1. The context of the Black & White Ballets
Falling Angels
The context of the
Black & White Ballets
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SYLLABUS
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2. Falling Angels is one of six dances in Kylian’s Black and White Ballets.
In this tutorial you will consider how Falling Angels represents themes related to human existence and mortality, which are prevalent throughout the Black and White Ballets.
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3. View Sweet Dreams. What is the significance of the apple?
View Sechs Tanze (Six Dances). Describe the design of the dance (costume, lighting) in relation to movement and narrative. Describe briefly the themes presented in this work.
View Sweet Dreams. What is the significance of the apple?
View Sarabande, No More Play and Petit Mort. Do you notice recurring movements, props, lighting design or images? Write these down.
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4. Make a list of themes, images or metaphors evident throughout the Black and White Ballets.
View Falling Angels. Do you see any of the themes, images or metaphors in other Black and White Ballets in Falling Angels?
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5. HSC areas of study
components
movement
spatial elements
dynamic elements
aural elements
dancers
setting and environment
interpretation of the work
context
genre
subject matter
meaning
significance
writing and criticism
reading and writing reviews – newspapers, magazines, journals
the role of the critic in dance
placing the criticism in context
organising the dance
motif
phrase
motif into phrase
sequencing
transition
repetition
variation and contrast
formal structure
unity
appraisal and evaluation
evaluation
general values of society
specific values in the context of the work
worth and merit
effectiveness/appropriateness of the work
effectiveness/appropriateness of the performance
Prescribed choreographers and works
era/period in which they work
background/training
influences
choreographic style
This tutorial addresses the following syllabus area of study in appreciation
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