Within Her Eyes
- Created by: C4R
- Created on: 25-05-18 22:05
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- Within Her Eyes
- Choreographer
- James Cousin
- future faces of dance
- strikingly original
- one of the UK's most promising choreographic talents
- Costume
- stylised everyday cloths
- Female dancer: beige shirt and skirt and is bare foot
- Male dancer: long sleeved khaki jumper and jeans and is wearing shoes
- gender specific
- darkness of the male jumper contrasts with the lightness of the female dancer giving the illusion that she is floating
- darkness of the male costume links him to the earth
- lightness of the female costume gives her a more ethereal feel
- Lighting
- only natural light is used
- development from daytime to evening into night
- shows passage of time
- Choreographic intention
- create a film that maintained the emotional intensity and visceral energy of a live stage performance
- love story that is open for interpretation
- male dancer never initiates or manipulates
- female never touches the ground
- mood is very tender, emotional and sombre
- Structure
- A prologue followed by 6 continuous sections
- each section is defined changes in location
- overall efffect is one seamless journey
- Staging/set
- remote locations
- feeling of isolation and highlight the characters separation from society
- locations progress from very open landscapes to more intimate settings
- shows passage of time
- remote locations
- Aural Settings
- composition created specifically for the work
- Seymour Milton
- combination of electronic elements with strings and piano
- creating a haunting and emotive accompaniment
- Company
- James Cousins Company
- explores new ideas
- rich learning
- passion for nurturing and enabling young talent to grow
- Stimulus
- create a love story with a twist
- inspired by personal experiences
- inspired by well known narrativwes
- Choreographic approach
- movement was created in collaboration with the dancers through improvisation
- uses choreography from Cousin's stage production There we Have Been and sets it outdoors in a bleak landscape
- Facts
- Dance style: contemporary / contact wok
- Dancers:1 male / 1 female
- Time: 17 minutes
- Performance environment: site sensitise
- Choreographer
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