the similarities and differences between the subject matter of ‘Rooster’ and
the subject matter of one other work by Christopher Bruce.
stimulus for rooster was the music but stimulus for swan song was poet victor jara - taken a prisoner and tort like victim in swansong.
similarities: social issues - swan song tortchering the innocent - human rights and rooster discussing the attitude to women in the 1960s - narrcissm of men
Examine the development of the Rambert Dance Company under the associate and artistic directorship of Christopher Bruce.
[25 marks]
plan:
1975-1979- became associate director
1979-1987- associate choreographer
1994 - artistic director
gave 80 performances in 15 different venues each year.
style: ballet with extended lines and complex footwork
contemporary - low centre gravity % graham technique such as flexed feet - e.g. swan song contraction in swan song pushes out both arms - shows desperation.
- uses folk dance, jazz, tap
episodic structure - had direct correlation to music - GD - when ghosts take someone away music would turn to haunting whistle.
Analyse the use of movement and dance styles in the choreography of ‘Sutra’. You should provide clear examples from the work to show how the different styles enhance the choreographic presentation and intention.
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[25 marks]
read my last essay !!!!!!!
Discuss how the works you have studied from the period 2000 to the current time reflect the features of the independent contemporary dance scene in Britain.
[25 marks]
read 2 essays
what are the order of sections in rooster
- little red rooster
- lady jane
- not fade away
- as tears go by
- paint it black
- ruby Tuesday
- play with fire
- sympathy for the devil
what year was rooster created and performed
Choreographer Christopher Bruce created Rooster in 1991, and Rambert first performed it in 1994.
when was zero degrees?
2005
when was sutra
2008
when was dunes?
2009
when was scared monsters by khan?
2006
