Shadows

Question 1

Who choreographed Shadows?

Answer 1

Christopher Bruce

Question 2

What company Dances in the piece shadows

Answer 2

Phoenix Dance Theatre

Question 3

What are the three stimuli for shadows

Answer 3

Family relationship, fear of outside and ‘Fratres’ music piece by Arvo Parts

Question 4

What was the choreographic Intention fow shadows

Answer 4

To portray an eastern European family who has a fear of the outside,

Question 5

What were the 3 choreographic approaches for shadows

Answer 5

using furniture in creation, using music to dictate story, and working with the dancers.

Question 6

What styles is Shadows

Answer 6

Ballet, Contemporary, Neo classical and contact

Question 7

What is the structure of Shadows

Answer 7

Semi-Narrative

Question 8

What are the costumes in shadows

Answer 8

Designed by Christopher Bruce. The costumes are clearly gendered, depicting the era of the 1930s -1940s: simple shirts, skirts, trousers and dresses as well as large overcoats worn at the very end of the piece (Oversized for son and daughter to show poverty).

Question 9

What is the stage type in shadows

Answer 9

End stage

Question 10

What is the set like in Shadows

Answer 10

Designed by Christopher Bruce. Shadows uses a minimal set within a black-box. The piece includes a table, a bench, two stools, a coat stand and suitcases – all worn-looking, confirming that the family is strruggling
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