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Rooster Flashcards

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4 sections of rooster

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Lady Jane
As tears go by
Paint it black
Play with fire

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How does costumes for women change in paint it black?

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Trio has red neck scarves

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How does costume for women change in play with fire?

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Red feather boa

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What atmosphere does the dance create?

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Feel of the ‘swinging’ 1960s

Contemporary attitudes

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What is the rooster strut?

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Stylised walk for men
Toes on one foot slide along floor
Neck jut forward

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What does the rooster strut mimic?

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The way cockerels move

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Choreography in context

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  • choreographic motif from the lyrics (feature since earlier creations) occasionally taking a literal cue from the words
  • episodic
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Lady Jane Dancers

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  • end of dancers = dancers link hands in circle in unison as male lifts jane in centre as she raises arms
  • one couple centre stage and rest in line at back of stage showing different spacing
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LJ Aural setting

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  • calm music interlude as jane returns (courtly dance pace) - suggests normality in misogynistic behaviour
  • ‘lady Anne/ sweet Marie’ narrative of man choosing other women over jane
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LJ movement

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  • dancers link hands in circle in unison as male lifts jane in centre as she raises arms
  • Jane sits on mans knee with arms crossed over body (suggesting modest women + controlling man/ reliance on man)
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LJ theme demonstrated

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  • Complicated aspects of dating/ men misogyny (Jane sits on mans knee with arms crossed over body)
  • Courtly ship (bows to one another + men lift women/women relying on men)
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LJ Physical set

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  • Black dress with red pleated skirt + high neck (modesty)

- Men in black suit +different colour ties + blazers (differentiate between the men

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ATGB Dancers

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-

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ATGB Physical set

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  • -Black dress with red pleated skirt + high neck (modesty)

- Men in black suit +different colour ties + blazers (differentiate between the men

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ATGB Aural setting

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-lyrics ‘children play’ = childlike -isolation (when women in circle holding each others shoulder and the women gets pushed out

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ATGB movement

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  • females joins end of line and others stare at her + she drops back out the line (shows isolation as focus goes to women, no acceptance, rejected by metaphorical community)
  • women left crouching centre stage waving at man then man carries her off (isolation as women didn’t exit same way as others)
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ATGB theme demonstrated

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REJECTION + ISOLATION

  • females joins end of line and others stare at her + she drops back out the line (shows isolation as focus goes to women, no acceptance, rejected by metaphorical community)
  • women left crouching centre stage waving at man then man carries her off (isolation as women didn’t exit same way as others)
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ATGB Space

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PIB Dancers

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-

20
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PIB Physical set

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-red scarf - used to whip male victim

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PIB Aural setting

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-

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PIB movement

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  • large extended movement which flows into repeated deep plea when ‘paint it black’ is repeated
  • women remove their red scarfs and turn in unison with the scarfs in the air, then whip in canon then face the walk up stage facing the back
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PIB theme demonstrated

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-

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PIB Space

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  • 3 women approach man who is on floor downstage + they weave between one another as man does large movements almost colliding with women (shows aggression as suggests intention is to obstruct women)
  • 3 females walk off at end while man is left downstage crawling towards females (shows self-loathing as man is inferior to women due to levels)
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PWF Dancers

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-

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PWF Physical set

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  • Red feather boa + short skirts used to link the dancers = intention of women flirting to with the men
  • Coloured shirts + clashing ties reflect the popular trends of the 60’s
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PWF Aural setting

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  • ‘you don’t play with me’ suggests power through male guiding women with feather boa
  • ‘you better watch your step girl’ suggests men’s hierarchy through males flexing biceps + rooster strut
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PWF movement

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PWF theme demonstrated

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HEIRARCHY

  • males flamboyant steps while guiding women using feather boa = represents mans sense of hierarchy + being in charge
  • ‘her diamond’s and tiaras’ - wealth = hierarchy
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PWF space

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