Swamp Dance Fest! UF SoTD; McGuire Pavilion G-6 studio; July 30th 7:30pm.
Repertory Concert
After Image was supposed to bring out imagery of the files arctic expedition made by S.A. Andrée in1897. The only part of the dance that I was able to recognize was the paper being torn and placed over the dancers, like ice breaking up. I couldn’t really pick out any of the other movements as specifically representing the expedition.
At first the movement in After Image was confusing and I wasn’t quite sure what was supposed to be happening. A few minutes in I realized the cause and effect that was taking place between the dancers. When I understood the piece I felt a sense of relief, but before I had moments of panic because I couldn’t figure out what was going on.
After Image experimented with movement, drawing, and making choices. First of all, having to keep a drawing utensil on …show more content…
The music was soft and not really memorable. I am not sure if it was supposed to be important or not because I feel that the focus of the piece was on the drawing and movement.
The stage was very simple with paper covering the floor and six chairs, one for each dancer. Fro the moment the dancers entered the stage to when the piece was over the lighting was very dim, but was enough to show the clash between the white paper/ costumes and the charcoal. The charcoal pieces were a good size, easy to use and hold while dancing, but not small enough to break. The dancers wore simple make-up, so that they could bring out their features while staying in a natural state. It fascinates me how the dancers can create while having to keep their hand on the page. That kind of movement in itself is original, but to create a piece that involves improv and slight structural changes every night gives quite a unique performance. One particular moment I like was when they lifted the charcoal off the page and drew on
Repertory Concert
After Image was supposed to bring out imagery of the files arctic expedition made by S.A. Andrée in1897. The only part of the dance that I was able to recognize was the paper being torn and placed over the dancers, like ice breaking up. I couldn’t really pick out any of the other movements as specifically representing the expedition.
At first the movement in After Image was confusing and I wasn’t quite sure what was supposed to be happening. A few minutes in I realized the cause and effect that was taking place between the dancers. When I understood the piece I felt a sense of relief, but before I had moments of panic because I couldn’t figure out what was going on.
After Image experimented with movement, drawing, and making choices. First of all, having to keep a drawing utensil on …show more content…
The music was soft and not really memorable. I am not sure if it was supposed to be important or not because I feel that the focus of the piece was on the drawing and movement.
The stage was very simple with paper covering the floor and six chairs, one for each dancer. Fro the moment the dancers entered the stage to when the piece was over the lighting was very dim, but was enough to show the clash between the white paper/ costumes and the charcoal. The charcoal pieces were a good size, easy to use and hold while dancing, but not small enough to break. The dancers wore simple make-up, so that they could bring out their features while staying in a natural state. It fascinates me how the dancers can create while having to keep their hand on the page. That kind of movement in itself is original, but to create a piece that involves improv and slight structural changes every night gives quite a unique performance. One particular moment I like was when they lifted the charcoal off the page and drew on