Blog 6- Atomos Wayne McGregor Analysis

 

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 make the illusion of moving as one. They have different sections in small groups and couples performing in unison travelling across the stage. They also have sections where the dancers are stood in a line creating symmetry and synchronised movements, then diffusing into their own individual movements (sadlerswells, 2014). 


I think the piece ‘Atomos’ is a unique idea with an interesting stimulus. I like the individuality of the piece as the creative process involves the dancers. I also enjoy how the dancers used partner work to compliment each other's own interpretations of the stimulus.



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Deepres, R. (2013) Atomos, Studio Wayne McGregor. Available at: https://waynemcgregor.com/productions/atomos/ (Accessed: November 14, 2022). 

Sadlerswells (2014) Wayne McGregor | random dance - atomos, YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO-DJBmTH-k (Accessed: November 14, 2022). 

WellcomeCollection (2014) Thinking with the body: Dance making | Wayne McGregor | random dance, YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anpPJYXPsiY (Accessed: November 14, 2022).

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  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2022 at 11:36 AM

    I like the attention to detail you had when watching the piece and i think you opinion on the piece is very accurate as you talk about the fact you liked the dancers collaboration and i agree that that is a positive.

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