Brenda Ways And Mun Transformative Art Analysis

Brenda Ways and KT Nelson choreographed/curated Boulder and Bones with Lucy Lippard Escape Attempts by allowing themselves to create a conceptual performative art that was “free to let the[ir] imagination run rampant.” (p.7 ). In order to move away from the traditional conventions of ballet and obtain inspiration and organization for Boulder and Bones, the choreographers collaborated with artists of different mediums was put together which included: Andy Goldsworthy, Zoe Keating, and Rj Muna. The layering of sound and lack of sound helped set the intense tone of movements and presence of the dancers bodies . RJ Muna creates visuals based on Culvert Cairn that mirror the dance and action movements to represent the ephemeral bodies to the ephemeral …show more content…
An example of this happens in the first half of the performance where the background piece depicted tan colored rocks that ranged in different shapes and forms, while moving horizontally to the right. At the same time, the dancers on the far left were pushing all the other dancers together so that all are crowded and concentrated together. The purpose of this was to show that those stones were once separated and had its own distinct shape and form for a short amount of time. But then, the bodies are changed to become one huge pile of stones that are huddled together.Another example of this was shown in the seven minute visual video that preluded the dancers performance. The video depicted stills of actions that would last for one second. Because of his layering of stills, the film was continuous . On the stage , there was an influx of movement everywhere ; The dancers were constantly falling on the ground or being lifted up. The purpose was to show how the stone was being lifted up by the machine and placed downward towards the ground. And like the dancers , nature is always in the continuous state of