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Manipulation of the elements of dance as they relate to concept/intent for 2 or 3 dancers
Manipulating space for two or three dancers
Communicating intention through shape
Look at the following images and consider these questions:
How would you describe the shapes in
each example?
Which shapes are harmonious and
which are contrasting?
What ideas might the partner shapes
communicate to an audience?
In relation to two or three dancers,
you should consider:
- lines of the shapes you have created (e.g. curved, straight, angular, spiralling)
- the overall shape from the audience's viewpoint (e.g. horizontal, vertical, diagonal, geometric, organic, symmetrical, asymmetrical)
- relationships of multi-body shapes (combinations of lines and overall shape, aesthetics and meaning)
- the relationship of the shape to the space (e.g. positive and negative)
- the way in which shapes communicate your specific intent.
Activity 1
1. Construct a phrase that
communicates your intent.
2. Isolate and "freeze" shapes
within the phrase.
3. Identify the types of shapes you
have made. Are they symmetrical or asymmetrical, angular or curved? If they are
character-based, how do they communicate character?
4. Ask your dancers to emphasise the
identified characteristics of the shapes.
Activity 2
1. Ask your dancers to perform the
phrase in canon.
2. Identify new shape relationships
that result from the canon.
3. Ask your dancers to "freeze" in
shapes during the canon to emphasise these shape
relationships.
4. Reflect on audience viewpoint and
meaning in relationships created.
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