Emancipation of Expressionism

• Choreographer


  Kendrick H2O sandy
• Company


  Blue boy entertainment
• Premier date


  May 2013
• Dancers


  17 (8 female 9 male)
• Structure- 4 sections


  1- genesis

  2-growth and struggle

  3-connection and flow

  4-empowerment
• Dance style


  Krumping, popping, locking, animation, breaking and wacking
• Choreographic approach


  Exploring hip hop moves in a contemporary way
• Choreographic intention


  Hip hop as a tool for expression to affect an audience
• Themes


  Order and chaos
• Stimulus


  Music 'til enda' by olafur Arnalds

  The idea of being free to express individuality
• Aural composer (4)


  1&2 Michael "mickey j" Asante

  3 max ritcher

  4 olafur arnalds
• Aural setting 1&2


  urban, powerful drum beats and electronic sounds
• Aural setting 3


  November, modern classical
• Aural setting 4


  Til Enda- fusion of urban and percussive with classical string instruments
• Aural setting


  Accents are multi layered and complex- working with choreography
• Costume designer


  Kendrick H2O sandy
• Costume


  Short sleeved blue t-shirts, denim jeans, grey trainers white sole, hair ties back, everyday jewellery
• Costume meaning


  Represents the company, enhances shape, clean look
• Lighting designer


  Kendrick sandy with sadler's wells theatre
• Lighting from above


  Intense blue
• Lighting in Edges


  Dark, central focus, used to set the mood, enhance aural, dramatic effect
• Lighting in the second section


  Pair of white lights off stage
• Performance environment


  Proscenium arch
• Staging and set


  Use of theatrical fog creates texture in the air around the dancers and enhances the lighting