This week was the first back at term. Our first task was to use our assignment briefs to create a weekly checklist for each lesson. The purpose of this was to ensure we are meeting the criteria and ensuring we do our best to ensure we carry out specific tasks each lesson to ensure the work is fully completed, evaluated, developed etc. Below is one we devised as a class and its more generalised.
After we individually created our own version more designed to our aims and targets.
For instance I didn't need to list "kit" on the pass criteria, as each lesson I always bring kit. Instead a factor I will include in the merit column is "self assessment", we usually do feedback as a pair, yet I believe its useful to reflect on your own work and see what works well and what could be improved and developed. This allows me to be more aware and conscious of my work and movement and show I'm considering constantly if the work is 1. Meeting brief criteria ,2. Suitable for the theme, 3. Includes style of Frantic Assembly ,4.Appropriate.
http://youtu.be/UJ_9Eaog2yw
We decided to create a similar motif in our pairs to add into our 4:48 motif. We were reminded of the style of Frantic, and from watching their video again we knew we had to keep constant contact with our partner. Each movement was sparked by contact leading into the next action and so forth.
With this in mind, me and Iyla decided to keep the same storyline of the two battling personalities, good and evil. Each pair began to practice different movements seeing how we could touch the other to initiate more movement, each movement was like a chain reaction, it needed another connection to spark the next one.
After continuous trial and error we generated a small motif that we decided to loop twice for our chair duets. I think that the movement is fluid and links well as each action is sparked by previous movement. Also I think its effective in demonstrating the struggle between the two personalities as each fight for attention and to be dominant.
Meera comments in this blog about the rehearsal process and the need for self reflection as well as that of evaluating the work of others. (P1)
ReplyDeleteThe video verifies that Meera is able to perform her role to the spectators showing a command of performance skills; there is a real sense of style that is intrinsic to way Meera works. The sense of flair is confident and the work is performed with ease meaning it is hypnotic to watch. This is particularly effective as Meera would not consider herself an able dancer and yet her work in this unit would suggest other wise, her grasp of conveying mood and meaning through dynamics is very evident here and her confidence to work with contact and cause and effect relationship elements is that of a distinction candidate. (D5)
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