Choreography for Group Performance (MU50374O)

  Blog 3: Stimulus The process of deciding on a stimulus was slightly different for me. Due to medical absence, I was not present when the stimulus was picked therefore, I didn't manage to get any input so instead, my group informed me of their decision, and I did some extra research to fully understand the topic.  The topic, proposed by Ella, is the 9/11 ‘Dust Lady’ photograph. This is a photo of Marcy Borders concealed in wreckage after the plane devastatingly crashed into the tower, she was working in. This photo was quite a shock to the world as no one expects to see a sophisticated works woman submerged in white dust. When observing the photograph further, I noticed her hands seemed to be reaching out and her mouth gasping which indicates to be her trauma and shock from the event which is something we can incorporate into our piece to fully portray the stimulus. I researched further into my thoughts and found she struggled with the trauma 10 years post-historical event. ...

Blog 2: Lost in Translation   The first task given by our tutor was quite an interesting one. We got into small groups and lined up, one person facing the front and the rest facing the back. The person at the front was given a word and thirty seconds to produce a count of eight before the person behind them turned around and they had to show it to them. We were only given a short amount of time to learn the choreography before the next person would turn around and you would then have to teach it to them. We repeated this process till everyone knew the original persons choreography. Then the first and last person would stand next to each other and perform the phrase, this was interesting to see how it had been slightly changed and interpreted along the line. We continued this process till everyone had picked a word and had gone through the process. The words my group were given include, cold, spikey, sticky and crunchy. I like how this method meant that another persons choreography ...

Blog 1: Art as a Political Statement During the process of stimulus exploration, I found, was an interesting and thoughtful discussion. Set out were different pictures, we got into small groups to make our way around each stimulus. Each group would write down their thoughts on the paper as we went round. I was with Ella and Imogen and we were able to spark deep discussions on our thoughts, which at times could be similar or opposite. Discussing our thoughts would sometimes allow one to think of the photo differently or think further into your initial ideas. I like how we all had different interpretations for the same thing but brought individuality in terms of scenarios or links that could arise from the stimulus. This also goes for as a whole class, we conversed our different thoughts from each group and how this would inspire me to see things in a different aspect.  For example, on this particular stimulus, I thought that the pink object was a laser beam, being shot from one pers...