Section 5 - key information

Question 1

What are the key themes?

Answer 1

-Mourning/grief/loss
-Lust/temptation
-Female empowerment

Question 2

What is the use of dancers in this section?

Answer 2

-4 - 1 male soloist and three female backing dancers
-All dancers are quite athletic
-Male role - in mourning/grief
-Female’s role - representative of the Pan’s people and the embodiment of the male’s grief and the temptation

Question 3

What is the context of the section?

Answer 3

-Pan’s people - female dance backing group in the 60s
-Vietnam war - link to what happened and the grief and loss

Question 4

What is the physical setting?

Answer 4

-Proscenium arch stage
-Female’s costume = black shift dresses inspired by Mary Quant and red neck ties - loss/grief/mourning
-Male’s costume = bright red shirt, black stretchy jeans, purple patterned tie, no jacket - colours referred to in song
-At end dim on stage, illuminated by side light