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
- Lead Male kneels behind female, Thrusts crotch at her and licks lips
- Disrespectful Behaviour
- Female/Male Relationships (Courtship/Flirting)
- Lead male dances with multiple females in a flirty way
- Relationship with all 3
- Lead male dances with multiple females in a flirty way
- 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
- Lady Anne Carried off, Another man pats her hand in a sarcastic and sympathetic manner
- Rejected
- Misogyny
- Physical Setting
- 1st Couple Move Forward
- Spotlight from Above to create pool of light in centre
- White
- Strong
- Couple Travel Into Light
- White
- Wash from above
- Blue
- Medium Intensity
- Covering Floor
- Blue
- Spotlight from Above to create pool of light in centre
- 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
- Red
- From the front
- Strong
- All Other Lights
- Fade to Darkness
- Cyclorama spotlight creates central Pool
- 1st Couple Move Forward
- 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
- 3 Verses Begin
- 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
- Length
- 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
- end of final verse, dancers link hands in circle.
- ‘Jane’ is lifted away ‘Sweet Marie’ takes her place.
- Ends with couple
reclining facing one another
- second verse pushy ‘Lady
Ann’ takes ‘Jane’s’ place and couples on
the fringe realign, ‘Jane’ returns for musical interlude.
- Her
gestures and way of moving with arms
crossed over her body suggest a modest
demeanour.
- Lyrics proclaim man to be ‘Jane’s’ servant, provides knee for her to sit on.
- central man and ‘Lady Jane’
perform minuet-style steps and bow to
one another.
- At end they come together in circle, all fully participate in rather than provide an animated background
- Other four couples
shuffle in a contemporary social dance
at back/side of stage which
some of them emerge briefly.
- Initial illusion of a courtly dance focused on the central couple.
- Themes/Subject Matters
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