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I feel as though my final piece supported the intention and message I wanted to portray. I found the process a little challenging, especially when deciding on gestures to portray the older character in a clear and understanding way, however after brainstorming ideas; I successfully created some actions to convey the story line in order to link back to the stimulus. Another section of the process I felt was difficult was trying to remain my facial expressions and intention in my movement the whole way through rehearsals. To allow the intention to become consistent, I filmed myself performing the piece and noticed when there was an absence of intention, then I would go over the piece and exaggerate my performance in these certain sections so that there was more of a chance of performing in the manner I planned for.(P//) I believe that I performed well with intention and facial expressions, however I feel as though I could’ve showed the feeling of self-love with more of a warm and comfo...
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Further Creative Development

Overall I feel as though the message of my piece was delivered well, the intention of my performance as previously mentioned, is about the journey of self-acceptance whilst growing old and aging. The message is that even when our body’s are aging and going through change, we shouldn’t be ashamed or disheartened by it because its natural and beauty can be found within it. The piece is around the topic of finding self-love and demonstrating that it isn’t an easy process, however it has a more in depth idea to it because it’s based on a certain point of life of change which isn’t commonly spoken about. (P//) I feel as though the movement helped tell the story of an older woman finding changes in herself, as there were many gestures and poor posture movements which referred to the aging of a person. I adapted the gestures through the process so that the characteristic of an older person was visible; since some feedback I received was that, it was difficult to understand the character I ...
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Critique 3: Wayne McGregor's 'Infra' (final duet)

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The final duet in ‘Infra’ by Wayne McGregor made me feel sympathy and hurt from observing this pas de duex. The piece had this impact on me because they often had a facial expression of pain, which caused me to feel concerned for the dancers as I felt the expression came from within since the emotion was even carried in their movement. An example of this is when Marianela Nuñez reaches out to grab on to her partner Edward Watson, this makes me feel as though she is desperate for his comfort. (P//) The dancers performed movement in a balletic yet contemporary manner, there was a lot of spinal motion involved and it was often caused by the other partner in the pas de duex due with a manipulative motion. To link to this, the movement was intimate and contained a lot of chemistry between the two dancers, their movement was very intriguing to watch as the way the pair connected was in a creative and adventurous style, using lifts which unravel into another affectionate sequences. The conte...
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Continued Creative Development

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Recently I have been making choreography for the last section of my piece and I have thoroughly enjoyed creating this segment. I found it was the easiest to link back to my stimuli as some current feedback I have received was to make the movement more intentional and to be able to understand the characters situation. Therefore when creating my movement I used choreographic devices such as accumulation, to represent forgetfulness when growing old, as I used a sequence repeatedly and changed the direction so that the loss of memory was easily portrayed. I also included repetition because I felt that finding acceptance in yourself is something that is gradual and is not a sudden process. I have included a variety of levels which also link back to the stimulus, as at the start I shake a Polaroid picture so that it forms the image taken by the camera and at the end of my performance I kneel to the floor to pick it up. I also use a generous amount of Contemporary style floor work as I feel i...
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Critique 2- Wayne McGregor's 'Woolf Works'

The piece ‘Woolf Works’ by Wayne McGregor was an engaging piece to watch, it made me feel sympathy, anxious and distress because Alessandra Feri (the principal dancer) takes us on an emotional journey with her character. Her character informs the audience at the start of the performance that she has a disease which she is battling and faces a dilemma where she wants her partner to leave her before this illness takes her away from him. This was delivered through a voiceover that starts the piece with Feri standing in front of a projected picture of the ocean, before her partner, joins her to start a sequence. I felt sympathy because at a certain point in the performance a group of children joins the woman on stage along with a young girl who comforts the woman, where the children are playing and laughing, and the woman appears isolated from them. It created a lonesome atmosphere even though there were laughing sound effects and the children were enjoying themselves, therefore this is a ...
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Creative Development: a reflection On My Process So Far

I have chosen to make certain decisions for my choreography carefully and have put a lot of thought into what they will portray. For example, with the music I looked into having clock themed music for my piece however most of the pieces I found felt too dramatic for the atmosphere I wanted to create. I then came to the decision of choosing a light hearted and jazz genre piece of music called Instrumental 1 by Viewfinder(Viewfinder,2020), since at the end of the piece I want the audience to see my character accepting the inevitability of growing old and that it shouldn’t be viewed as a negative thing. The rhythm and beats are very inconsistent in my music, however there are no dramatic changes to the music and I really enjoy this because it conveys that growing old is something that occurs gradually and it isn’t a sudden change.(P//) I have also decided to include a variety of choreographic devices into my performance to get the message of, acceptance in growing old, across to the audi...
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Critique 1- Wayne McGregor's piece Atomos

My first thoughts on Wayne McGregor’s piece Atomos were that it includes intriguing and unpredictable movement, as I expected since McGregor stated that he enjoys finding new ways to create choreography (CnnEnglishNews011, 2013). I couldn’t see a clear story line or message in the piece, however I feel as though it didn’t impact the way I felt about the performance since the movement filled me with curiosity and wonder. The movement used in this performance was very unique and abstract which I really enjoyed to watch as an audience member, it included many duets, solos and group sections which were really inspiring to watch. This was highlighted especially in the duet sections when you could clearly see the connection and bond between the dancers movement, in the sense of mimicking each other whilst being on different levels or in opposite directions. Many duets were incorporated throughout the piece and the majority of them had a feeling of manipulation or one performer was controlli...
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