Week 5 - Assessment Study 2 (Complex Movement)

Task: In assigned groups of two or three, develop a 2-4 minute solo study that prioritises the development of complex and idiosuncratic movement. The work will have a single (fixed) light with no more than three cues (including beginning and ending). You are required to operate the lights.
The emphasis is on an imaginate engagement with the possibilities and (once again) complexity of physical action/dace and time, as well as a creative and well-considered approach to 'choreographing' the audience's experience of the work.

Working with Rigmor had been a little bit of a challenge. It was not difficult choreographing together, but it became troublesome finding space when we were both available. With the time constraints of a week, it felt easy to get down to business and just bash out something to begin with.

The best way I find to create movement, other than having a relatively specific topic or subject, is to use a dance-by-chance method. Rigmor and I both chose different parts of the body and dynamics. These were then paired to create a movement using those ideas, such as 'left foot' and 'slow'.

We each found individual movements and then strung them together, creating the phrase. It was difficult having only a couple of hours and not being able to decide on how the lighting would be. It was interesting having to imagine the lighting and how an audience would view the piece, especially since we could not choreograph in the space it was to be performed in.