Dance Rational Dance Core Composition

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The intent in which my core composition performance I undertook was the concept of a person being caught in distorting memories of abuse which occurred when younger. My stimulus was emotion on peoples lives, as I was reading an article on abuse, I wanted to show the emotion of memories which always stay with them, as things like these aren’t easy to let go nor forget. Researching abuse I found it a strong and powerful subject, so I incorporated this into my dance through strong dynamics in all movements, and strong emotions shown. With the use of Binery as my compositional structure, I show the difference of being close to reaching a clear minded memory. An example of this being manipulated is when performer is standing reaching into high level air attempting to grab/reach something. This is contrasted with being thrown to the ground starting from the beginning again being feared with the memories. An example of this is falling to the ground which appears as if the dancer is pushed, and having trouble getting back up. I express this structure as a fight type on context as I’m always fighting my way to the top, which is letting go of memories, to always being thrown back where I started with the distorting images running through my mind. My motifs are based on the emotional pain through remembering the memories. One motif in which I use is Jerking, jerking is shown to represent the lose of breath, shaking in fear, and the body itself giving up. I used this motif throughout movements, and varied it within different body parts performing this. For example, this motif is done standing, on the ground, whilst turning and during a fall. Another motif used, is the reaching movement, performed mainly within the hands, to show attempts of trying to grab onto something. I use the reaching motif to show reaching for freedom, to find a clear life of memories and no fears.
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