Death And The Maiden Flashcards
When was DatM made?
1984
Who choreographed d+m and who was A.D?
Robert North for BOTH
What are the themes of D+M
Purity (maiden) + Evil (death)
Robert North play death
Walking in circles-funeral procession, comfort and release
What’s the aural setting of D+M?
Strings- melancholy, violins
Classical
Tempo increase= panic
Slower= Melancholy, funeral March
Schubert
Key collaborations of D+M?
North’s in his own piece
What are the stylistic features of D+M?
Balletic- classical, traditional, pad de deux, lifts, gender specific
Grahamesque- contraction and release, despair, grief, cupped hands pleading
Choreographer approach of D+M?
North teachers, dancers learn it- traditional approach
Worked closely with the music, music led approach to phrasing
What influenced the choreographer to make D+M?
Ballet training
Physical movement-previous career as an athlete
Movement examples in D+M
Covering the maidens eyes/ears- death is taking over her
Runs one way, he pulls her back- can’t escape fate/death
Mostly behind her- shadow of death
Slowly walking side by side around the maiden- funeral procession
What’s the set/props in D+M?
No props
Bare set- represents how death feels
Blue back drop- colour associated with sadness and emotion
What’s the lighting of D+M?
White pool- her fate is always with her, hangs around her all the time
White spotlight at the end-beam from heaven
What are the costumes of D+M?
Grahamesque costume
Black- death, darkness, grief, fear
Floaty- like deaths following her, “bounces back” after each movement
Context and relevance of D+M
Going back to a time of pure dance
Showing a story with traditional movement
Significance of D+M to Rambert
Populist
Trying to give the audience what they want
Classical movement, close to the music
