Rosas Danst Rosas

All of the basic facts you need to know for your dance GCSE, with questions regarding the set work Rosas Danst Rosas by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.

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  • Created on: 14-05-13 13:11
Choreographer
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
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Company
Rosas
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First Performance
1983 (Live performance) & 1997 (Filmed version)
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Dance style
Post-modern, physical with pedestrian actions and repetitive, compulsive gestures. Energetic and dynamic.
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Theme
Human behaviour, rage
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Choreographic style
Highlights single parts of the body, drawing attention to small human gestures. Movements are patterned and structured to create rhythms and achieve perfect unison.
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Structure
8 sections (film version); 5 sections (live version)
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Dancers
Four women. Film includes inter-cut scenes with dancers from previous productions.
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Accompaniment
Thierry de Mey & Peter Vermeersch
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Describe accompaniment
Electronic, percussive, minimalist music together with the n atural sounds of the dancers in action.
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Costume designer
Designed by Rosas
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Describe costume
Drab everyday grey skirts and tops, black leggings, socks and shoes. Loose fitting and functional. They appear institutional.
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Lighting
Film: natural light through windows; Live performance: Remon Fromont
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Set
Film: takes place in the corridors and rooms of a large, austere, empty school in Belgium. Windows, doors and walls frame the action. An assortment of wooden chairs is used for one section.
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Is the staging site specific, non-site specific or other?
Site-specific
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Film director and description
Film directed by Thierry de Mey. The camera becomes both composer and choreographer by taking us on a journey, panning and zooming, selecting and layering images to create rhythms.
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