Creative development

 

To create this section of my chorography I have chosen a motif tool where I will create a set of motifs to put into an order that compliments the music I have chosen. The motifs chosen to show pedestrian elements contrasted to dynamic shapes which are inspired by the movement style of my chosen practitioner Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and some I will continue to develop throughout my piece. I want this section of my piece to demonstrate a sense of panic and frustration of a women trying to report a crime against her and the section is created on chair as inspired by Rosas Danst Rosas by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

To begin creating my phrases I thought about the limitations I wanted to set myself; I chose to not travel away from the chair, to use 8 counts per motif, to explore all potential angles whilst remaining seated. I then began to choreograph and ended with 7 motifs which I labelled A-G. Most phrases have sharp movement whilst I left some to be more minimal to create some contrast. I also broke my rule of remaining seated for one motif, motif C where I use the 8 counts to stand and walk around the vicinity of the chair to again show a dynamic change.

To structure the section, I had to work closely with the music I had chosen to workshop ideas and find an order that was the most effective. This was a challenge as I wanted to use repetition to be effective but there is potential for it to become boring, so it was a process of trial and error. Once I was settled with my structure, I began learning the phrase which was more challenging the expected as the repetition creates confusion for me when I don’t have my notes to use.

In using this choreographic tool, although there were challenges, I have found it has helped me create an effective section for my piece that expresses the aura of the character I am portraying and with inspiration from my practitioner I was able to implement the pedestrian aspects of movement to create realism and develop a way of working with my hair as an extension of my body to create organic movement.