My experience presenting choreography and performing in the 2017 Xperimental Dance Concert was challenging, yet stimulating. I believe choreographing for any type of venue is an intimate and vulnerable task, and this venue enabled the audience to witness every aspect of the pieces in the concert from many diverse angles; which caused many choreographers, including me, to feel a little anxious about presenting our works. Although I felt apprehensive about the intimate space, I recognized that this concert was unlike any I had performed in previously because the space was not in a normal proscenium set up, and I believe I let that idea influence my experience. For example, I was able to interpret my piece in a unique way because I thought about
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Initially, when I developed it, I intended for my final piece to be in the proscenium; but, the 2017 Xperimental Dance Concert was in the round, which meant that audience members observed my movement from various angles. I also did not realize when I created this piece how significant my circular movement motif would become, and how the piece itself would benefit from audience members sitting in the round. For example, most of my circular movements comprise of running in circles, allowing my body parts to initiate circular motions from the hips, circling the head, circling my ribs, circling my feet, or circling with small motions of my hands. The circular motif in and of itself is very welcoming when audience members sit in the round because they can see me from all angles and facings. I believe I was able to fully achieve the intention for my piece because of the way the audience members were …show more content…
The circular motif worked so well in this concert because it permitted me to change facings throughout the course of the piece, and all of the audience members had an opportunity to see my full body in the space. This particular aspect of my piece made my work unique and appropriate for this concert venue. I feel as though my final product was much better than I originally anticipated; and therefore, I enjoyed creating my piece as well as performing it in the space as a soloist. If I could do it all again, I believe I would consider a different costume. Although I enjoyed my costume because I believe it showed an appropriate amount of skin, I think the costume did not fit as well on the top of my torso. Additionally, I believe I would continue to adapt the movement such as: including different motifs or adapting the middle portion of the piece. I may consider cutting the middle section of the piece or even utilizing different timing efforts or facings. I would also consider performing the piece in different venues such as on a larger stage, or even outside on the patio in front of Pao. I may also consider adding more bodies to the piece which I believe may change the piece considerably because the different movers will embody the movement in their own
Initially, when I developed it, I intended for my final piece to be in the proscenium; but, the 2017 Xperimental Dance Concert was in the round, which meant that audience members observed my movement from various angles. I also did not realize when I created this piece how significant my circular movement motif would become, and how the piece itself would benefit from audience members sitting in the round. For example, most of my circular movements comprise of running in circles, allowing my body parts to initiate circular motions from the hips, circling the head, circling my ribs, circling my feet, or circling with small motions of my hands. The circular motif in and of itself is very welcoming when audience members sit in the round because they can see me from all angles and facings. I believe I was able to fully achieve the intention for my piece because of the way the audience members were …show more content…
The circular motif worked so well in this concert because it permitted me to change facings throughout the course of the piece, and all of the audience members had an opportunity to see my full body in the space. This particular aspect of my piece made my work unique and appropriate for this concert venue. I feel as though my final product was much better than I originally anticipated; and therefore, I enjoyed creating my piece as well as performing it in the space as a soloist. If I could do it all again, I believe I would consider a different costume. Although I enjoyed my costume because I believe it showed an appropriate amount of skin, I think the costume did not fit as well on the top of my torso. Additionally, I believe I would continue to adapt the movement such as: including different motifs or adapting the middle portion of the piece. I may consider cutting the middle section of the piece or even utilizing different timing efforts or facings. I would also consider performing the piece in different venues such as on a larger stage, or even outside on the patio in front of Pao. I may also consider adding more bodies to the piece which I believe may change the piece considerably because the different movers will embody the movement in their own