Infra

• What is the choreographic intent of Infra?

  The london bombings ,seeing below the surface of things and human relationships
• What is the stimulus?


  Infra means the word below in latin- portray life beneath a city, The wasteland poem by TS Eloit
• Choreographic approch


  Show-shows a peice to the dancers

  make- make a phrase on a dancer

  task-set a choreographic task
• Structure


  The ballet comprimises of solos, diets and ensembles. Section 6 is the 6 shafts of light with 6 duets. Section 1- logic section 4-vide infra

  section 8-hope
• Aural setting


  Max Ritcher - mix of melancholy strings, with electronic and radio static sounds as well as every day sounds like train whistles and wind
• Costume


  Designed by Moritz Junge

  Fitted vests, shorts, t-shirts in black white and grey (monochrome) One female wears a wrap around skirt, females wear pointe shoes to lengthen their legs
• Lighting


  Designed by Lucy Carter

  Often focuses downstage and is very wide, occasionly dancers are lit by shafts of light. Colours are used to show different sections
• Staging/set


  Julian Opie

  An 18m LED screen is ppaced on the plain black wall. It runs the width of the stage. Flow of electronic figures. Grey stage floor
• What type of stage

  proscenium arch
• how many dancers

  12(6male/6female)
• choreographer


  wayne mcgregor
• style

  contemporary ballet
• how long


  28 minutes
• date of first performance

  13th november 208