Infra Flashcards
choreographer for infra
wayne mcgregor
dance style for infra
-contemporary ballet
Neo classical
choreographic approach for infra
he uses 3methods to generate movement
-SHOW a phrase to the cast
-MAKE a phrase on a target dance/s
-TASK set a task for dancers to complete or pose choreographic problem to solve.
stimulus for infra
the title infra comes from Latin word ‘below’
—- it presents a portrait of life beneath the surface of the city.
-Delves deep beneath the surface to present a moving meditation on human interactions.
choreograpic intent
-Seeing below the surface of things.
-About people and the choreography has found a pedestrian language which is recognizably human.
-The piece is about inferences.
It infers particular types of relationships and therefore the emotional content implies itself. One aim is to help the audience’s eye in watching a complex structure. But has purposefully left open the full visual field to let the audience make their own selections.
dancers
12
-6male
-6female
structure for infra
-comprises of solos, duets and ensembles with many arresting moments.
-e.g dancers duets in 6sqaures of light
aural setting infra
Music by Max Richter,
Sound design by Chris Ekers.
-Score mixes melancholy string melodies with electronic sounds and everyday sounds. (trains)
costume for infra
Designed by Moritz Junge.
-Shorts vests, t-shirts in flesh, black, white, grey colours for the dancers. Street clothes for crowd
lighting for infra
-Designed by Lucy Carter.
-Relates closely to the structure, lights the width of the the stage and often focuses downstage.
-Shafts of light and 6 rectangles. Colours used to highlight different sections.
performance environment for infra
-proscenium arch
set for infra
-by Julian Opie
-18m LED screen, high on black wall
-electronic walking figures
-width of stage
