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Section C: Within Her Eyes Flashcards

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Who is the choreographer of Within Her Eyes (WHE)

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James Cousins

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How many dancers are there in WHE

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2 (1 male/ 1 female)

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What is the performance environment of WHE

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Site sensitive

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What is the structural design of WHE

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A prologue with 6 continuous sections in one seamless journey

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What is the dance style of WHE

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Contemporary Ballet

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What are the choreo approaches in WHE

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Improvisation, keeping the female dancer off the floor, using choreography from previous work and adapting for an outdoor setting

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What are the stimuli for WHE

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Love and loss, Longing and memory, Dependancy and loyalty, A love story with a twist, Dancers can never be together

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What are the choreographic intentions of WHE

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An abstract love story, The pull back and towards the girls late lover contrasted with the desire to move on

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Three main components of the costume design

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Contrasting costume, Delicate blouse with top button up, Female’s cardigan in the prologue

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What is the female’s costume

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The female wears a beige blouse and a thigh length pleated skort which is loose fitting and chiffon like fabric. The top button is done up. She also wears a beige cardigan in the prologue and always has her hair tied in a ponytail.

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What is the male’s costume

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The male wears khaki green cotton jumper and dark trousers all loose fit. He wears dark coloured shoes as well

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What does the contrasting costumes show

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Her costume is light like the heavens linking to her late lover whilst his dark colours are like the earth which keeps them both grounded. It also shows they have differences so early on in the relationship linking to love story with a twist/ abstract love story

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What does the delicate blouse with the top button done up show

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Suggest her fragility and modesty. She is reserved and doesn’t want to show her emotion it the button is undone during the dance showing she is becoming more comfortable with him

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What does the female’s cardigan in the prologue show

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It creates this cold atmosphere and also show she is isolating and reserving herself away from everyone else and her own problems, she is grieving

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What does the females short skirt show

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Allows for a lot more movement especially because she is always being lifted. It gives her freedom to move and be herself with him

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Three main components of the set design

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Graveyard in the prologue, Vast open landscape, Intimate forest setting

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What does the graveyard in the prologue show

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Suggest she has lost somebody in her past who we know is her late lover linking to the stimuli and intent. It creates a sombre mood and sets up her as a character with a lot of emotion

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What does the vast open landscape show

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It enhances this sense of loneliness and how it is only them which is abstract but also allows them to strengthen their relationship with one another

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What does the intimate forest setting show

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The set feels more enclosed and hidden showing they are becoming more intimate and trusting with one another

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What does the cliff side quarry show

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It creates more tension and trust as they are so near falling showing how their relationship has completely strengthened

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Three main components of the lighting design

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Grey and gloomy lighting, lighting progressively gets darker, very dark in the kneeling section

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What does the grey and gloomy in the prologue lighting

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It adds a sense of loneliness and is depressing like the deserted streets. It suggest she is not in a good place and something sad has happened to her

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What does the lighting progressively getting darker show

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It shows a sense of time passing and their relationship progressing on and also the darker lighting is more intimate and secret

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What does the very dark lighting in the kneeling section show

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It contrasts the earlier sections and suggests the high point of their relationship as we can hardly see them so we feel we are intruding on their intimacy

