Week 10 - Studio Performance

Studio rehearsal:

The learning outcomes of the choreography assessment were:
    •critically analyse and evaluate a variety of works by a chosen choreographer within the     current dance scene
    •Demonstrate the application of theories, processes, devices, and technical dance skills to choreograph, create and design original dance to pre-selected stimuli
    • critically evaluate and reflection on personal choreographic work and the creative process used
 I believe that I have successfully completed and followed these outcomes within this assessment. These different learning outcomes I have achieved throughout the whole process of creating my choreography and are something I’ve look at through different tasks. 

Additionally, as I have completed my piece I just need to polish and clean the movement. Although during this practice there is 10 seconds of movement near the end of my choreography which I am going to adapt. However, this is a small change and will not have a huge impact on the rest of my piece. By changing this little part will allow my ending to be smooth and all the movements to flow.  I have also decided after reflecting from the video of my choreography to add the choreographic device complementary, I’m going to show this when I’m on the floor rocking sideways with my hands in my head to then change it so I’m rocking sideways with my head in my hands stood up before my climax section. By adding this I feel like it will add more variety to my piece and the audience will make a clear link between these two parts.

Reflecting on my previous creative sessions I feel as though my piece has come together from these tasks and completing these different blogs has allowed my ideas to develop further. This links in with the development of my own choreography which has helped my piece look more creative and advanced in the way the movement is set. The previous tasks have been building blocks for my choreography as they are what has got me to this point.

The feedback from the studio performance given to me: 

• Use emotions throughout the whole piece and to not let my emotions drop by the end section 
• Sharper arms in the places where I’m throwing them 
• The contrast of beginning to end was good 

Doing the whole of my choreography in the studio and getting verbal feedback was very beneficial for me. This is because I’ve been able to practice my piece full out with the music and have someone else’s perspective towards it. Also, having verbal feedback has given me something to work on further and key points to improve. In this lesson I recorded my choreography so it allows me to reflect on my work as an individual and give myself feedback by identifying parts which may need adapting or improving on. 

Some previous feedback from peers from my previous blogs to do with my choreography have been applied and used. Such as using some of the symptoms of depression in my movements to express this.Also, one piece of feedback which I looked into more detail was including gestural movement to emphasise certain emotions which will grab the audiences attention and will reflect on their own personal emotions. 

The feedback from this lesson and my previous creative blogs has been successful and been a way of improving my work further.

One of the questions given is about sustaining energy and purpose through my choreography:

Below is a graph of an energy timeline which links to my piece to give a more visual representation of my aim. 

Where as showing the emotive side of my piece will be done on my own ability to sustain my emotions to allow for them to be expressed to the audience.

Below is a small clip of my choreography: