Emancipation of Expressionism

• The 5 choreographic intentions are:

  1. order and chaos
  2. birth and growth
  3. hip-hop in a theatrical setting
  4. hip-hop as an art form
  5. expressing individuality
• what is a stimulus?

  inspiration / starting point for a dance
• what were kenricks stimuli

  1. freedom of expression and music
  2. expressing individuality
  3. accompaniment
  4. the title
  5. empowerment was created first
  6. use of hip-hop movement vocablulary
• dance company performing?

  boy blue entertainment
• when was it first performed live?

  may 2013
• when was the video performance recorded?

  2017
• who directed the video performance?

  danny boyle
• name one of the tracks used

  til edna- olafur arnalds
• who is the choreographer?

  kenrick 'h2o' sandy
• who designed the costumes?

  charlotte young
• how many dancers in the piece?

  17 total

  8 female

  9 male
• how long is the dance?

  11 mins
• how many sections


  4
• name of sections

  1. genesis
  2. growth and struggle
  3. connection and flow between people
  4. empowerment
• what is a motif?

  a phrase of movement (that is easy to repeat that is linked to the choreographic intention)
• what types of stimuli are there?

  1. visual
  2. auditory
  3. ideational
  4. kinaestetic- movement
  5. tactile- what you touch
• what is popping?


  the sudden contracting and relaxing of muscles- sharp isolations of body parts.

  makes robotic, animated movements that contrast fluid movements
• what is locking?


  freezing in a position or moving slowly to contrast fast moves and create impact through breaking up a dances flow
• what is waaking


  creating shapes above and around the head focusing and emphasizing the accompaniment
• what is krumping


  fast, energetic, expressive movements performed in an agressive way.
• which performance environment was the piece performed in

  standard proscenium arch stage
• mnemonic device for costume questions

  F- fabric, texture, weight

  I-idea (gender, period, culture)

  S- style

  C-colour

  A-accessories

  L-line/fit
• mnemonic device for analysis of costume

  C- character

  H- historical, cultural, geographical setting

  O- other elements complimented

  S- supports the choreographic intent/mood

  E- enhances movement

  N- narrative
• what do the dancers wear in e of e

  denim blue jeans

  blue t-shirt

  grey trainers with white soles

  things to note:

  unisex, modern, urban culture

  hair tied back neatly

  loosefitting & lightweight
• types of aural setting

  1. found sound- created
  2. silence
  3. natural sound- nature
  4. music
  5. voice
  6. electronic sound
• describing aural setting

  • style
  • instrumentation
  • dynamics
  • timbre
  • tempo
  • pitch
  • rhythm
  • texture
  • melody
  • pulse
• action/ movement

  • turns
  • elevation
  • transfer of weight
  • balance
  • travel
  • gesture
  • floorwork
  • different body parts
• spacial design

  • levels
  • size
  • where you are on stage
  • direction
  • patterns
  • pathways
• dance relationships

  • accumulation
  • action and reaction
  • contact
  • mirroring
  • lead and follow
  • complement and contrast
  • counterpoint
  • formations
• dynamics

  • fast /slow
  • acceleration/ decceleration
  • flowing/ abrupt
  • sudden/ sustained
  • direct/ indirect
  • strong/light
• lighting types

  • natural lighting
  • strobe
  • flood/wash
  • side lights
  • coloured gels
  • gobo
  • profile/spotlight
  • fresnel
  • projection onto cyclorama
• what lights are on during growth and struggle


  side lights
• what lighting is used almost constantly during the course of the dance

  blue wash using coloured gels