A Linha Curva Mindmap
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- Created on: 04-01-18 13:19
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- A Linha Curva
- Female Costume
- A sheer black top with a zip in the same colour.
- The zips are all at different angles across the body but are all straight lines
- All females wear tight lycra hot pants.
- Bare legs and arms, all dancers are bare foot.
- All girls wear variations of the same costume.
- Whilst the tops are similar in design, there are slight differences.
- The top is a tunic at the front, dropping to hip height, and virtually backless
- Male costume
- The men wear the same costume as the girls but in reverse.
- The men also wear tight lycra hot pants in a variety of colours.
- The large cut out is the front of the mens costume.
- Bare legs and arms, all dancers in bare feet.
- Lighting
- The lighting is created by 49 overhead lights that create a grid
- The lighting includes colours such as green, blue, pink and yellow
- In the large ensemble sections, the overhead lights are programmed in a variety of colourful patterns.
- In the showing off section, two large white wash lights are positioned high up stage left shining down diagonally
- Set Design
- No set apart from a black floor and a raised platform for the musicians
- Skateboards are used during Adage Septet section.
- Dancers propel themselves across the stage in a straight line.
- Choreographic approach and intentions
- Galilli asked his dancers to improvise a short solo within the boundary of a small square
- To have fun
- Brazilian men pursuing women
- To show the contradiction between straight lines and curves
- Showing off and male competitiveness
- Stimulus and Dance Style
- Brazilian culture
- Celebration of Brazilian way of life
- Samba; fast dynamic footwork and upbeat rhythmic movement
- Capoeira; break dance/ martial arts style movement and loose relaxed movement
- Contemporary; Floor work and grounded movement
- Accompaniment
- Rapid intense animated rhythm on conga bongo is used
- Adage septet: dramatic change. Mysterious echo icing sound
- Brazilian carnival samba; calling with whistle, lively exciting samba rhythm
- Female Costume
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