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Choreographer
Christopher Bruce
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Company
Rambert Dance Company
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First performance
English national ballet = 1987 Rambert dance company = 1995
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Dance style
Contemporarywith some physical contact and some balletic movements. includes references to social and theatrical dance
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Choreographic style
Episodic, Dramatic, Thematic
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Theme
Human rights, prisoner of conscience
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Starting point
The works of Amnesty International, saying goodbye to a career as a dancer, then over 'A Man' by Oriana Fallaci and the experiences of Chilean poet Victor Jara
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Structure
Introduction followed by 7 sections. victim is onstage throughout performs a solo in section 3 which has motifs that are developed and/or developed in sections 5 and 7
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Dancers
3 dancer, usually male
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Accompaniment
Phillip Chambon
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Costume
Christopher Bruce
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Lighting
David Mohr
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Set
Christopher Bruce
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Staging
Proscenium
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