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What does the darker forest setting show
Enhances the sense they’ve become more intimate and the small shafts of light through the trees give a glimpse of hope for the female that the relationship is progressing and she is getting over her past lover
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What does the light sky in the beginning show
Suggest an early time of day and an early stage in the relationship allowing us to see it is fresh and new for both of them
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Three main components of the aural setting
Wind sounds, soft piano notes in the beginning, dense and frequent string notes
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What do the wind sounds show
Suggests a location of the vast open landscape and suggests they are in a world of their own without the bustle of human noises. Makes the places feel more realistic
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What do the soft piano notes in the beginning show
The softness shows how fresh and fragile the relationship is and makes us question whether the relationship is very secure showing an abstract love story
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What do the dense and frequent string notes show
These notes build tension in Flow One directly correlating with their faster movement. It makes us almost excited but uncertain of how the relationship is doing
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What do the aural changes show
Show this sense of time passing and the different stages of their relationship
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What does the low pitch electronic rumble at the end show
It creates an uncomfortable atmosphere and leaves us in fear of how the relationship has ended up
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Four main components of the use of camera
Close behind the girl in the prologue, Long shot at the beginning, Camera weaves between the tress in Flow One, Camera is close up in the kneeling section
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What does the camera being close behind the girl in the prologue show
We don’t get to see the female’s face and emotions just her walking and falling into a wall. Creates a lonely mood and that she’s unhappy but we don’t know why linking to love story with a twist
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What does the long shot at the beginning show
Allows us to see vastness of the field and overcast sky. They appear so small and distant suggesting they aren’t very close yet, It allows us to see all the contributions to understand the characters more straight away
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What does the camera weaving between the trees in Flow One show
It adds tension paired with the aural setting, it makes us feel as if we are spying on them as they become more intimate with each other. Love story with a twist as they are almost not letting use see into their relationship
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What does the close up camera in the kneeling section show
We can now see their faces and them looking at each other for the first time, marking a change in the narrative and suggesting a high level of intimacy
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Name a relationship used
Contact throughout as he is always lifting her shows support and that he is there to help her get over her loss and become more intimate with him, by not letting go
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Name an action used
Female dancer walking in the prologue in the deserted streets shows her helplessness nature and how she needs help as she collapses into the wall and gets upset
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Name a dynamic used
There is a flowing dynamic used especially in the Flow sections to show how although it wasn’t smooth sailing at the start they are slowly becoming more natural and mortal with each other
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Name a spatial design used
The direction as they face each other finally in the kneeling section, it shows a new level to their relationship and that they are actually now in love as they eye contact is very strong. This helps highlight the narrative to keep the audience engaged in their love story
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Four main choreo devices used
Repetition, Highlights, Climax, Contrast
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When is repetition used and why
When the dancer continuously walks in the prologue suggesting she is reflecting on her late lover’s loss over time. The walking shows how she doesn’t know what to do with herself but keep moving
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When is highlights used and why
When she faces away from him with her legs wrapped around his things and drops down as he catches her. This adds to the suspense of can they trust each other yet but he is dependant and shows he is always there to support her
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When is climax used and why
In the kneeling section when the dancers finally look at each other for the first time as the lighting is dark and they are alone. There is a clear contrast between this and Flow One which highlights the twists in their story and how they are finally coming together
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When is contrast used and why
Between Flow One and kneeling as Flow One is fast and tense whereas Kneeling is still and intimate showing the twists in their love story and coming closer
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Three main uses of the number and gender
1 dancer at the start walking, 2 dancers performing in contact the whole time, A male and a female performs constant duet where the female doesn’t touch the floor
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How is 1 dancer at the start walking used and why
The lone female dancer tells us the story that she has experienced her own struggles in her past before this new man. It focuses on her rather than the two of them so we can empathise with her
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How is 2 dancers performing in contact the whole time used and why
The contact work helps show a constant intimacy and one can stay off the ground showing he is their to constantly support her
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How is a male and female performing a constant duet where she doesn’t touch the floor used and why
Helps portray the idea of a stereotypical love story finally after the twists and turns as we see the man embrace her as if he cares for her deeply
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How is a male and female performing a constant duet where she doesn’t touch the floor used and why x2
The male dancer is a constant base of support showing his love and dependency which is important as the male is shown as strong while female is fragile, a common role for each of these genders
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Three choreo approaches used
Improvisation, keeping the female dancer off the floor, using choreography from previous work and adapting it for an outdoor setting
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How is adapting choreography for an outdoor setting used
Each scene portrays a different place which could represent the changing in time of the relationship which plays out into this love story with lots of twists
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How is adapting choreography for an outdoor setting used x2
Shown by the natural lighting which gets darker. This clearly shows not only the darkness of the relationship but also their inner feelings as they progress through their failing relationship showing an abstract love story
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How is keeping the female off the floor used
Shown throughout by a variety of contact work. Female initiates most of the movement showing some of her control in the relationship. The man needs her as much as she needs him showing their abstract love story
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How is keeping the female off the floor used x2
Shown when the male supports, lifts, lowers and holds the female. He pushes, pulls and releases her throughout but she never touches the floor which is abstract for a love story
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Four main components of the structural design
Narrative structure, Logical sequence, Transitions, Unity
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How is a narrative structure shown and why
The sections move from longing and memory to dependency and loyalty as the narrative builds. Overall effect is one seamless journey of their love story
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How is a logical sequence shown and why
Female starts alone, meets the male and the love story develops. This logical order shows love progressing in the relationship and helps audience follow the story because it makes sense
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How are transitions used and why
Seamless transitions as set changes but movement stays the same. These show the love story with a twist as it is the same but different but also doesn’t distract from the story. This allows the storyline to progress and make sense
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How is unity shown and why
The performance is whole and united by the fact the female never touches the floor. This is highlighted in the kneeling section when she nearly touches the floor but doesn’t, showing his dependancy. This helps the audience realise how important the male dancer really is

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