RA - Soda Lake.

Question 1

How many Dancers are there?

Answer 1

1.

Question 2

What is the Style of Dance?

Answer 2

Cunningham technique.

Question 3

Describe the Accompaniment.

Answer 3

Dance is performed in Silence because Alston believed it would make the dance more effective.
The only Audible sounds are the dancers heavy breathing and bare feet on stage.

Question 4

Describe the Costume Worn.

Answer 4

Black Leotard.
Performed by Males - No Sleeves.
Performed by Females - Long Sleeves.

Question 5

Describe the Physical Setting.

Answer 5

The set is a sculpture known as ‘Soda Lake’ by Neil Hall, during 1968. The sculpture itself consists of two separate pieces which hang from the ceiling.
The first is a plain, large rod, hung perpendicularly from the ceiling. The second is an oval hoop parallel with the ceiling, where a plain tod steeply descends at a diagonal.

Question 6

Describe the Lighting.

Answer 6

The dance begins in a silhouette, and as the dancer begins to move, the lights are raised until white light washes the stage.
The light intensely remains till the dancers last movement, where the lights are lowered once more to a silhouette.

Question 7

Describe the Movement Content.

Answer 7

The dancer lying on his side, his head resting on his arm, this position is recurring in various ways.
A distorted arabesque; arms raised above the head, chest open, upper back arched and the dancers free foot flexed.

Question 8

What is the Subject Matter?

Answer 8

A choreographic response to Nigel Hall’s sculpture.