Rambert Dance Company <3 Flashcards
When was Piorette Lunaire created and by who
1967 by Glen Tetley
What are some influences of Piorette Lunaire and key themes
–> Commedia Dell’Arte
–> Themes of myths, art and literature
What is the work Piorette Lunaire about
–> A journey of victimisation, manipulation and exploitation
What are 2 key themes shown by Bruce (playing the white clown - Piorette) during the time he is on the scaffolding - giving movement examples
–> Childish behaviour - when he hangs on to the back of the scaffolding with his arms above and swings his legs in a circular motion between the gaps in the scaffolding between bars
–> Innocence - when he looks up to the ceiling during high releases, almost as if he is facinated by the cascade of blue above (the sky), encapsulating his awe
How does Bruces focus change when he reaches the floor during Piorette Lunaire. What could this symbolise
His eyes are projected downwards, eyes curious and tentative as his explores unfamiliar territory, showing this feeling of uncertainty, in a way foreshadowing the exploition of his character later on
What was the impact of Tetley’s PIorette Lunaire on Rambert Dance Company
–> Helped Rambert reform into a modern dance company
–> Establishes Bruce as an exceptional performer
–> Created dancers able to dance to many dance styles and become a diverse dance company in terms of dance styles
How was Piorette Lunaire reflective of society at the time
Society at the time was very experimental and Tetleys abstract approach was very experimental in terms of merging dance styles and taking a risk, which allowed modernisation of dance to occur
What was Glen Tetley’s choreographic style
–> Graham technique
–> Theatrical
–> Blending of ballet and Graham technique
–> Sleek, fast paced, climatic structure
What actually is Commedia Dell’Arte
Commedia Dell’Arte was an early form of professional theatre, where each character represents a certain emotion. This form of theatre typically focuses on conveying topical themes in a comedic level
Commedia Dell’Arte focuses on conveying topical themes on a comedic level. What is a topical theme and give an example
A topical theme is a theme revolve around a topic, for example Swansong is revolved around the topic of unfair imprisonment
What we the dates of period 1 and key points
1966 - 1974
—> Transition to contemporary dance
—> Collaborative approach with designers, practitioners etc
—> Focused on building a new repertoire
—> Glen Tetley - 1967
What were the dates for period 2 and the key points
1974 - 1986
—> Under associate artistic director of John Chesworth & Robert North
—> 1974 - Morrice steps down as artistic John Chesworth becomes Artistic director, continueing with with Morrice’s policies and adds outreach work to schools
—> 1981 - Robert North becomes artistic director. ‘Lonely town, lonely street’, ‘Soda Lake’ and ‘Ghost dancers are created at this time’
When and who was ‘Lonely Town Lonely Street’ created for (Rambert and…)
—> 1980 - Janet Smith Dance Company
—> 1981 - Rambert
What are some origins of ‘Lonely Town Lonely Street’
—> Described as a slick & fast ballet
—> Dedicated to Matt Mattox
—> Collaboration with Andrew Storer - set design
—> Jazz valet focussing on loneliness in a big city - New York
—> Bill Withers popular music
—> Lighting - John B Read
—> 7 sections
—> 7 dancers
What are some influences of ‘Lonely Town Lonely Street’
—> Isolation, rejection, betrayal, drug abuse, loneliness
—> Music - Bill Withers
—> Jazz, Cunningham, Graham, gestures
—> Matt Mattox
—> Art & design - architecture background
—> Costuming - 80s fashion
—> NYC - grid like formations
