Infra

Question 1

who was the choreographer?

Answer 1

Wayne McGregor

Question 2

which company performed the piece?

Answer 2

The Royal Ballet

Question 3

when was this perfomed?

Answer 3

13th November 2008

Question 4

how many dancers?

Answer 4

12 dancers (6 female/6male)

Question 5

how long is the dance?

Answer 5

28 minutes

Question 6

what was the choreographic intent?

Answer 6

human relationship and below the surface

Question 7

what was the choreographic approach?

Answer 7

Task setting
Showing a phrase and then ask dancers to adapt
Teaches a movement and others watch and copy

Question 8

what was the performance environment?

Answer 8

proscenium arch/ end stage

Question 9

what was the stimulus?

Answer 9

to portray life beneath the surface
london bombing
poem: waste last by TS Elliot
infra comes from the lation workd for below

Question 10

what was the set?

Answer 10

designed by Julian Opie

• 18m LED screen is placed on the back black wall
• runs the width of the stage
• electronic figures walking across it

Question 11

what were the costumes like?

Answer 11

female: top & skirts, top & pants, leotards, all women in pointe shoes
male: top & pants, trousers and topless, all men in ballet shoes

Question 12

what is the aural setting of the piece?

Answer 12

melancholy string melodies with electronic sounds and everyday sounds such as train whistles or a dog barking

Question 13

what was the structure?

Answer 13

sections, uses solos, duets, ensembles

at the end a crowd surges across the stage, unaware of the woman’s (who is sat on the floor crying) private grief

Question 14

what is the lighting?

Answer 14

• colours are used to highlight different sections
• occasionally dancers are lit with shafts of light
• at one point 6 rectangles of light, frame 6 duets