Several UNR students and faculty choreographed the Fall Dance Festival on November 18, 2016. The festival featured eight distinctive dances that had their own unique theme. While many of these pieces were great, “Fragile” and “My Monster” had an additional emotional element that stood out. Both pieces being so uniquely different from one another were interesting to compare.
The ballet dance piece “Fragile” was more than true to its name the movements of the dancers were appeared to be as fragile as of that of a newborn deer. As they moved forward they displayed uncertainty both in their timid movements and facial expressions. The dancer 's open-wide eyes, raised eyebrows, and open mouth displayed a look of concentration on their face. As if …show more content…
This inner struggle can be perceived as anything such as guilt, depression, or loss. This struggle is shown throughout the movement of the two dancers where one dancer is clinging to the other feet being pulled across the stage that represents what she is internally struggling with. The second dancer is an intrusive unwanted shadow expressed by the adagio unpleasant forceful movement of the first dancer. When breaking the grasp of the second dancer by darting away the first dancer demonstrates controlled contract and release movements while appearing to be yanked back by the second dancer. The tempo changes to a slow beat when the dancer falls forcefully to the ground curling up with her knee to her chest that signifies her defeat. The music comes to a halting stop and the first dancer sits up and gazes at the audience in complete silence. The tempo picks up again. She then goes over to the second dancer and picks her up then carries her off the stage rather than continuing to drag her around. The costumes were strikingly similar to one another and plain which may have been suitable for the second dancer, but the primary dancer should have had a more distinguished color. Both dancers were dressed in black with the principle dancer wearing dark green shorts. This could have been significantly thought out more for the costumes. The costume …show more content…
Fragile, was a ballet piece that was very structured, and repetitive. The entire performance was filled with patterns and uniform set of dancers. On the other hand, “My Monster” is a contemporary dance it has a combination of dance techniques but none nearly close to ballet. This performance consisted of a duet who were routine but not in sync with each other’s movement. The effort put into both performances was seen through the energy the dancer gave. Each performance was true to their name and portrayed this theme throughout the
The ballet dance piece “Fragile” was more than true to its name the movements of the dancers were appeared to be as fragile as of that of a newborn deer. As they moved forward they displayed uncertainty both in their timid movements and facial expressions. The dancer 's open-wide eyes, raised eyebrows, and open mouth displayed a look of concentration on their face. As if …show more content…
This inner struggle can be perceived as anything such as guilt, depression, or loss. This struggle is shown throughout the movement of the two dancers where one dancer is clinging to the other feet being pulled across the stage that represents what she is internally struggling with. The second dancer is an intrusive unwanted shadow expressed by the adagio unpleasant forceful movement of the first dancer. When breaking the grasp of the second dancer by darting away the first dancer demonstrates controlled contract and release movements while appearing to be yanked back by the second dancer. The tempo changes to a slow beat when the dancer falls forcefully to the ground curling up with her knee to her chest that signifies her defeat. The music comes to a halting stop and the first dancer sits up and gazes at the audience in complete silence. The tempo picks up again. She then goes over to the second dancer and picks her up then carries her off the stage rather than continuing to drag her around. The costumes were strikingly similar to one another and plain which may have been suitable for the second dancer, but the primary dancer should have had a more distinguished color. Both dancers were dressed in black with the principle dancer wearing dark green shorts. This could have been significantly thought out more for the costumes. The costume …show more content…
Fragile, was a ballet piece that was very structured, and repetitive. The entire performance was filled with patterns and uniform set of dancers. On the other hand, “My Monster” is a contemporary dance it has a combination of dance techniques but none nearly close to ballet. This performance consisted of a duet who were routine but not in sync with each other’s movement. The effort put into both performances was seen through the energy the dancer gave. Each performance was true to their name and portrayed this theme throughout the