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Blog 9- Conclusion

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(Brown, 2022) To conclude this series of blogs I will be discussing the development of my choreography and what I would do differently in the future. Referring back to Blog 1, I discussed how the stimulus image led to my creative process of Locked- in Syndrome. This affected my creative process as the movements are a reflection of the powerful thoughts happening inside the body and how we can translate that through artistry. To allow the audience to visualise Locked- in syndrome there are moments in the choreography where the dancer is standing almost disassociated which reflects the shield and how isolated it feels. During the process of creating the choreography it was interesting to have other dancers to collaborate with as they interpreted similarly but had different ideas for the movements. This allowed us to explore a large variety of interpretations which we can use to help develop our own individuality during our own performance.  ( Kurucz, 2017) I think I achieved the them...
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Blog 8- Comparison of Practitioner

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In this blog, I will be discussing my chosen practitioner, Wayne McGregor’s, creative approach and style and how that compares with the process of how I choreograph. One similarity that McGregor and I have in common is that we both are heavily influenced by the stimulus. This means his movements, storyline and interpretation are all embodiments or movements inspired by the stimulus (McGregor, 2012). Wayne McGregor has worked with a wide range of stimuli, which allows the choreographer to be unique and have original ideas (McGregor, 2012). Personally, I usually interpret my stimuli with issues that are important or interest me, this is the process in which McGregor chooses his stimuli. However, McGregor and I differentiate in styles as he often uses improvisation to stimulate movements for his piece (McGregor, 2012). Personally, I don't like to use improvisation in choreography as the original movement can never be interpreted again. Additionally, I believe that mine and McGregor’s ...
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Blog 7- The Development of My choreography Solo

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(Brown, 2022) In this blog, I will be discussing the development and inspirations that helped the creation of my choreography solo. The first step in my creative process was the Stimulus, my group discussed and brainstormed ideas that came to mind from the art work. We all agreed that our piece would be linked to the idea of isolation, being trapped and our body language would display the physical and mental states of this character. Collectively, we had themes for each section and we linked them all back to the theme of being trapped.  The first section was choreographed collaboratively and was in interpretation of the stimulus image of the women being in the jail cell. We choreographed this section using clear counts and we workshopped movements that best convey the image, the mood for this section is very eerie and disassociated as she accepted her aloneness.  The second section was choreographed by myself based on Locked-in Syndrome, this section includes the embodiment of...
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Blog 6- Atomos Wayne McGregor Analysis

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  In this blog, I will be discussing Wayne McGregor's creative process in creating his piece called Atomos. Wayne used the dancers as a main part of the choreography process, he watched what movements they created while improvising and used elements in his piece to create choreography. He gave information to the dancers about maintaining formations and elements, meaning they could have freedom within the realms of his rules he set for the dancers (WellcomeCollection, 2014). McGregor referred back to octopus inspired movements to help the dancers add characterisation and a theme to their execution of movements. For the stimulus, McGregor used short clips from a film and atomised it. The dancers then used this as inspiration for their improvisation (WellcomeCollection, 2014). At the start of the piece, the dancers are in a cluster formation centre stage and they use the device of negative space to move around each other. They use partnering to create lifts that fill the space and mak...
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Blog 5- Wayne McGregor Choreographic Devices

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  (TEDtalksDirector, 2012) In this blog, I will be discussing a short motif that I have created using inspiration from Wayne McGregor’s demonstration on TED talks. He explains and shares his choreographic pathway by showing how he can create a phrase and have his dancers execute and interpret parts of it to create choreography. He describes the dancers as objects and lines so the audience can visualise their movements as an embodiment of the word instead of people dancing (McGregor, 2012). In the demonstration he uses the stimulus of the word “ted” to create his movements (TEDtalksDirector, 2012). He visualises the word in many forms to create different angles for his choreography. For example, he imagines the word flattened on the floor, writing the letters with his body movements and also being inside the letters (TEDtalksDirector, 2012). This creates an abstract piece with many interpretations for the audience and allows the dancers to have a varied creativity process.  I h...
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Blog 4- My Chosen Practitioner

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  (Studio Wayne McGregor, 2022). In this blog, I will be discussing the choreography works of Wayne McGregor. I was drawn to McGregor as I appreciate his versatility and adaptability to whatever stimulus he is creating for. He has worked on pieces for award shows, movies, he also worked a lot with The Royal Ballet and created a holographic tour for the ABBA band (Studio Wayne McGregor, 2022). He works a lot collaboratively with dancers, writers, visual artists and scientists etc. The dancers in his company also have input in his creative works and his choreography develops creativity and furthers science, technology and research (Studio Wayne McGregor, 2022). I have researched a piece created with dancers from The Royal Ballet called the +/- Human. His process behind the dance was the questioning of how you know if something is alive. He uses complex programmes and motion sensors to create computer intelligent orbs that react and engage to movement in their environment. I find the ...
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Blog 3- My Stimulus and Further Research

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  (Kurncz, 2017) For this blog I will be discussing what drew me to the stimuli and what interpretations I drew from the piece of art. I chose this particular stimulus because I was intrigued by the colours and how the art had many different perceptions and interpretations to explore. When I first saw this art, two main ideas came to mind. The first interpretation I decided to explore was a condition called Locked-in Syndrome. Locked in syndrome requires both wakefulness and awareness, meaning the patient has full awareness but has the inability to do basic reflexes (NHS, 2022). This art reminded me of this, as the lady in the image has the inability to see, hear and she has her mouth closed. This relates back to the art, as she is isolated and in an inescapable environment. She is almost a reflection of the internal struggle people with this condition experience. Additionally, the woman is being watched through glass and almost seen as just an image with no depth of her personalit...
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