Section 12- Pagodas Flashcards
Why does Larbi sit down facing the monks who are sat on top of their boxes facing DS?
-he is acting as the teacher and they are his students, leading them in this gestural sequence which the monks copy
Describe some of the key gestures that the monks do whilst the aural setting is silence
-they start with their hands joint together to form a circle in their laps= eternal, unity, circle of life
-they touch their index fingers to their temples alternating each side
-with their fingers pinched they draw them outwards into a diagonal
-they sweep their hands around in a horizontal circle above the head then bring them down into prayer position
Describe some of the key gestures that the monks do on the change of aural setting
-they make the sign of the cross on their heads using the back of the thumb
-with one hand they draw a circle around the top of their head making contact with it
-they do a small circle up of their hands bringing them down into prayer position
Where are these gestural movements taken from?
French Sign Language
Why do the monks all do the gestures in unison?
-shows them as one, as a collective, how they are all living the same life at the temple as a monk, shows their power and strength together, Antony gormleys idea of clones
Describe a movement which shows the theme of building and destroying
-the monks stand on top of their boxes and the sound of a triangle initiates the first monk to tip forwards causing his box to fall to the floor. Every monk follows and tips their box so it slams on the floor, and they jump off.
-Larbi likes to juxtapose serenity with intensity, shows monks physical and menta, strength to overcome fear and fall off the box
Describe a moment of humour that Larbi creates and give the interpretation
-Larbi runs and jumps into his metal box DSR knocking it from vertical to horizontal. This creates humour as it is not the same as the monks dangerous jumping off of their boxes.
-this reminds the audience that Larbi is a foreigner and from a western culture so is still learning from the monks. However he still manages to knock the box down showing his integration with them
Describe how the monks and Larbi move their boxes into the next formation, and what the aural setting is
-the monks drag their boxes around the stage in an anti clockwise circular formation, holding 2 boxes, to create a horizontal row of boxes upstage with the openings facing up
-this creates the impression of the monks all working hard in a job in the city, and the never ending cycle of work, or them dragging their heavy bags
-Larbi repeats sections of section 9 solo, as he tries to walk but one of his feet gets stuck inside the box like before, and he struggles to get it out
-aural setting changes to a soft legato string piece
