Lady Jane

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  • Created on: 11-04-22 10:37
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  • Lady Jane
    • Themes/Subject Matters
      • Misogyny
        • Disrespectful  Behaviour
          • Lead Male kneels behind female, Thrusts crotch at her and licks lips
            • Takes advantage of
      • Female/Male Relationships (Courtship/Flirting)
        • Lead male dances with multiple females in a flirty way
          • Relationship with all 3
      • Male Dominance
        • Rejected
          • Lady Anne Carried off, Another man pats her hand in a sarcastic and sympathetic manner
            • Men flirt with many women, she needs to get over it
    • Physical Setting
      • 1st Couple Move Forward
        • Spotlight from Above to create pool of light in centre
          • White
            • Strong
          • Couple Travel Into Light
        • Wash from above
          • Blue
            • Medium Intensity
            • Covering Floor
      • Ending: Ladies are Lifted into the centre
        • Cyclorama spotlight creates central Pool
          • Red
            • Medium Intensity
          • White
            • Strong
          • Contrasts with Blue and Highlights in red Costume
          • Focus Comes to centre comliments choreography
          • Clearly lit faces/tableaux
        • From the front
          • Strong
        • All Other Lights
          • Fade to Darkness
    • Aural Setting
      • Length
        • 3.08
      • Composer/Style
        • Elizabethan/Barouqe Pop
        • Jagger and Richards
      • Tempo/Time Signature
        • Steady Rallentando ending to each section
      • Volume and Rhythm
        • Steady
      • Instrumentation
        • Dulcimer (stringed instrument plucked and strummed on the lap) acoustic guitar, Drums
      • Audible Aspects
        • Male Dancer slaps one of the female dancers after the line 'I've Done what i can'
      • Lyrics
        • 3 Verses Begin
          • 'My Sweet Lady Jane'
          • My dear Lady Anne'
          • Oh My sweet Marie
      • Structure and Effect
        • 3 Clear Swctions/Verses
        • Structure realates to focus on one specific female dancer with each verse
        • Courtly movemnt in pairs and circular formation relates to elizabethan style and instrumentation
        • Slap could represwent misogynistic attitude of men in the 1960s
    • Full Company
      • 10  Dancers
    • The Dance
      • Initial illusion of a courtly dance focused on the central couple.
        • Other four couples shuffle in a  contemporary social dance at back/side of stage which some of them emerge briefly.
          • At end they come together in circle, all fully participate in  rather than provide an animated background
            • central man and ‘Lady Jane’ perform minuet-style steps and bow to one another.
              • Lyrics proclaim man to be ‘Jane’s’ servant, provides knee for her to sit on.
                • Her gestures and way of moving with arms crossed over her body suggest a modest demeanour.
                  •  second verse  pushy ‘Lady Ann’ takes ‘Jane’s’ place and  couples on the fringe realign, ‘Jane’ returns for  musical interlude.
                    • Ends with couple reclining facing one another
                      • ‘Jane’ is lifted away  ‘Sweet Marie’ takes her place.
                        • end of final verse, dancers link hands in  circle.
                          • man turns to ‘Jane’,who is lifted into centre of group, hands raised ready for introductory claps

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