within her eyes

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who was the choreographer
james cousins
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what was the company
james cousins company, founded in 2014
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date of first performance
7th september 2012
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dance style
contact work,contempoary
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choreographic approach
bleak landscape, started with 2 points,narrative and emotional themes and the physical idea of keeping the female dancer off the floor, movement was created by improvisation which was all filmed and then learnt back from the video
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stimulus ?
wanted to create a love story with a twist, inspired by both personal experiences and well knows narratives with the themes of love, loss,dependecncy ,loyalty, longing and memory.rather than normal love ( end up together ) this was theycouldnt
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cheorgraphic intension
mood is very tender.the duet combines both the impressive physicality with dark, emotional heart, resulting in a daring and imitate dance
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dancers?
duet so 2
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structure
6 continuous sections ,changing locations,physicllity and the music reflect developing the relationship ,overall seamless journey
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aural setting
created specifically for the work,created by Seymour Milton in collaboration with James.combines electronic elements with strings and piano creating a haunting, emotive blending as one
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costumes
everyday clothes,femal wears beige shirtband skirt, male wears khaki jumper and jeans his costume links him to the earthwheras the lightness of there costumes more delicate feel.
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lighting
natural light ,development from day to night to show the relationship is on going and intense
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performance environment
site sensitive, filmed by scratch, camera starts far away to get a feel that they are completely isolated in their own world ,shot with a camera on track so it flows
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choreographic devices
repetition,ovement over the top of his shoulders. contrast, almost touching the floor.climax,switching scenes, camera gets close ,highlights,looking at each other
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james cousins company, founded in 2014

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7th september 2012

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contact work,contempoary

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bleak landscape, started with 2 points,narrative and emotional themes and the physical idea of keeping the female dancer off the floor, movement was created by improvisation which was all filmed and then learnt back from the video

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