KEY PRACTITIONER LESSON 1- shapes



Today our task was to create a piece based on shapes that we drew. This was very interesting because it could have been interpreted in a range of different ways, for example one of the shapes is a triangle- we could have made a triangle shape with our arms, with our whole body, or we could have dance around an invisible triangle. This was an effective stimulus because there were various different shapes that were available to be incorporated within the piece. 
I feel that the use of choreographic devices in a piece are so important to improve upon simple ideas, however I struggled with this slightly as I found my movements and development processes becoming repetitive. To overcome this I had a look at our sheet with the definitions of choreographic devices and also discussed my choreography with some classmates. This was very helpful as it can be difficult to critique your own work and is interesting to see from a different perspective of how people view you work. After reviewing my work I developed it by using inversion and argumentation in my movements. For example; in an earlier part of the phrase I start in a kneeling position and open my body up into a bridge position while swapping hands- this circular movement represents the circle shape. Later on this develops into a barrel jump. This argumentation could be comparable to the swirly shape as it starts off small and gets progressively bigger. 

Another problem I faced was similar to what I found last time, because our movements are being influenced by different shapes it is difficult to ensure that the linking steps are smooth. If the steps become discontinuous it can negatively impact a performance. What is also important to remember is that the linking steps cant just be repetitive as this will just make the piece boring.  

This task was enjoyable because we created a piece of choreography from some random drawings of shapes that we made. It shows us how anything and everything can be used as a stimulus and also allowed us to explore creative processes during choreographing. 

Comments

  1. NHorn Choreography31 October 2019 at 14:26

    Your blog is very clear and structured well, however I wondered how you interpreted the shapes, did you mainly take them as literal shapes or were they 3D for you to move around?

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    1. caitlynfrancisco1 December 2019 at 14:01

      I started off the phrase drawing my shapes with parts of my body like my finger or arm but then as the phrase developed, the movements evolved into something more abstract. For example I jump to the floor as if i am jumping over a cube.

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  2. Lucy Imamzade2 November 2019 at 05:39

    I like how you overcome any challenges that you faced in this task. Could you see yourself using this choreographic technique when it come to the choreography task? If yes/no can you explain why?

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    1. caitlynfrancisco1 December 2019 at 15:15

      I don't think I would use this technique because although it can be helpful as a stimulus, I feel as though it can become quite limiting. There may be certain choreographic elements or ideas I want to include that have no correlation to shapes.

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  3. Miss Norman3 November 2019 at 04:58

    This is a great start! Was the task successful? Why?
    How did the practitioner relate to the creative task set?

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  4. caitlynfrancisco1 December 2019 at 15:44

    I would consider it as successful because I was able to show all the shapes in my phrase and I approached each one in a different way. Justin Peck likes to sketch before he choreographs and this inspired our task.

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