Infra

Question 1

I - Choreographer

Answer 1

Wayne McGregor

Question 2

I - Company

Answer 2

The Royal Ballet

Question 3

I - Dance Style

Answer 3

Contemporary Ballet

Question 4

I - Choreographic Approach

Answer 4

Show, make, task. Show a phrase to the cast so they can copy/adapt it. Make a phrase for target dancers for others to copy/adapt. Set choreographic task for dancers to complete or pose problems for them to solve.

Question 5

I - Stimulus

Answer 5

Latin for ‘below’, life beneath the city and ‘The Wasteland’ by T.S. Eliot.

Question 6

I - Choreographic Intention

Answer 6

Seeing below the surface of things.

Question 7

I - Dancers

Answer 7

12 dancers (6 male / 6 female)

Question 8

I - Duration

Answer 8

28 minutes

Question 9

I - Structure

Answer 9

Features solos, duets and ensembles.

Question 10

I - Aural Setting

Answer 10

Electronic sounds and string melodies. Also features everyday sounds like train whistles and radio static.

Question 11

I - Costume

Answer 11

All in black, fitted shorts and varying styles of tops (vests, t-shirts etc.) in varying dull colours (flesh, black, grey, white). One female dancer wears wrap around skirt and one male is shirtless with long trousers. Females wear pointe shoes.

Question 12

I - Lighting

Answer 12

Different sections are represented by different coloured lighting. Dancers are also sometimes lit by 6 rectangles of light.

Question 13

I - Performance Environment

Answer 13

Proscenium Arch

Question 14

I - Staging / Set

Answer 14

Black box set with nothing but an 18m LED screen across the back wall, projecting electronic figures walking.