FIRST YEAR - Key Practitioners Lesson 2

This week we continued our research looking at two other key practitioners, Wayne McGregor and Crystal Pite.

During the lesson we analysed video's relating to each choreographers work and creative process and started to generate material using their specific methods.

The videos we observed were:

Crystal Pite:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYv1vQ-5wKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tSBkT9AFWA


Wayne McGregor:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWNQK8y50SI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHITNtb4NGQ

I found these video's particularly inspiring as we were able to clearly understand as well as physically see each choreographer within the development stage of their creative process.


The creative task we experimented incorporated visualisation with the specific idea of creating movement based of rain rolling down a window. We experimented using different levels, sizes, speeds, partner work and even the idea of reversing the movement. We also watched a video to help!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-OYsfDUtZQ


Over the past few weeks we have generated movement based on a variety of contrasting creative exercises, including:
- Name
- Phone Number
- Zodiac
- Shape/ Patterns
- Rain Concept

Task: By reviewing your reflective notes of the session you will discuss, reflect and review your experience in the session. In your post discuss how you responded to the more creative exercises, what did you find easy or difficult? Review your starting objective and if you achieved this in practice, was it readable to your audience? what feedback did you receive? Has this process allowed you to form your own ideas for your own creative processes to create movement? If so, what are your new ideas?
(400 words)

Please complete this task by Tuesday 8th October 17:00. 

As discussed during class please also start to have a look at your selection of Stimuli's for your creative solo project. Start to brainstorm any first impressions/ feelings and ideas for each starting point. Also start to have a think about which choreographer you are most drawn to.

The link for all your information is below:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lju0oiiffam5rut/AABKDV5jnaU_xNFLVve7DttGa?dl=0

Please also remember to keep commenting on each others blogs. You should be critically analysing 3 different people's posts per task set. Please go back and look at each others if you have not already - you will need to be signed into your blogger.com website in order to do this.

Please also double check your layouts of your blogs.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Miss Norman