Question 1: Christopher Bruce - Ghost Dances
Christopher Bruce, being an avid dancer for the majority of his life, also emerged as a choreographer and an artistic director.
When Christopher Bruce was a young boy, his legs were damaged by polio. His father encouraged him to dance at the Benson Stage Academy, where he learnt various dance styles, including ballet, tap and acrobatic dance. At the age of 18 years old, Bruce was accepted into the Rambert School Academy of dance where he emerged as one of the company’s leading male dancers. Bruce was the lead dancer in Nijinsky’s L’apres-midi d’un faune and in Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire, where his last role as a leading dancer was for the London Festival Ballet at the age of 43 years old.
The Rambert School Academy influenced Bruce’s choreographic style. This academy encouraged Bruce to experiment with various choreographic styles, thereby fortifying his …show more content…
Although ‘The Last Dance’ commented on sensuality, the previous versions of ‘Bolero’ focussed on making a political statement.
‘The Last Dance’ is filled from beginning to end in symbolisms. This piece consisted of an only-female cast. This dance put emphasis on the strength of women and commented on sensuality. This dance was about celebrating life and the youth.
Throughout the dance piece, the dancers are chatting and laughing, thereby showing that this dance aims to celebrate life.
The dancers wore gumboots and leather tops, which aimed to illustrate the strength of women. This was then juxtaposed by the flowing chiffon skirts, which essentially represented femininity. Each of the dancers wore a different outfit, which represented individualism. However, they all wore chiffon skirts, leather tops and gumboots, which shows cohesion as a cast and as women
Christopher Bruce, being an avid dancer for the majority of his life, also emerged as a choreographer and an artistic director.
When Christopher Bruce was a young boy, his legs were damaged by polio. His father encouraged him to dance at the Benson Stage Academy, where he learnt various dance styles, including ballet, tap and acrobatic dance. At the age of 18 years old, Bruce was accepted into the Rambert School Academy of dance where he emerged as one of the company’s leading male dancers. Bruce was the lead dancer in Nijinsky’s L’apres-midi d’un faune and in Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire, where his last role as a leading dancer was for the London Festival Ballet at the age of 43 years old.
The Rambert School Academy influenced Bruce’s choreographic style. This academy encouraged Bruce to experiment with various choreographic styles, thereby fortifying his …show more content…
Although ‘The Last Dance’ commented on sensuality, the previous versions of ‘Bolero’ focussed on making a political statement.
‘The Last Dance’ is filled from beginning to end in symbolisms. This piece consisted of an only-female cast. This dance put emphasis on the strength of women and commented on sensuality. This dance was about celebrating life and the youth.
Throughout the dance piece, the dancers are chatting and laughing, thereby showing that this dance aims to celebrate life.
The dancers wore gumboots and leather tops, which aimed to illustrate the strength of women. This was then juxtaposed by the flowing chiffon skirts, which essentially represented femininity. Each of the dancers wore a different outfit, which represented individualism. However, they all wore chiffon skirts, leather tops and gumboots, which shows cohesion as a cast and as women