Mock Exam Are you Ready?

Name the 2 professional dances you will be answering questions and the choreographer Overdrive (2004) By Richard Alston Nutcracker! (2002) By Matthew Bourne

Costume Colour Style Design Era Texture Length Features

Alston’s Overdrive Costume Man wears Grey, sleeveless top, Grey, long, loose trousers Woman wears Red, halter-neck tunic Red, long, loose trousers Different colours distinguish between different genders Bare arms help to show clear lines of arm actions Loose fitting for ease of movementPlain as abstract theme and focus on dance

Bourne’s Nutcracker! Costume The Marshmallow Girls wear Pink, fluffy hats Pink leotard with white spots Pink tutu The Licorice Allsorts wear Black, Spanish-style clothes with licorice allsorts on. The men wear pink trouser, have black hair slicked down and moustaches The female wears a flamenco style skirt and high shoes Pink of marshmallow girls goes with the pink lighting and pink of set design The marshmallow girls costume bounces with their rhythmical steps The Spanish-style costumes go with the Spanish music and actions in their section The different costumes help with identifying the characters and progressing the story

Accompaniment Sound Orchestral Electronic Traditional Songs Found/natural sound

Alston Overdrive Accompaniment By Terry Riley Rhythmical, repetitive piano

Bourne Nutcracker! Accompaniment Tchaikovsky Spanish Dance Directly correlates with movements and builds into climax of section/scene

Physical Setting Colour Props Location Backdrop Lighting

Alston’s Overdrive Physical Setting Traditional theatre venue No props Plain, square floor Black background White side lighting Contributions… Allows space to focus on dancers Flooring complements costume

Bourne’s Nutcracker! Physical Setting Traditional theatre venue Black and white checked flooring Pink and blue striped backdrop with big pink open mouth entrance Bright, white wash lighting Contributions… Provides exit for characters Sets scene and helps progress narrative Complements costume

Relationships Canon Unison Complementary Contrasting

Relationship in Overdrive Unison at beginning in male duet entrance, walking onto stage and into side reach motif Complementary in male/female duet, male lunges to left whilst female jumps back

Relationship in Nutcracker! Unison at ending ensemble around the cake with the hip rotation and thrust

Relationship in YOUR group dance?

What is a climax? Build up/high point of Speed Dynamic Tension

Use of climax in Nutcracker!

Title and choreographer for solo composition task Perfect (2005) Motionhouse

Actions Fall Elevate Travel Rotate Stillness Gesture

Dynamics Smoothly Softly Suddenly Staccato Sustained

Space Levels; high, medium, low Floor pattern Air pattern Direction Formation