What sex has the power in section 5
The female dancers have the power
What is the name of the song/ title of section 5
Paint it black
How many dancers are in section 5
4, 1M, 3F
What props are used in section 5
Red handkerchiefs/scarfs
What colours are used within section 5 and what do they represent
Primarily the colours are black red, and a tiny bit of pink.
Red symbolises anger, blood and pain, where as black symbolises emptiness and despair, the slight accent of pink on the male dancers tie may represent the hallucinogenic drugs of the 1960s
What is the interpretation of paint it black?
The females represent drugs , and the negative effects they have on the body and mind, the male is experiencing this side-effects.
Movement example within section 5 of females manipulating male.
Two of the female dancer hold the male soloists arms as he falls to the ground, he then quickly turns to face upstage left and is thrown towards the third female dancer and is caught with both feet planted on the floor bending down, he then shoots out and falls with his left leg out to stage left and arms shot out into an open second, leaning towards the left.