My stellar shelf by https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf Dance Making en-us 2020-01-13 12:11:16 UTC 2023-02-17 17:22:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 1st task (3/02/20) taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006536 Cause and effect
In this video, I was set a goal to move down onto the floor and upwards at least two or three times. As well as that, I begun to slightly explore how I could incorporate level changes with dynamics as this is what I wanted to achieve in my solo due to the dark theme.
* ”First video” in box]]> 2020-02-03 23:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006536 1st exploration taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006744 In this video, I was marking (due to chest issues) through the first set of movement I created for the solo to focus on the exploration of the dynamic range. The dynamics I focused on was fast and sharp then slow and rag doll like. This was a key factor in the solo 
* “Second video” in box]]> 2020-02-03 23:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006744 Change from previous video taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006997 I made a change in movement in order to explore a wider range of dynamics 
* “Third video” in box]]> 2020-02-04 00:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/440006997 Cosmo’s and disaster taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449233749 Stimulus for my solo- Art piece from Tate Modern.]]> 2020-02-24 00:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449233749 Origins of the art piece taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449234047 “In response to the political crises in the 1930s Siqueiros made paintings that were both historically specific and world-wide in their concerns. While briefly in New York in 1936, he founded the so-called Experimental Workshop that became a gathering place for young artists”. (Tate Modern, 2017)]]> 2020-02-24 00:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449234047 Link to Tate Modern artwork taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449234185 Tate Modern (2004) Cosmos and Disaster. Available at: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/siqueiros-cosmos-and-disaster-t14771 (Accessed: 20 November 2019)]]> 2020-02-24 00:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/449234185 Link to all videos taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/519862788 https://kingston.box.com/s/5ocd62wxl618gufhiknf6zc3qgcyb6in]]> 2020-04-21 10:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/519862788 This was the first time I performed the dance fully with the music: it was here where I decided to incorporate the idea of using the space to convey my themes. I split the space into two and used one side as a symbol of longing for family and the other as loyalty to serving for the country. This was supported by the range of dynamics I previously explored. taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/519892660 * “First full out practise” in box]]> 2020-04-21 10:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/519892660 taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531132064 I am making a dance by using the technique of choreographing around emotion from Candoco, the contrast of dynamics from the Laban Star, copy and paste (improvising and taking out the stronger movement to place into my solo), 16 ways to manipulate a movement with the focus on levels and staging and lastly, Richard Serra’s Verb List compilation to highlight the emotion of the character.
One of the main techniques I used when creating my solo was improvising based on a certain emotion: I performed confusion, fear, numbness and anger. This is drawn from the workshop with Candoco where we had to improvise based off of conflicting emotions. This technique was new to me as I had choreographed pieces first to then add dynamic range, emotion and a story alongside the movement: to compliment this, I used the Laban Star focusing on the range of dynamics I could experiment with like slow and jagged to fast and swift. With the aspect of staging and levels, I wanted to manipulate both in order to emphasise the story of the character by splitting the stage with one half being a metaphor of the family and the other being the duty to protect the country. To help portray this story, I also used movement from Richard Serra’s Verb List as inspiration as where I could take my movement next.
]]> 2020-04-26 13:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531132064 taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531133645 I am making a dance which focuses on the dynamic range of movement using a contemporary based style. There will be an image of the art piece in which inspired this solo in the background whilst I’m performing this piece to highlight the war and battle within the character that I am. ]]> 2020-04-26 13:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531133645 taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531134033 I am making a dance that will open the audiences eyes as to the impact of war on a solider’s mental well-being but not on the typical after effects of war like PTSD but the torment at which begins before the soldier even enters the battlefield. I want to create this feeling of anguish and conflict in the choreography so that the audience is left feeling tensed and unsettled.]]> 2020-04-26 13:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531134033 taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531134592 I am making a dance about a solider receiving a letter informing them of an impending outbreak of war, the solider is conflicted between staying at home to spend lost time with their family or to do his duties to protect the country. The first section highlights the numbness of the solider and shock at receiving the letter which is complimented with the ringing of the accompaniment. For the second section, the solider is having flashbacks to their previous time in war and re-experiencing the suffering at which they went through prior. Lastly, the soldier becomes detached and angry when they finally decide on their decision whether to stay home or go off to war. This choreography is episodic in terms of telling a story but with a flashback during the middle of the piece.]]> 2020-04-26 13:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531134592 taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531136002 This is the stimulus I used for my solo which is an art piece from Tate Modern created by David AlfaroSiqueiros. When looking at the art, I drew from it a sense of destruction and raw emotion due to the abstract placement of the materials and the chaotic order. Given that the piece is created based around the Spanish civil war, I decided I wanted to portray a story the emotions of a solider and the destruction that war held upon them: instead of the after effects of war I wanted to do the impact prior to war as well. ]]> 2020-04-26 13:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531136002 Narrative score taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531137955 - Using the story board/narrative score, I marked out a range of emotions from the feelings inventory and wrote characteristics for each emotion or scene that I can explore. (Can see in box link)]]> 2020-04-26 13:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531137955 Changes after mock exam taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531142286 With the critical feedback from the mock exam, I have decided to focus on the first section of the solo (receiving the letter) and including a prop which will be the letter in which I will rip in half and place one side on each half of the stage to represent the conflicting thoughts of staying for the family or protecting the country. At the end of the dance, I have decided to throw the ‘family’ piece of paper off stage and exit to the other half of the stage to represent the decision being made of going to war. ]]> 2020-04-26 13:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531142286 Mitigating circumstances taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531143360 Due to unseen circumstances I couldn’t perform this solo due to an injury thus I now have to create a one minute piece in a small space due to the virus based upon my original piece. I will explore the the aspect of using the prop and the sides of the space to convey the conflicting decision that the soldier had to make.
 
]]> 2020-04-26 13:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531143360 Feedback after the first mock exam: taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531144691
-        Break down the story as the breadth of theme is too broad, focus on one aspect of the story and allow this to have more space and time. (Instead of getting the letter, training for war and then going to war, I will focus on the aspect of receiving the letter and making an important decision)
-        The music is too lyric led: lyrics need to be removed (I created a new soundtrack using a mono toned ringing at the beginning to then an instrumental version of Believer by Imagine Dragons)
-        Include more gestures of war like marching or saluting that was shown (I have now included a repetition of the salute to signify patriotism, marching with a gun, throwing a grenade and aiming down the sight of the gun).
]]> 2020-04-26 13:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531144691 Dance I took inspiration from (Rosie Kay 5 soldiers) taylorcpaul https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531156329 Saddlers Wells Theatre (2017) Rosie Kay Dance Company 5 Soldiers. Available at: https://youtu.be/ku1tVoBUyw8 (Accessed: 15 January 2020)]]> 2020-04-26 13:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/taylorcpaul/rq9rgw9o63vf/wish/531156329