Dance- 15/9/15 unit 38 - Dance Performance

Dance- 15/9/15 unit 38 - Dance Performance


What is Physical theatre?:
Physical theatre is a cross between dance and drama. Its proper defintion is a form of theatre which emphasizes the use of physical movement, as in dance and mime, for expression.

Practice and practioneers of physical theatre:
- Steven Berkoff
- Trestle Theatre Company
- Frantic assembly
- Antonin Artaud
- Jacques LeCoq

Physical theatre:
 'Faultline' by Shobana Jeyasingh

Themes- Youth culture, Gender stereotypes and Identity(ganags, pack mentality)
 Faultline uses gestures and footwork from Bharatanatyam( style of indian dance)
it is influenced by martial arts, contemporary dance.

We learnt a routine from Faultline which was really fun and interesting. Within the dance there were key movements especially using our arms and hands which you could tell were inspired by Bharatanatyam. The Identity theme was also shown through movements in which we were being aggressive. Once we learnt the routine we went into small groups and changed the dynamics of the routine, Megan and I made the routine more heavy to give it more of a threatning feel to add to the themes. To add to this we made some of the sharp parts slower to give it a different feel.

In this routine I think that my focus and balance were good, to improve i need to develop my strength and flexibility. My target for myself is to complete stretches everyweek which will enable me to improve my flexibility.