on the town and fancy free Flashcards
who created fancy free and when
jerome robbins in 1944
when was on the town made and by who
1949 gene kelly and stanley donan
adapted from the musical fancy free
influences of on the town
ww2 escapisum
NYC - it was the first time a film was made on location
dance style
Jazz
Tap
Athleticism
Pedestrian movement
Technicolour
Ballet
Integrated narrative (Dancing and singing driving the narrative)
Naturalism
Characters to show masculine personas- looking like the average man
key motif from new york new york
athleticism - in every frame the sailors are running to experience a new part of the city they also ride bikes and horses around the city
Gestures - at the chorus of the song the sailors repeat a gestural motif - they open their arms to a Demi second then point up and down. They then hold their arms relaxed in front of them with clenched fists. They bounce their knees 4 times and then extend their right arms up above their heads in a sweeping motion
key analysis from new york new york
athleticism - in every frame the sailors are running to experience a new part of the city they also ride bikes and horses around the city
Gestures - at the chorus of the song the sailors repeat a gestural motif - they open their arms to a Demi second then point up and down. They then hold their arms relaxed in front of them with clenched fists. They bounce their knees 4 times and then extend their right arms up above their heads in a sweeping motion
key motif from miss turnstyles
gender stereotypes- these are shown when ivy is stood behind the ironing board, she exaggerates the ironing movement by temp leveing to the right and then transferring her weight back to the left. She repeats this three times
Ballet - ivy does a grande pile at the barre onto pointe and then leans forward to paint on the esal. She then does 3 kloches ending retire derrière.
Athletic movement - ivy stands in between two athletes and they run with a low posture and deep pile
key analysis from miss turnstyles
ivys outfits and actions show the gender stereotypes that were believed in the 1940s that the perfect woman should be in the home looking after her husband
The mixture of styles in this section represent Kelly’s eclectic dance style. This structure is clearly used to demonstrate the different aspects of ivys life.
costume in new york new york
the three men are wearing all white sailors uniform with black neckerchiefs and with sailors hats
they use a guide book as a prop
costume in miss turnstyle
ivy make frequent costume changes in order to show different aspects of her personality
She begins in a white long sleeve shirt , long brown skirt and yellow necktie
She wears a long sleeve long grey dress with a white apron over the top
the “husband” is wearing a grey suit
She wears a sparkly gold, tight dress with a black shrug and long black gloves
She wears a pink and white striped cap sleeve bodice with a full white skirt and flower details
an officer in uniform
she wears a black strapless tutu and pointe shoes
She wears a white pleated skort , white high neck jumper with a stripe across the chest
male athletes wear a similar costume
why was fancy free created in 1944
Ballet Theatre told jerome robbins to “think small” and make them a show
he saw saliors in bars in hells kitchens and wanted to put a possitive spin on it to boost moral
who did the music for fancy free
leonard bernstine
who did the set design for fancy free
oliver smith
what does the first sailors solo in fancy free represent
based on jerome robbins friend
agressive , cocky
confident - wink and fist pump
jazz style - side leaps , box jumps
what does the second sailor solo in fancy free represent
based on robbins friend
shy
balletic and graceful
turns , waltz steps,
hands behind his back - nervous
movement gets quicker like he is building in confidence
