1. Jardi Tancat: organising the dance: motifs and phrasing
“Organising the movement”
Organising the movement is focused on the development of phrases, which use the motif as their driving force. The motif is manipulated within the phrase to produce a clear statement about the intent. Phrases are distinct units of movement, which address the intent and develop the concept of the composition.
SYLLABUS
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2. Jardi Tancat: organising the dance: motifs and phrasing
This tutorial is an investigation of how Nacho Duato uses motif and phrasing in Jardi Tancat to enhance his intent.
In this tutorial you will:
Identify movement motifs
Discuss how these motifs are worked into phrases
Explain how movement motifs express the intent of the work
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3. Tutorial: “Outline the way in which Duato communicates his intent through the use of motifs and phrases in Jardi Tancat. Compare the use of motifs by individual dancers in the work.”
On the following screen, there are four descriptions of (possible) motifs
in the work JARDI TANCAT.
View JARDI TANCAT and identify when you see these motifs occur.
Describe how these motifs are worked into phrases.
Describe how these motifs are performed by individual dancers, duos or groups.
See if you can identify any other motifs in the work.
Click here to download a worksheet for
mapping motifs through the work
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4. Jardi Tancat: organising the dance: motifs and phrasing
Reaching up, looking up – faith, praying for a good crop/rain, despair, hope
Hunched / slumped over back, pull of gravity, low to the ground, focus down,
hands behind the back , physical burden on the body, crouching over others –
hardship, working on the land
Ploughing motif – scooping/digging. Working on the land.
Circular motion – cyclical, ongoing, continuous flow of movement, never ending.
Combining all body parts, working in and out, daily life.
Spatial pathways, floor patterns, circular patterns. No start and end.
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5. Tutorial: “Outline the way in which Duato communicates his intent through the use of motifs and phrases in Jardi Tancat. Compare the use of motifs by individual dancers in the work.”
Answer the tutorial question above in an extended response (essay). In your answer make sure you:
Identify and describe motifs in the work
Describe meaning of motifs in relation to intent
Describe individual dancer’s performance of motifs, including manipulations
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6. HSC areas of study
components
movement
spatial elements
dynamic elements
aural elements
dancers
setting and environment
interpretation of the work
context
genre
subject matter
meaning
significance
writing and criticism
reading and writing reviews – newspapers, magazines, journals
the role of the critic in dance
placing the criticism in context
organising the dance
motif
phrase
motif into phrase
sequencing
transition
repetition
variation and contrast
formal structure
unity
appraisal and evaluation
evaluation
general values of society
specific values in the context of the work
worth and merit
effectiveness/appropriateness of the work
effectiveness/appropriateness of the performance
Prescribed choreographers and works
era/period in which they work
background/training
influences
choreographic style
This tutorial addresses the following syllabus area of study in appreciation
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