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Showing posts with label Rehearsals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rehearsals. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2008

The 19th Step Development Day Six and Seven, Equations, Sequencing, Patterns and Yellow Paper

Dorothy works with Richard and Scott to make music to accompany Marcus as he creates an equation through dance. Marcus showing the performers his moves which show an equation through his body.
These two pics show Marcus teaching Dylan the body equation moves.

Below are two photos showing the performers practicing their 12 body positions.


The clip below shows ideas developing the opening of the piece.




Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The 19th Step Development Day Three, Patterns, Shapes and Tango

"Musically, the tango is not important; its only importance is what we give it. This reflection is correct, but perhaps applies to everything."
"The tango can be debated, and we have debates over it, but it still guards, as does all that is truthful a secret"
Jorge Luis Borges, A History of Tango.

Today Marcus our mathmatician had his first ever tango lesson. Using the shape of the circle the dancers and Marcus improvised moves drawing circles on the floor inspired by tango.

Marcus drew the diagram of the dance moves he and Rose had developed. Inside the circle the 6 triangles make a hexagon, the shape of the rooms in Borges story the Library of Babel.