Morphed section of group choreography

In our group choreography we were working on the section when I was morphing through a path of six other dancers in a counter balance position. When I am morphing through the other dancers I use key movements that were presented within my motif that was representing the substance and impact that alcohol had on my whole body. For example, this is explored through my movement such as using hand gestures to reach up to my neck. This is to show how the alcohol is an metaphoric illustration of how drugs and heroin play a huge part and aspect. While, being morphed that the dancers around me react to the movement that I did. To explore the action and reaction of the impact and effect that the drug causes towards our body. It only serves a purpose that through us making bad and terrible decisions that it will worsen and make my life more harmful than it already is. The key movement of my motif that I used explores my body suffocating from the endless amounts of consumption of alcohol and intake of drug use which is extremely dissatisfied. The movements that we use as a group is to explore and identify how when people feel that there is nothing left towards life. So, they start a heroin habit which is built up to a point that they are unable to escape from.  Heroin is used as a form of escapism and freedom from the reality of the world. This is all about the hedonism and the rational chemical reaction of meaningless life in a neoliberal society.For example, the counter iterations of me morphing into everyone-they react to what movements that I am doing to show of how strong and quick that the drug is used. It is an source of stimulus that is mainly shown in the film and also as a reoccurring theme throughout our group choreography. When I jump down to the floor while everyone is in a counter balance position transferring weight onto one another to show the struggles and impact that heroin has a strong dynamic effect on everyone.

Entrapment- solo dance

I have explored repetition within my solo dance. This is through repeating the motif based on my stimulus on the painting of the child wanting to escape the reality in the world. The motif based on the stimulus is repeated to show the different stages within entrapment. For example, through changing the dynamics of the motif. The motif that I have developed through using different dynamics i.e. sharp and light. In order, to portray the levels of entrapment and hope. This allows me to use the style contemporary and to make it abstract illustrating a theme of entrapment. Entrapment is used in my dance to explore not being able to be free(due to be trapped in one place that you are unable to get out of. This is explored marking out a box in my solo dance to signify how society is keeping me down from moving forwards. The key action in the beginning of me when I am pushing my legs away on the floor suggests how I am using an action to lur into displaying and showing how flaws and weaknesses are holding me down from achieving and succeeding more. The section A of my solo dance features loads of gestural movements to connote how I am searching for freedom but is unable to break up from the trapment that I carry out within my dance to portray being alone and feeling as though even when you try so hard to reach out and fight you end up back in the same place as you was in the beginning. This is one of the main reasons that the theme of entrapment is significantly allows me to explore more with contemporary dance. Through being able to communicate the message that I am presenting with the theme using the A,B,A structure(tenary form). Through entrapment protraying coming back to the same place that you have started is captured within my dance. To show the different stages and significance of being entrapped and unable to escape.

Feedback on group stimulus

In today's dance class we were given feedback on what to improve on in our group choreography. For example, one of the improvements is to keep the dance more contained in terms of spacing. During the section when the two different group dances in unison. The use of the different relationships within the dance are used to portray the reaction and impact that the drug heroin is having. Through our stimulus the drug is a symbol of what is controlling us and drugs are a symbol of what actions that we choose to do. For our group stimulus we used the choreographic devices of repetition. For example, one way of how we used repetition within our dance is from the motif development of when in the duet. That I created a gestural movement of symbolising suffocation of how people take drugs. This movement that I created in the dance to suggest show society is holding us down(symptoms are the downfall of the drug addiction).

Climax of group choreography

In this dance rehearsal we were working on the climax of the group choreography. By showing the symptoms and side effects towards cold turkey. Displaying within our movements. For example, when we do the group lift within the choreography of lifting Taya. The lift is an representation of she has reached her highest point of cold turkey.  This is the abrupt and immediate centre point of taking the drug heroine and becoming completely addicted to it. "Cold turkey" is an representation of which is unpleasant inappropriate method for breaking an addiction towards alcohol and heroine. In the cold turkey section there was duets and trios. In the cannon section, where we all tilt our heads back leading for the last dancer to suspend her head. In this movement we were exploring the sudden withdrawals from the drugs such as alcohol and heroine can be very dangerous. In the climax the lift representing one person reaching their highest point of the drug. The dynamics of the lift is slow and smooth to show the highest point of heroine addiction.This is explored as the highlight point of the dance to show the highest stage that you can reach of heroine.

Section B of solo dance

In section B my solo dance is based on travelling and reaching for freedom. This is by including more jumps and turns exploring different pathways of the floor. While travelling, for example when I done the hop jump straight into the turn to step hop jump back to come back to still position using arm gestures to show stillness of wanting to achieve that freedom that felt as though that it was stopped from achieving. Section B is showing what it is like to be able to escape. For example, the release in the jumps on a diagonal line is a representation of reaching for hope when being free. This goes into a fast pause when the dynamics completely change(from the jump to the pause I used contrasting dynamics to show the realisation of entrapment). Also, showing the symbolic view of the contrasting views of entrapment. It could be seen and represented in a physical way also in a mental way. The pause that I do is stillness that is used in my dance to show a moment of reconciliation and realisation of what it is to be truly trapped and confined in a small space.

Choreograhic devices development for my solo dance

The gestural movements in section A in a binary form within my solo dance. This I choose to perform it in a contemporary dance style. For example, in the floor section of the dance there is an reoccurrence of arm reaches towards the sides . To enhance finding a way of how I could escape out of the box that has kept me constrained from having freedom and entrapped from escapism. The box is a metaphoric enhancement that is keeping me trapped and isolated from reaching further beyond The arm gestural movement I use as a part of repetition to show the pace and dynamic interaction within my stimulus that dance is based on which is hope/freedom. Section A allows me to explore ways of how to move within the box. While, using different body parts and exploring them in a contemporary dance style. The significance of doing my solo in a contemporary dance style allows me to interpret movement in a abstract form. For example, the floor work in section A is shown in a contemporary dance style through release and suspension on the floor. The repetition of my body coming up towards the ceiling is an motif that I developed to show the dynamic contrast of being trapped is slowly building up the pace and position of the motif. To show and demonstrate the development on the entrapment. The choreographic devices of repetition, dynamic variation, levels, use of space and motif development. Connect to the stimulus through exploring and interpreting different ways and representations of how if I can escape the box and be free. In the beginning of section A I used contrasting dynamics of slow and explosive. For example, when I am curled up to the floor and using one finger to reach forward. It shows how I am reaching for freedom but can not get any further from where I am.