Section 2: Pond

• Start and end of dance

  Start: SLC picks up wooden pole and begins to walk on upturned boxes, pulls out a monk

  
  

  End: SLC takes wooden pole back from monk, who looks angry
• F + C: 3 movements and analysis

  -Monks contained in their boxes til freed by SLC/other monks

  
  

  -Displaced manipulation: monk holds wooden pole and moves it in a circle as SLC uses his index finger to control it

  
  

  -Free and fluid movement, feet contained on box
• O+N C: 1 movement and analysis

  -Drunken fist martial art: Unsteady movements w/ cupped hand, raised to mouth and head tipped back as if drinking
• JoA: 2 movements and analysis

  -SLC holds pole with one hand, monk holds with 2 hands, they move it in a circular motion: trying to form connection acting as one

  
  

  -SLC watches from the sides, as if trying to learn more so he can be accepted
• Set and analysis


  All boxes upturned, resemble pond (old china, Chinese gardens)

  
  

  AG: 'When the stage was flipped it was almost like a pond [...] almost dangerous [...] had depth but could only walk on certain bits of it
• Music and analysis


  Scratchy and out of tune, Chinese style violin, ends abruptly as SLC takes pole: matches unsteady movements, link to old china