KEY PRACTITIONERS LESSON 2
In today’s lesson we performed our zodiac and shape phrases in front of the class. Everyone had interpreted the task differently which was interesting to watch, because our groups were based on who had the same zodiac sign, I noticed that people with similar signs focused on different aspects of their personality. For example, some people really honed in on their negative traits and some people only integrated their positive traits in their choreography. In a previous blog I mentioned how I enjoyed this task due to the fact it was so personal, if you observe how everyone has approached the task -in a positive light or a negative one- it may even give a deeper insight into someone’s personality therefore making the choreography more unique and significant.
In this lesson we also learned about choreographers and their creative processes, we first looked at Crystal Pite who choreographed a piece called flight pattern. She said that her pieces were her “way of coping with world issues” which is very inspiring- she's taking negative world affairs and bringing awareness to them in an artistic way. Pite says that music is a big influence in her choreography in contrast to Wayne Mcgregor’s approach to choreographing because his process is very research based. He has a piece called Genus which is based on species and classification- his thought process is very logical as he made the comparison between how the classification system improved and how ballet steps/movements can evolve. This seems like an effective stimulus because biology is so complex and there are so many aspects to gain inspiration from. Learning about both of these choreographers has been so interesting and has also aided me in my creative process and approach to choreographing. I prefer Wayne Mcgregor's way of thinking over Crystal Pite's as I find it easier to choreograph with a stimulus rather than to just a piece of music.
Our final task this lesson was to improvise around a stimulus. Our stimulus was a video of rain falling on a window; at first this seemed like a really simple idea however the way that the raindrops fell were so different. Some would fall really quickly and then drop slowly and leave a trail behind it which then encouraged movement with lots of varied dynamics. Overall I enjoyed this task as I found it quite challenging but I looking forward to using my developed creative process when choreographing in the future.
In today’s lesson we performed our zodiac and shape phrases in front of the class. Everyone had interpreted the task differently which was interesting to watch, because our groups were based on who had the same zodiac sign, I noticed that people with similar signs focused on different aspects of their personality. For example, some people really honed in on their negative traits and some people only integrated their positive traits in their choreography. In a previous blog I mentioned how I enjoyed this task due to the fact it was so personal, if you observe how everyone has approached the task -in a positive light or a negative one- it may even give a deeper insight into someone’s personality therefore making the choreography more unique and significant.
In this lesson we also learned about choreographers and their creative processes, we first looked at Crystal Pite who choreographed a piece called flight pattern. She said that her pieces were her “way of coping with world issues” which is very inspiring- she's taking negative world affairs and bringing awareness to them in an artistic way. Pite says that music is a big influence in her choreography in contrast to Wayne Mcgregor’s approach to choreographing because his process is very research based. He has a piece called Genus which is based on species and classification- his thought process is very logical as he made the comparison between how the classification system improved and how ballet steps/movements can evolve. This seems like an effective stimulus because biology is so complex and there are so many aspects to gain inspiration from. Learning about both of these choreographers has been so interesting and has also aided me in my creative process and approach to choreographing. I prefer Wayne Mcgregor's way of thinking over Crystal Pite's as I find it easier to choreograph with a stimulus rather than to just a piece of music.
Our final task this lesson was to improvise around a stimulus. Our stimulus was a video of rain falling on a window; at first this seemed like a really simple idea however the way that the raindrops fell were so different. Some would fall really quickly and then drop slowly and leave a trail behind it which then encouraged movement with lots of varied dynamics. Overall I enjoyed this task as I found it quite challenging but I looking forward to using my developed creative process when choreographing in the future.
Both the choreographers you mentioned are doing interesting things. And are basing their choreography on topics that aren't necessarily directly related to dance. As well as this their methods for choreographing are almost opposite. Is there one method that you are interested in more than the other? Are you likely to use one of their methods in your own choreography?
ReplyDeleteI am more drawn to Wayne Mcgregor's creative process as I feel that choreographic ideas and inspiration can be endless if you have enough research. Due to this stimulus being so strong, I would definitely use lots of research in my creative process.
DeleteYou have made some good comments about both choreographers. I also like the way you have given opinions about you thoughts towards both choreographers work. Did you enjoy the creative task based on raindrops falling?
ReplyDeleteI did really enjoy this creative task, as it was improvisational I enjoyed just letting go and not having to analyse every movement. It was also really fun when contact improv was introduced into the task.
DeleteReflecting back to the task, please discuss how the creative task (rain concept) related to the practitioner. Looking back at the task and your reflective notes on each creative exercise we completed during class (including Name, Phone Number, Zodiac, Shape, Rain Concept), summarise how you responded to each one. Think about; what did you find easy or difficult, was your movement readable to your audience, have these processes allowed you to form your own ideas for your own creative processes to create movement? If so, what are your new ideas?
ReplyDeleteI feel like I responded to the name and phone number task well, I found them relatively easy as they were quite enjoyable. I also really liked the zodiac task as it was quite personal and fun. I didn't have difficulty with the shapes task but I would use it in my own creative process as I find it quite limiting. However I did slightly struggle with the rain concept task- although I really enjoy improvisational tasks I found it hard to only stick to movements that were similar to droplets of rain and often found myself repeating the same movements.
DeleteI am quite drawn to the idea of spelling out words with our body parts as this seems like a strong choreographic method to use when I run out of ideas.