ASDR

•  ACTION

  Rooster gestures – broken wrists in front, pecking head, wing arms, dragging steps with chest forward

  Grooming gestures – tie adjustment, slick hair, cufflinks gesture
•  ACTION

  Rooster gestures – broken wrists in front, pecking head, wing arms, dragging steps with chest forward

  Grooming gestures – tie adjustment, slick hair, cufflinks gesture
•  DYNAMIC

  Soft and lethargic quality – suggestive of an afternoon watching girls go by.

  Use of the heavy beat at the start of the bar adds natural accent without breaking being staccato.
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  CHOG DEVICES/ RELATIONSHIPS

  Repetition of key rooster/male gestures.

  Direct correlation with elements of music visualisation on heavy accents (2nd repeat of “dogs begin to bark”).

  Clear ‘lead rooster’ in the foreground performing male Rooster chauvinistic gestures while others are the background male gang swaying slowly from side to side in unison. Female dancer changes their relationships as they cause men to leave.

  Use of Contact and manipulation of the female dancer- men take her hands in counter tension as she performs a rond de jambe en l’air, scissor kick and arabesque.
• EXITS/ENTRANCES/FORMATIONS

  4 men spread around the centre stage.

  The soloist enters from stage R and performs in the DSR/C sections of the stage.

  The female enters and performs duets with Red and Blue roosters, initiating exits. 

  Performs duet with remaining roosters to initiate exit.
•  COSTUME

  Men – black trousers and soft jazz shoes. Shirts, Velvet jackets and ties in varying colours/

  Woman – black high neck, sleeveless mini dress. 

  Red panels in skirt section. Black tights and jazz shoes.
•  LIGHTING

  Neutral colour, dimmer at the edges of the stage.

  Large central wash to illuminate dancers.
•  LINKS TO SUBJECT MATTER

  Masculine gestures with animalistic qualities.

  Culture references through leg gestures reflecting pop stars of the 60’s – Elvis, Jagger

  Female dancer appears to intrude and negatively affect the men.
• Slide guitar, harmonica - American, S Western feel, which was exciting and atmospheric in

  mid-60s Britain. Slow 4/4. Relaxed Blues music gives a seductive atmosphere. Lyrics describe how the male cockerel has power over a harem of hens, and the actions of males echo this sense of self-power with preening gestures and strong gaze out to the audience.