Choreography

In choreography we looked at the avoidance method, personally I liked avoidance tasks this is because I like my work to look powerful. This method pushed me in this direction in both solos and in group choreography and it allowed me to make some interesting choreography, as it is almost as if it is a duet but the other person or object is invisible.

This style of creating dance intrigued me as I have never created in this way before. I am a visual learner so by actually imagining a object near me that I needed to avoid, such as a charging elephant it helped me to create some interesting movement material.

I particularly liked it when we used a large object an then a small object creating a contrast in the movement quality. Another aspect that I thought was interesting was when we were avoiding a radiator, we added in the characteristics of how a person would react if they had been burnt giving the movements an interesting twist. Overall I believe it is a good creative tool to play around with to give you a starting point when initiating movement.





Another method we looked at is the replacement method, I like the simplicity of the idea it allows you to add in dancers and take them away from the motif as you please. I thought that it would be a good tool to use as it can help create high and low impact when needed for build ups and climaxes. It is conventional as it prevents the performance from looking overcrowded while also encouraging the choreographer to use the space effectively.

when adding it to a set motif I understood that it instantly gave the choreography diverse dynamics, as although unison was being used dancers where performing different sections at different levels and speeds. However when we split of to experiment with the method, I learnt that by making the piece to busy you are creating a distraction and the audience doesn't  know where to look .This is why it is important to have some dancers complimenting others, while others do not to bring it altogether as a whole.

This is also a excellent tool to use if you are creating a long piece because you can bring different dancers on at different points, giving the dancers a break in-between sections.