For my dance report, I saw the Fall Dance at Adelphi University on December 4, 2016. It was called “Aszure Barton.” The two pieces that really stood out to me were “Tarantella” and “Consumed.” They both displayed great amounts of emotion through their choreography, backdrop, costumes, colors, music, and lighting. “Tarantella” and ‘Consumed” gave off opposite moods because of their specific components.
“Tarantella” from August Bournonville’s Napoli was a very lively and cheerful dance. It can be considered a dramatic dance because it tells the story of a wedding feast being celebrated. Some people were dancing with a partner while the others clapped along with to beat of the music. It was evident in the props used and the costumes worn that …show more content…
Through the choreography and music, you can sense the depression radiating off of the dancers. The blue backdrop represents sadness and the lyrical music, although in a different language, was very slow and gloomy. Later on in the piece, the background switches to black, representing the title. The dancers were “consumed” with depression. They were overpowered by depression’s ability to take over people. The stage itself was also very dark. These colors (dark blues, black) are the colors that you would associate with sadness. The choreography of the dance consisted mostly of long movements and contractions, which caused the mood of the dance to be slow and gloomy. These floor movements contributed to the feeling of sadness in this dance because they were slow and quiet movements. They helped with the enjoyment and understanding of the piece. While performing these movements, the dancers looked as though they were searching for something that they were unable to find. They could have been looking for just one shred of happiness in their lives. The dancers also had blank expressions on their faces. They looked as though they were falling into misery and depression. Their costumes add to this mood. The girls wore long, dark purple dresses that went all the way to their ankles and the boys wore dark pants that also went down to the ankle. Both the girls and boys were barefoot throughout the piece. All these components caused the audience to feel sad and unhappy. You could tell the dancers were relating to one another. At some points of the dance, a dancer would begin to fall, but other dancers would catch him/her. This represented that the dancers had each other’s backs and cared about each other. To get the same feeling across to the audience, I perhaps would have added darker costumes and a black veil to show true depression. The part of this
“Tarantella” from August Bournonville’s Napoli was a very lively and cheerful dance. It can be considered a dramatic dance because it tells the story of a wedding feast being celebrated. Some people were dancing with a partner while the others clapped along with to beat of the music. It was evident in the props used and the costumes worn that …show more content…
Through the choreography and music, you can sense the depression radiating off of the dancers. The blue backdrop represents sadness and the lyrical music, although in a different language, was very slow and gloomy. Later on in the piece, the background switches to black, representing the title. The dancers were “consumed” with depression. They were overpowered by depression’s ability to take over people. The stage itself was also very dark. These colors (dark blues, black) are the colors that you would associate with sadness. The choreography of the dance consisted mostly of long movements and contractions, which caused the mood of the dance to be slow and gloomy. These floor movements contributed to the feeling of sadness in this dance because they were slow and quiet movements. They helped with the enjoyment and understanding of the piece. While performing these movements, the dancers looked as though they were searching for something that they were unable to find. They could have been looking for just one shred of happiness in their lives. The dancers also had blank expressions on their faces. They looked as though they were falling into misery and depression. Their costumes add to this mood. The girls wore long, dark purple dresses that went all the way to their ankles and the boys wore dark pants that also went down to the ankle. Both the girls and boys were barefoot throughout the piece. All these components caused the audience to feel sad and unhappy. You could tell the dancers were relating to one another. At some points of the dance, a dancer would begin to fall, but other dancers would catch him/her. This represented that the dancers had each other’s backs and cared about each other. To get the same feeling across to the audience, I perhaps would have added darker costumes and a black veil to show true depression. The part of this