who was the choreographer?
Wayne McGregor
which company performed the piece?
The Royal Ballet
when was this perfomed?
13th November 2008
how many dancers?
12 dancers (6 female/6male)
how long is the dance?
28 minutes
what was the choreographic intent?
human relationship and below the surface
what was the choreographic approach?
Task setting
Showing a phrase and then ask dancers to adapt
Teaches a movement and others watch and copy
what was the performance environment?
proscenium arch/ end stage
what was the stimulus?
to portray life beneath the surface
london bombing
poem: waste last by TS Elliot
infra comes from the lation workd for below
what was the set?
designed by Julian Opie
- 18m LED screen is placed on the back black wall
- runs the width of the stage
- electronic figures walking across it
what were the costumes like?
female: top & skirts, top & pants, leotards, all women in pointe shoes
male: top & pants, trousers and topless, all men in ballet shoes
what is the aural setting of the piece?
melancholy string melodies with electronic sounds and everyday sounds such as train whistles or a dog barking
what was the structure?
sections, uses solos, duets, ensembles
at the end a crowd surges across the stage, unaware of the woman’s (who is sat on the floor crying) private grief
what is the lighting?
- colours are used to highlight different sections
- occasionally dancers are lit with shafts of light
- at one point 6 rectangles of light, frame 6 duets
