4 sections of rooster
Lady Jane
As tears go by
Paint it black
Play with fire
How does costumes for women change in paint it black?
Trio has red neck scarves
How does costume for women change in play with fire?
Red feather boa
What atmosphere does the dance create?
Feel of the ‘swinging’ 1960s
Contemporary attitudes
What is the rooster strut?
Stylised walk for men
Toes on one foot slide along floor
Neck jut forward
What does the rooster strut mimic?
The way cockerels move
Choreography in context
- choreographic motif from the lyrics (feature since earlier creations) occasionally taking a literal cue from the words
- episodic
Lady Jane Dancers
- end of dancers = dancers link hands in circle in unison as male lifts jane in centre as she raises arms
- one couple centre stage and rest in line at back of stage showing different spacing
LJ Aural setting
- calm music interlude as jane returns (courtly dance pace) - suggests normality in misogynistic behaviour
- ‘lady Anne/ sweet Marie’ narrative of man choosing other women over jane
LJ movement
- dancers link hands in circle in unison as male lifts jane in centre as she raises arms
- Jane sits on mans knee with arms crossed over body (suggesting modest women + controlling man/ reliance on man)
LJ theme demonstrated
- Complicated aspects of dating/ men misogyny (Jane sits on mans knee with arms crossed over body)
- Courtly ship (bows to one another + men lift women/women relying on men)
LJ Physical set
- Black dress with red pleated skirt + high neck (modesty)
- Men in black suit +different colour ties + blazers (differentiate between the men
ATGB Dancers
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ATGB Physical set
- -Black dress with red pleated skirt + high neck (modesty)
- Men in black suit +different colour ties + blazers (differentiate between the men
ATGB Aural setting
-lyrics ‘children play’ = childlike -isolation (when women in circle holding each others shoulder and the women gets pushed out
ATGB movement
- females joins end of line and others stare at her + she drops back out the line (shows isolation as focus goes to women, no acceptance, rejected by metaphorical community)
- women left crouching centre stage waving at man then man carries her off (isolation as women didn’t exit same way as others)
ATGB theme demonstrated
REJECTION + ISOLATION
- females joins end of line and others stare at her + she drops back out the line (shows isolation as focus goes to women, no acceptance, rejected by metaphorical community)
- women left crouching centre stage waving at man then man carries her off (isolation as women didn’t exit same way as others)
ATGB Space
PIB Dancers
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PIB Physical set
-red scarf - used to whip male victim
PIB Aural setting
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PIB movement
- large extended movement which flows into repeated deep plea when ‘paint it black’ is repeated
- women remove their red scarfs and turn in unison with the scarfs in the air, then whip in canon then face the walk up stage facing the back
PIB theme demonstrated
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PIB Space
- 3 women approach man who is on floor downstage + they weave between one another as man does large movements almost colliding with women (shows aggression as suggests intention is to obstruct women)
- 3 females walk off at end while man is left downstage crawling towards females (shows self-loathing as man is inferior to women due to levels)
