Section Four

Question 1

Name?

Answer 1

As tears go by

Question 2

What happens on the lyric ‘I sit and watch as tears go by’?

Answer 2

a female dancer runs centre stage while the 3 other female dancers form a circle facing inwards, their hands on each other’s shoulder, bending forward slightly. The lone female dancer facing the audience suddenly drops into the crouched position, her shoulders, arms, and head relax forward over her bent knees.
- shows themes of isolation and her being less mature than the other girls.

Question 3

What happens on the lyric ‘I sit and watch as tears go by’?

Answer 3

3 male dancers and female dancers dance in unison with each other on the centre stage. One male dancer stands upstage alone watching whilst a female dancer remains in a crouched position to the right of the group, her head, arms and shoulders relaxed over her body

Question 4

How is the theme of rejection shown in this section?

Answer 4

Isolated man picks her up by the back of the skirt. She then looks at him and slaps him then skips away - shows themes of rejection and childlikeness. Also shows a hierarchy within the two isolated characters as he picks her up like a child and then she doesn’t want to be associated with him.

Question 5

What does Isolation reflect in this section?

Answer 5

Isolation could reflect the growing minority who grew alienated from the conformity and materialism they saw corrupting the middle class culture - isolated female dancer does Ruby Tuesday turns

Question 6

What is the lighting like in this section?

Answer 6

Slightly darker blue wash - suggests isolation and more sombre tone of dance compared to previous folk/competitive dances.