Today, in triple, we decided we were in need of a new scene! As I had completed the animation for the backdrop, we decided to work on the emotional turmoil scene.
We started by deciding what kind of scene we wanted it to be. Did we want it Brechtian? Did we want a dance? If so what type of dance? Finally, we decided on a ballet/contemporary dance piece as we felt this would include a great deal of abstract movement to tell a story.
To start off with, Tom, Lorna, Toby and I walk on stage whilst the animation is playing in the background and we perform this short little dance, choreographed by Lorna and Tom (these steps were written by Lorna):
- 4 devolepe walks RLRL
- plié in 2nd facing front with reach to R, L arm
- weight on to L leg with L hand hiding face
- L arm down and circle R arm forward over to point down
- look R then front
- spring on to R, kicking L leg, whilst arms mini circle sideways across chess. Step out
- chest pulse
- step R over L, step back on L and hop, picking R leg up to a retiré making a full turn
- walk to positions
While we do this, Rhiannon, Ash and Dan are already in poses behind us ready for the second part.
The second part starts with Tom walking to the centre and sitting on the floor; he represents, "Little Jake," who is referenced in the song in the background. Then one by one, we would all enter and leave with interactions with Tom in-between. Some of us are provocative and mean whilst others are cool and nice. For example, Ash walks in, lifts Tom up and pushes him around using contact improvisation. Meanwhile, I walk in, tidy up his clothes, share a bro-fist and leave. We only got as far as the second to last person, so next lesson we will continue to devise this.
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