Development Workshops

Development Session One

Date: 7th April 2021


Aims:

  •          Develop Metal Contamination/ Contamination Base Phrase
  •         Teach development to dancers
  •         Dynamic of slow and soft to a brushing action.


Evidence and Reflection:

When reflecting on my original contamination base phrase, there was a lot of space for development therefore my developed contamination is almost completely different. I wanted to involve a clearer dynamic therefore I suspended movement to then throw it away in a brushing action, linking to the idea of washing yourself. Video presents evidence of my independent session to develop the idea of brushing and washing. Video two presents my dancers doing the phrase which shows extension that was completed within the workshop.

Video One – Independent session developing original contamination phrase

Video Two – All dancers doing the developed contamination phrase



Development Session Two

Date:29th April 2021

Aims:

When observing the videos of my workshops, I noticed a connection between Anya’s rumination phrase and the developed mental contamination phrase therefore I aim to incorporate these two phrases into a duet.

Evidence

Video Three – Leah doing mental contamination phrase and Anya doing rumination phrase incorporated showing elements of connection and unison. Demonstrating moments of loose canon and simple canon.


Development Session Three:

Date: 4th May 2021

Aims:

Develop Seed Base Phrase

Evidence and Reflection

To develop the seed base phrase, I experimented with spacing and creative methods such as canon. I finally decided on a vertical line with the use of reverting canon. This was extremely effective because the phrase moves from right to left a range of times. This gave an aesthetically pleasing image of each of the dancers moving slightly back and forth within the vertical line.

Video Four – Developed Seed Base Phrase Trio







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