Emancipation of Expressionism
- Created by: C4R
- Created on: 25-05-18 19:24
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- Emancipation Of Expressionism
- Company
- Boy Blue Entertainment
- hip-hop dance company
- delivering thrilling and raw dance
- always keen to take hip-hop beyond the streets and clubs
- Stimulus
- The music: Til Enda by Olafur Arnalds
- the importance of being free to express ourselves
- Aural Settings
- original production and arrangement by Michael 'Mickey J' who is part of BBE
- the music shifts from two urban pieces using powerful drum beats and electronic sounds, to a modern classical composition
- Staging/set
- there is no set
- bare stage
- there is no set
- Structure
- 4 sections
- 1. Genesis
- start of life
- a feeling starts to grow and create from the womb of expressionism
- electrical current affecting the dancers
- struggling to be free, trying to find individual expression, conformity and order
- 2. Growth & Struggle
- struggle for the recognition of individual passion and expression
- rugby scrum
- 3. The connection and flow between people
- energy flows through the dancers, sometimes controlled by an individual and sometimes in a group
- 4. Empowerment
- energy is captured and released
- 1. Genesis
- 4 sections
- Choreographer
- Kenrick H2O Sandy
- Costume
- costume was designed to represent the company
- casual, enhance the shape of the dancers to and create a 'clean' look
- short-sleeved pastel blue t-shirts, blue denim jeans and grey trainers with a white sole
- hair tied back to ensure that facial expressions are clearly visible
- some dancers wear everyday jewellery to enhance both the individuality and everyday qualities of the piece
- Lighting
- lighting above the stage casting an intense blue colour
- spotlights are used to highlight individual dancers or groups of dancers
- some create a blue wash across the stage
- the edges of the stage are not lit creating a very central focus
- the lighting is designed to create different moods at different moments as well as work with the formations and the accompaniment
- highlights particular transitions
- lighting fdes or snaps to a black out for dramatic effect
- Choreographic Intention
- using hip-hop as a tool to ctreate art that affects an audience
- for the audience to feel that they are witnessing and sharing on emotional journey through the piece
- creating a sense of order ans chaos
- Choreographic Approach
- exploring and abstracting hip-hop movement and 'signature' company movements in a contempory
- working closely with the accompaniment
- Facts
- 17 dancers (8 female / 9 male)
- Performance environment: Proscenium arch stage
- Dance style: hip-hop, krumping, popping, locking, animation, breaking and waacking techniques
- Time: 11 minutes
- Company
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