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Glen Tetley Flashcards

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when was embrace tiger first performed?

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1968

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what dance styles are involved in embrace tiger?

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  • ballet
  • american modern dance
  • tai chi
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how many dancers are in embrace tiger?

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10 dancers, 5m/5fm

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who is the composer for embrace tiger?

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morton subotnick

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who is the designer for embrace tiger?

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nadine baylis

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who is the lighting designer for embrace tiger?

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john b read

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what is the stimulus for embrace tiger?

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  • ta’i chi
  • tetley watched a documentary on china and was fascinated by ta’i chi
  • inspired by the 37 exercises of ta’i chi, creating an abstract physical emphasis.
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what was the choreographic approach for embrace tiger?

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-Tetley and dancers learnt 37 Ta’i Chi exercises which they would later develop into choreography.

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what are the costume in embrace tiger?

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-Skin Tight Lycra Unitards to show all of the movements
-Pink, yellow and orange
-The same for male and female = removed hierarchy of dance

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What does keeping the Costume the same for male and female dancers do?

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-Removes the hierarchy
-Keeps the genders equal

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what was the set for embrace tiger?

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-Silver shiny floors, reflects the light and gives the space atmosphere.
-Blue fabric you were able to emerge from behind

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evidence of graham technique in embrace tiger?

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-Female was controlled over the squatted male dancer who holds a LOW CENTRE OF GRAVITY as she moves with FLEXED FEET

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evidence of ta’i chi in embrace tiger?

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-Slow arm and leg gestures within dancers’ personal space
-Many dancers then fill the stage, equally spaced, like the formations seen within the practice of Ta’i Chi.

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when was pierrot lunaire created?

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1962, premiered at rambert in 1967

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what was the structure of PL?

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  • 21 poems by Albert Giraud, has 3 sets of 7
  • Episodic in 3 loose sections
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16
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how many dancers in PL?

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2 male, 1 female
Pierrot + Brighella (M)
Columbine (FM)

17
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what was the set of PL?

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  • designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunion
  • large silver scaffolding structure upstage centre
18
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what was the aural setting of PL?

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  • Pierrot Lunaire by Shoenburg = epxerimental and non-traditional
  • 21 Poems by Giraud in German
  • Voice of female narrator singing and speaking = range of pitch, volume and pace, alternated randomly with no melody = vocal technique sprechstimme (modern style)
  • range of instruments = flute, clarinet, cello, violin, piano - layered randomly = complements and mismatches vocals
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what is the costume of PL?

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Pierrot = calf length white trousers, white tights, jacket, hat and face
Brighella = green cotton overalls
Columbine = transparent white hooped dress, scarlet dress, sliver and grey cloak

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who designed the lighting of PL?

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John B. Read

21
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what is the performance environment of PL?

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Proscenium arch

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What was PL about?

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• Inspired by Commedia Dell’arte stock characters
• Explores the dismemberment of innocence (Pierrot - White Clown) through the actions of Columbine (Female Pawn) and Brighella (Male - Black Clown)
• Italian stock characters represent specific stereotypes based on cliches and social prejudices

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What movement styles are there in PL?

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  • ballet
  • graham technique
  • modern dance
  • commedia del’arte
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What movement content can be seen in PL?

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Ballet
• Opening solo
• Movements performed with fluency
• Balletic attitude positions on releve
• Spins are offset from vertical (- suggests uncertainty)

Modern Dance
• Balletic movements interspersed with weighted swings and acrobatic drops onto the bars of the scaffolding
• Arches of the back and high release positions of the spine
• Movements move between the extremities of suspension and gravitational pull
• Floorwork is weighted and angular
• ‘Catching moonbeams’ = kneel on floor, knees spread far apart. Arms reach above him, hands flickering, elbows forcing hands to cover mouth.;
• On the floor curled up on his side. Flexes hands and feet in circular motions.
• Classical pose retire, suddenly jerks torso into side bend with hands framing face
• Hands covering mouth, elbows out to side, draw arms out looking at floor, focus changing

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What was the impact of PL?

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• Stark departure from classical fantasy driven narratives to one of realism
• Presentation of character presents real emotion and exploitation, relatable and modern in toneBruce’s first solo performance role (Pierrot)
• Tetley was instrumental in re-launching the company’s new direction as a modern dance company with the abstract expressionist tone of his works
• defined the visual image of the reborn company

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What was the aural setting of ET?

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• electric, robotic and repetitive
• random whistling, plinking and metallic sound effects
• futuristic
• contrasts with the idea of T’ai Chi

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