North

• norths Stylistic features?


  ballet

  contemporary

  flamenco

  jazz Matt mattox

  kapoera Brazil non contact “Troy game”

  akido Japanese contact

  grayham

  pre existing scores
• Death in the maiden themes?

  Death, youth, Rejection, acceptance
• Death in the maiden duet 1 key moment?

  Death arms V above head= angle of death

  slow sorrowful steps and music

  music become faster as she accepts death

  attitude turns with arabesque

  counter tension into back bend contract and release
• Death in the maiden final duet?

  maiden does V with arms =angle of death

  very slow movement

  despair

  desth slowly cuts off her senses covers her eyes ears and mouth she trys one final attempt at stopping him but fails
• Norths contributions to Rambert?

  Introduced Grantham technique into shows

  death in the maiden

  jazz Matt mattox > lonely town lonely street

  Cheney turns > lonely town lonely street. Repertoire ( created popular piece). Developed physicality, masculinity and dramatic quality’s of dancers

  elongated musical phrases. Invited overseas choreographers to mount works for the company ( Cunningham, Paul Taylor’s ARIS 1978,1982)
• When was north artistic director?

  1981 - 1985
• When was lonely town lonely street performed by rambert?

  1980-81
• When was death in the maiden performed By rambert?

  1984
• What did north study?

  Graham and Cunningham
• Influences on north?


  Music ( classical, popular)

  jazz (Matt mattox)

  Ballet

  capoeira (brazil martial art non contact)

  akido (Japanese martial art contact)

  flamenco

  painting

  grayham

  cunningham
• Lownely town lonely street Movement style examples?

  Jazz = high release (upper chest and pirouettes)

  grayham= back bend demonstrates emotion of vulnerability

  contractions on words “reached out” stretching body out and in

  unison

  ballet = pirouettes Alegro jumps in fifth
• Themes in lonely town lonely street?

  Isolation

  rejection ( missing partner)

  facial expressions to express emotional subject

  focus of piece is in down stage right

  seg in urban backstreets of New York
• Lonely town lonely street “ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone” Movement example?


  Transfer of weight (jazz+Ballet)

  reaching

  jump kicks

  Cheney turns

  pleading arms

  ”away” steps back and contracts look away

  sharp slow dynamics

  ”wonder” looks up

  circular diagonal parth ways try to get away but always ends up back at down stage right