Todays lesson was split into two parts- we firstly learnt a motif from Kat, to perform to the class and receive constructive criticism from and secondly we all individually found a piece of media in any form which made us stop and think about how society views situations. This could be anything also that we saw and made us feel angry or that we are passionate about.
Using text to create a performance piece requires you to translate words to movement. To make this successful there are various ways of interpreting a text including
- Listening to the rhythm of the text and how it should be spoken. This could correlate to the speed the dance is performed, giving the piece of sense of dynamic energy.
- Thinking about the key words in the text and what their meaning is in the context they are used. Once you have selected these words, you can think about how the words can be interpreted into movement. For example the word ‘opening’ could be used to create large movements of the body, spreading the arms and legs out in different directions to show being open.
- Is the text positive or negative? This could correlated to the movement type and deciding whether the atmosphere created by the dance should be happt or sad fro example. Movements such as big leaps could be used to show happiness whereas timid movements such as floored rolls and limbs close to the body could sow sadness.
My choice of quotes-
“Helen Skelton’s revealing skirt sends BBC’s Olympic games Rio 2016 viewers into meltdown.”
“They’re shorts not pants- Gary Lineker accused of not honouring Match of the Day pant promise, but viewers still turned on”
To summaries these quotes in a nutshell, they are contrasting as the first shows a woman being targeted in a negative light for showing her legs whereas the second shows a male being shamed for not showing enough skin on camera. Sexism is a topic which I feel very strongly about and is something that deeply angers me. This is why the subject matter will give me lots to think about when creating a dance based around it.
I picked four words from the two quotes which gave me some inspiration to create moves from.
- Revealing- I will use gradual and steady movements, transitioning between levels, starting with floored work such as rolls and sweeping actions to show the progression.
- Meltdown- This movement section could follow a scene of climax, almost showing the come down from the highest and most explosive part of the dance. Movements such as reaching up to the sky with splayed hands, followed by a gradual bringing down of the body to the floor, to symbolise the deterioration.
- Accused- this word can literally be translated in to dance movement by pointing of the finger, looks of guilt and bringing hands out to the side to show innocence.
- Promising- small meaningful movements such as a turn of the head could be effective, along side gestural begging movements, showing promises and secrecy.
In conclusion to today’s lesson, I believe I have been productive in creating some strong movement material I can use to out towards our final media movement piece. Choosing words from the quotes has given me some inspiration for dance moves surrounding the topic of the quotes, helping to make my dance as centred around the media as possible.
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