Infra

Question 1

Who is the choreographer of Infra

Answer 1

Wayne McGregor

Question 2

When did Infra premiere

Answer 2

13th November 2008 at Royal Opera House, London

Question 3

How long is Infra

Answer 3

28 mins

Question 4

What company produced Infra

Answer 4

The Royal Ballet

Question 4

What company produced Infra

Answer 4

The Royal Ballet

Question 5

How many dancers are there in Infra

Answer 5

12
(6f/6m)

Question 6

What dance style is Infra

Answer 6

Contemporary Ballet

Question 7

What was the performance environment of Infra

Answer 7

Proscenium Arch Stage

Question 8

What are the stimuluses of Infra

Answer 8

-‘Vida Infra’ is latin for ‘see below’ - life beneath the surface of the city

• The Wasteland -“Under the brown fog of a winter dawn/ A crowd flowed over London Bridge”-T.S Elliot

-2005 7/7 London Bombings Terrorist attack

Question 9

Expand on the stimulus ‘Vida Infra’ of Infra

Answer 9

-latin for ‘see below’
-McGregor wanted the audience to see life below the surface of a busy and thriving city
-not looking below the surface level so not seeing peoples true emotions

Question 10

Expand on the stimulus The Wasteland of Infra

Answer 10

-published in 1922 following the first world war divided into five sections exploring life in london in the aftermath of WW1
-stimulus links to exploration of the aftermath of the London Bombings

Question 11

Expand on the stimulus London 7/7 bombings

Answer 11

-52 people killed and hundreds injured in 4 attacks (3 train, 1 bus) during rush hour
-first terrorist attack in the UK

Question 12

what is the choreographic intention of infra

Answer 12

-Below the surface: seeing below the surface of things
-Pedestrian movement:to show its about normal people and how the choreography has elements if pedestrian movement
-Types of Relationships- inference made from the relationships between people
-Inferences: McGregor wanted the audience to make their own conclusions from what they can see

Question 13

What was the choreographic approach of Infra

Answer 13

-collaborative
-SHOW-he teaches movement
-MAKES- works with dancers to create movement
-TASK- sets an improvisational task

Question 14

who is the music by in Infra

Answer 14

Max Ritcher

Question 15

Who designed the sound in Infra

Answer 15

Chris Ekers

Question 16

when are the three examples of sound in Infra

Answer 16

-Section one opening
-Section 5(male solo)
-section 7 ( collapse in crowd)

Question 17

what is the music in section one of infra

Answer 17

-soundscape fused with violin and piano music
-soundscape includes found sound such as morse code, radio static, muffled speech, train whistles

Question 18

what is the link to the choreographic intention in the aural setting of section one of infra

Answer 18

-found sound creates the effect of a busy city
-reflects pedestrian movement and ‘everyday’ movement created
-sound is distorted as if through fog linking to below the surface linking to waste land
-types of found sound link to human interaction eg morse code

Question 19

what is the aural setting on section five in infra

Answer 19

-thundering and booming sounds with rumbling effects
-tempo increases in speed
-high frequency sound

Question 20

what is the link to the choreographic intention in the aural setting of section five

Answer 20

-thundering and booming sounds link to the London Bombings
-creates a tense and nerve wracking atmosphere
-build in tempo reflects build in tension

Question 21

what is the aural setting in section 7 infra

Answer 21

-instrumental music becomes soft, sorrowful and melancholy
-tempo is slow

Question 22

what is the link to the choreographic intention in the aural setting of section seven

Answer 22

-reflects sad and poignant mood
-reflects the aftermath of london bombings, feeling of loss and grief whilst emphasising the relationship and interactions between the people left

Question 23

what are the three examples of movement content in infra

Answer 23

-rectangles of light
-orange male solo
-collapse in crowd

Question 24

what was the choreographic approach in infra

Answer 24

collaborative -show,make,tell

Question 25

what was the movement content in rectangles of light

Answer 25

relationship content -contact, counterpoint, unison, climax

Question 26

what does the movement content in rectangles of light show

Answer 26

-dancers limited to individual spaces which helps movement content remain intimate, close and duet focussed -forces the audiences attention onto human interactions and the duo's relationship and how they differ to other duets

Question 27

what was the movement content in orange male solo in infra

Answer 27

dynamic content -strong, powerful, fluid, resistance ,sudden ,swift

Question 28

what does the movement content in orange male solo in infra show

Answer 28

-aggressive movements represent the london bombings -complemented by the lighting, aural setting and costume

Question 29

what is the movement content in collapse in crowd in infra

Answer 29

action- walk, gesture, collapse dynamics- strong, emotional, slow space- girl is centre stage relationship- counterpoint, contrast -pedestrian movement and effect of a crowd versus the intimacy and strong emotion of the collapsed woman in the middle

Question 30

what does the movement content in collapse in crowd in infra show

Answer 30

-impact of the london bombings -idea of human interaction as others walk by despite her distress

Question 31

who designed the costumes for infra

Answer 31

Moritz Junge

Question 32

what do 10 of the 12 dancers wear in infra

Answer 32

-tight black lycra shorts with a variety of different tops(long sleeve, vest, t-shirt) in black, grey and white colours -female dancers wear pointe shoes -male dancers wear ballet shoes

Question 33

what do the costumes of the ten dancers in infra represent

Answer 33

-monochrome= urban city -all costumes designed the same but slightly different to create a more personal twist -tight fit, bare legs and shoes focuses attention to 'below'

Question 34

what does the one female dancer wear in infra

Answer 34

-black wrap around mini skirt -white vest top

Question 35

what does the singular female dancer costume reflect

Answer 35

-emphasises her interactions and makes her seem more vulnerable compared to the 10 dancers -skirt was as if she was going somewhere nice before

Question 36

what does the one male dancer wear

Answer 36

-long black trousers -bare torso

Question 37

what does the singular male dancer costume reflect

Answer 37

-emphasises his interactions and makes him seem more vulnerable compared to the 10 dancers -bare top as if he was in his personal clothes at home before the bombings

Question 38

whats the lighting like in counterpoint male trio

Answer 38

-white wash of light with blurred edges at mid intensity -light focuses downstage leaving upstage in darkness

Question 39

what are the three examples of lightning in Infra

Answer 39

counterpoint male trio rectangles of light orange male solo

Question 40

what does the lightning in counterpoint male trio represent

Answer 40

-below the surface of a city -wash of light thrown onto the floor from above suggesting they are coming from above ground

Question 41

whats the lightning in rectangles of light in infra

Answer 41

-six rectangles of white profile spotlights created in a line on the floor downstage -upstage in darkness

Question 42

what does the lightning in rectangles of light represent

Answer 42

-could be seen as light shining through a drain from above linking to see below -could be seen as a zebra crossing linking to pedestrian movement -rectangles symbolise windows in a tube train carriage linking to london bombings

Question 43

what is the lighting in orange male solo

Answer 43

-amber wash of light floods downstage with soft edges -upstage in darkness

Question 44

what does the lightning in orange male solo represent

Answer 44

-symbolise fire immediately after the bombings -blurred edges to create a fog like atmosphere linking to 'waste land' poem -" under the brown fog of a winter dawn"