Zero Degrees Flashcards
When was this work created?
2005
How many dancers are there?
2 - duet
Who choreographed the piece?
Khan and Sidi Larbi
Who created the music?
Nitin Sawhney
Who created the physical setting?
Antony Gormley
What is Zero Degrees based on?
It is about boundaries and transforming from one thing to another, for example water and ice and life and death - polar opposites
It also explores how they both have multiple cultures and they explore this through boundaries etc
Who are the key collaborators of zero degrees?
Choreographers = Khan and Sidi Larbi - met in 2000, the collab came from their longing to work together
Design = Antony Gormley
What is the set design for Zero Degrees?
It is a light grey stage with a dark grey backdrop
Khan wears more brown/greens while Sidi Larbi wears more greys/blues
Use of the life size casts of themselves created by Antony Gormley (2 casts) - confrontation
-Antony Gormley was known for using clones in his set design
What movement example highlights the collaboration in set design and also the experimental use of set design (links to Trisha Brown)?
Larbi is DSC, he is facing SL while the life size cast of himself is facing directly opposite facing SR and he takes his hand and starts hitting himself with it on the head, face and shoulders as he gradually goes down to the floor - experimenting with the idea of confrontation - they are standing on either side of line suggesting the idea of the boundaries of self identity and how others see us
This also uses gestural movements influenced by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
Which movement example shows the use of euro crash and Khatak turns?
Khan spins (Sufi spins) rapidly across the floor in a linear pathway where?? and performs a striking gesture with his arm causing Larbi to drop to the floor where??
Which movement example shows the use of the fluidity of the spine and the use of contortion?
Larbi places the top of his head on the floor and walks his feet around the floor in a circular pathway causing the spine to arch and contract - shows his natural abilities of flexibility and also highlights how he’s a self-taught dancer
What is Khatak?
An ancient Indian classical dance
What led to Khan and Larbi collaborating?
Khan and Cherkaoui met in 2002 and saw they had similarities in their lifestyles - both sons brought up in Europe by Islamic parents, both draw upon meeting of two cultures, both combine speed of Kathak with precision of contemporary
