lady jane Flashcards
key themes
disposable attitudes towards women
courtship
swinging 60s
polyamerous relationships
free love
male chauvenism
when is there a hint of feminisum
when lady jane snatches her hand away from the male dancer as he is tries to kiss it at the end of their first dance together
this is showing her independance as she does not need male validation
how is disposable attitudes towads women showed
women are lifted up in an asissted grnade jete to move them away when the male dancer wants to change partner
frequant changes of partners
male dancer brushes himself off after their interaction to show that she meant nothing to him as his will move on imediatly
how is courtship seen
in the minuet step when lady jane and the male dancer meet , centre stage they hold eachother rght hands as he is facing upstage and her downstage. they step in on their right leg and waltz in and then out again
key points
10 dancers
minuet step and courting rituals
traditional gender roles - when male dancer offers his hand to the female dancer in contrast to his volgar movements such as the licking of lips
formal quality
henry v111 wives were jane and anne and marie could be his daughter
style
ensamble upstage do folk - chains, lines and pivots,
ballet - assisted jete , attitude turn
grooming gestures
sexual gestures
describe the first interaction with lady jane
covers herself by crossing her arms to show aprehenion and nievity , she the shivers as she sits on his knee to show excitement
describe the second interaction with lady jane
it is more intimate and trusting than the first - more balletic movements
she is demure buut independant and not impacted by the male gaze
he caresses the back of her neck
increased use of contact shows their closer connection in a pas de deux style like when he turns her round him in an attitude possition and lifts her in a jete
describe the interaction with sweet marie
she moves at a lower level to suggest she is younger or more imature
she is instigating a lot of the movement like when she touches his shoulder to make him stand up and take her hand
he doesnt seem so interested
rolls her hips towrads him
describe interactions with lady ann
very intimate as he runs his hand down her leg
she gets jealous as male walks to lady jane and runs to push him in the back cauing him to take her hand again
she is carried away by male dancers as if the soloist is trying to escape her - they patronisingly tap her wrist before she is taken away
what is the meaning of the lyric “ i must take my leave for rpomised i am “
rooster is telling lady ann he cannot be with her because he has promised to go back to lady jane and he is just messing around
describe the motif on the lyric “your servant i am “
the male dancer is ina lung and he does a pelvic thrust towards lady jane
he is grovelling at her feet beging her to let him dance with her
describe the motif when the lyric is “ i pledge myself to lady jane “
the male dancer looks back to up stage left were laydy jane is as he is not invested in dancing with lady ann
he is playing the feild but he is always going back to jane
describe the ending possition and transition
lady jane is centre with arms wrapped over her body , the female dancers are in possitions circling her at a lower level and the male dancers are arraged in a bow either side of the circle
lady jane reahces her arms into a high v and does 3 syncopated claps
female dancers exit backwards stage left male stage right
