ISDS 2000 Chapter : Levine Smume6 Ppt06 Shortened
15 Mar 2019
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2:05 pm: primitive period, close to the earth/barefoot, hunched over to protect from predator/low crouched positions. Follkdances: british isles: maypole dance performed on may 1st, renaissance period, royalty: wanted to seem civilized, not barbaric, must learn dances to be successful at court, louis xiv (14th, french king (1600s/french revolution, loved to dance. 2:03 pm: choreographer: someone who uses a medium (pitch, expression, etc) to express something, has something to say, skills to say it, and knowledge of what has been said before, manipulates time, space, and energy. Space: the way the dancers move - shapes that are created: positive space: the space the dancer takes up, negative space: the space not taken up by the dancer, different levels, directions, focus. Floor pattern: the way the dancers travel: time, dance is a function of time, not all art exists in time (drawing, painting, etc) In beats (meters: twos, triple, fours, eight counts)
