Choreography
process
Following from my previous blog after today’s lesson I feel
like I have made immense progress with my choreography.
I have now only got 40 seconds of my 3 minute 40 second
piece left to choreography which is the section in the middle. I ended up
choreographing backwards for my last minute as I knew how I wanted to finish
but now how to get there. This is one of the main challenges I faced in today’s
lesson as I had to reverse my choreography. Additionally, a few little
challenges I faced was having several motifs that had sections between that
hadn’t been choreographed, therefore I had to work on fitting these motifs together
and adding extra movement where necessary so that these sections were
following.
Some of the movement I’ve been starting to add relates to my
stimulus such as a lot of hand gestures and movement which links to an emotion.
My theory of my piece is the stages of mental health and how a person has to
hide what they are feeling and my choreography works in sections linking to
this (which was explained further in my previous blog). At this moment in my
choreography I have included the following choreographic devices: retrograde,
levels, climax and highlights. My research is starting to evolve during my
process, I have been able to use my research to inspire my movement which
creates a connection with my stimulus. This has quickened my choreography
process as it gives me a main source of ideas coinciding with my aim. Creating
movement has come from the music along with trying to link it to my stimulus
and the basis of my plan. Having a plan of how I want the outcome to be like
has given me the challenge of having movement which fits this criteria.
In my choreography I have linked a few movements inspired by
my chosen choreography, Wayne Mcgregor. By doing this I picked out a small
section of movements (2 or 3) and used these movements as a base to create my own
motif from this. When developing this passage in the style of Wayne Mcgregor’s
choreography it allowed me to incorporate movements which I wouldn’t think to
include originally. Also, I was able to link their style of movement in with
this section. The process of doing this is quicker than my process and seems to
be harder as I’m having to adapt my movement to link within my chosen
practitioner’s. The movements that are inspiration have slightly more detail
with positioning and placement whereas with my own work I do what I feel is
right. Furthermore, Wayne Mcgregor’s process was finding his music to then
choreograph where as my first interpretation of choreographing has changed as I
now choreograph to the parts of the music, I have been able to create movement.
Below is a video of the section of my piece which was
inspired by my chosen practitioner Wayne Mcgregor:
You have gone into detail about the challenges you faced in todays class, which is really good. I like the way you have incorporated Wayne Mcgregor's movements into your own choreography, as well as movements relating to your chosen stimulus. I look forward to seeing your final solo. Well done.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really detailed blog about your work during the last week mentioning what challenges you were faced with. I just wondered if there was anything that you felt made you proud this week in choreography? As well as this you mentioned that you want to portray how a person suffering with mental health has to hide there emotions. What gestures do you believe will best show this aspect? well done.
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DeleteOne thing i am proud of during this week's choreography lesson was being able to make a start on the whole process.
One of the main gestures I'm going to incorporate is having my head in my hands.
You have made a good start to your reflective post and have clearly described where you are currently at within your work. In relation to the criteria, I would say that this post currently sits around the 2:2 mark. For further development, discuss how your current creative process may differ to the process you used at the start of your development. I would also like you to discuss your movement in relation to your stimulus as well as your research further. Are there any examples of where your use of research behind your stimulus has added depth to your piece? Additionally, think about how your research may have evolved over the past few weeks. What aspects of Wayne McGregor’s choreographic style/ process do you want to portray within your piece and how will you ensure this comes across? Within your post, you have highlighted some of the challenges you have faced. How will you overcome these?
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DeleteMy research has helped enormously with my choreography as it gave me more depth and ideas to refer to.
I’m wanting to portray Wayne McGregor’s dance style as well as his process of improvisation.
I will overcome these challenges by reflecting on them and doing what I feel is necessary to do this.
I enjoyed reading your blog Abi and I'm impressed of how far you've come along with your choreography. I wondered how the devices you have chosen have added to your piece?
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DeleteThe devices I have chosen have added more variety to my movement.
Well done for almost completing your solo, I enjoyed watching the video of your choreography and reading about the process! Are there any examples of movements you have done using choreographic devices?
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DeleteThere are quite a few movements that are involved within the devices I have used. One example is a small motif I repeat twice in my piece but with varied arm movements.