Artificial things

• Choreographic approach


  collaborative , much of the material was driven by Laura Jones movement in her wheel chair and has been translated by the standing dancers
• Stimulus


  paintings by Goran Djurvovic, dancers personal experiences , snow covered urban landscape with an isolated figure and collapsed wheelchair
• Choreographic intention

  coming to terms with life's limitation's, gaze of others,individual regrets, finding resolution by coming together
• structure


  consists of 3 scenes, scene 3 starts with 2 duets they they group together using ground based contact work then the trio, then the family portrait section and Daves solo , then they end with a frozen group
• aural setting


  Andy Higgs, futuristic atmosphere, use of whole piano to create a cold ambient sound, use of the sound of paper snow and wind , distant rumble, footsteps and ticking, mixing of the sunshine of your smile sounds disorted before end, silence , mixture of tempos
• costume


  designed by Anna Jones.

  wash of blue and green splashed down them contrasting the backdrop, artificial colours

  Laura- vest top light and dark blue with baggy trousers

  Dave-short sleeve top green with splash of blue

  Amy- green and blue dress tight fitting

  David- baggy top and trousers light green and blue

  Shows stimulus of paintings
• lighting


  Dave and Laura duet- 2 white overhead lights mid intensity

  David and Amy duet- warm glow upstage blue/purple

  Family portraits- deep blue, intense, spotlight on dancer's

  Daves solo- cold pale blue spotlight , amber side lights, lights fade to black
• Set design


  heavy back drop, paint running down, vitrine on its side with snow inside display cabinate, paper snow scattered all over floor on a diagonal pathway, 3 stools - shows them coming together, headless mannequin legs show lifes limitations for Dave as he looks physically able

  Light grey floor with wooden edge
• when was the first performance?

  2014
• stage environment


  proscenium arch
• choreographer


  Lucy Bennet
• dancers


  4(2male/2female)
• style


  inclusive contemporary dance
• dance company


  stopgap dance company
• length of dance


  20 minutes
• movement content


  Dave and Laura duet- press , pull, roll over, low level, diagonal pathway, controlled and gentle, contact, duet

  Amy and David duet- lifts, plie, fall and release, move around each other , high and medium level, sudden , sharp, action and reaction , duet

  Group- collapsing, pul towards him, rolls , compact bundle , low level , sustained , solo moments , contact

  Family portraits - lean , floor work, freeze ,shift, variety of levels ,soft , sudden , conatct