GCSE Dance

What's the style of A Linha Curva?

• A blend of contemporary, samba and capoeira. 
• Contemporary. Contact work.
• Inclusive contemporary and contact work.
• Hip Hop

What was the stimulus for A Linha Curva?

• Love and loss, dependency and loyalty, longing and memory.

• Life beneath the city surface.

• A family dealing with an unseen outside force.

• The Curved Line in Portuguese. The stimulus for the work is Brazilian culture.

How many dancers are in A Linha Curva?

• 4 (2 male /2 female)
• 28(15 male/13 female)
• 12(6 male /6 female)
• 2(1 male /1 female)

What was the choreographic intent of A Linha Curva?

• A dance film set outdoors exploring narrative and emotional themes. 
• Coming to term with life’s limitations and finding a resolution by coming together.
• To have fun, with some contradictions. 
• Theme of order and chaos through contrast between individual dancers and unison ensembles. 

Which of these can be found in A Linha Curva?

• Stools and chairs are used as part of the choreography.
• Signature moves include: Ninja Walk, Ninja Glide, Ninja Static, Chariots of Fire.
•   Performed in unison, in lines and ranks with changes of front. .
• One performer never touches the ground

The choreographer for A Linha Curva is..

• Isaac Galleo

• Itzik McGregor

• Sandy H20 Kenrick

• Itzik Galili

staging set description

• an LED light above the stage

• a table and stools

• there is no stage, only a raised platform for the percussionists

• a wooden frame surround with white paper snow

A Linha Curva means.... in portuguese

• a short gradient

• The curved line

• the dancing curve

• the celebration of brazilian culture

The date of the first performance by the Rambert company was...

• Tuesday 22nd February 2009

• Wednesday 4th May 2016

• Friday 10th June 2001

• Tuesday 12th May 2009

a celebration of the Brazilian way of life and the Brazilian culture is the...

• dance style

• stimulus

• choreographic intention

• structure