Investigating Practitioners Unit 1 Revision

Define action - a movement element.

• The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers e.g. lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction.

• The ‘where’ of movement e.g levels, directions, pathways.

• What a dancer does e.g. travelling, turning, elevation.

• The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and continuity.

Define dynamic - a movement element.

• The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers e.g. lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction.

• The ‘where’ of movement e.g levels, directions, pathways.

• What a dancer does e.g. travelling, turning, elevation.

• The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and continuity.

Define spatial content - a movement element.

• The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers e.g. lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction.

• The ‘where’ of movement e.g levels, directions, pathways.

• What a dancer does e.g. travelling, turning, elevation.

• The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and continuity.

Define 'performer to performer' dance relationships.

• The ways in which dancers interact; the connections between dancers e.g. lead and follow, mirroring, action and reaction.

• The ‘where’ of movement e.g levels, directions, pathways.

• What a dancer does e.g. travelling, turning, elevation.

• The qualities of movement based upon variations in speed, strength and continuity.

Name the production element 'The illumination of the performance area. Involves colour, placement, direction, intensity, shape, angles etc.'

Name the production element: 'song, instrumental, orchestral, spoken word, silence, natural sound, found sound, body percussion, style, structure and Involves aspects such as tone, pitch and rhythm.

Name the production element: The presentation of dance in the performing space including furniture, props, projection, backdrop, structures and screens as well as features of these such as colour, texture, shape, decoration and materials.

Name the production element: Clothing worn by dancers in performance including footwear, masks, make-up and accessories. Involves features such as colour, texture, material, flow, shape, line, weight, decoration and how they define character or gender, identify dancers, enhance or sculpt the body and enhance the action.

A characteristic way of dancing.

White-blue footlights are used here, thrown onto the white wall. As the characters move around the stage huge shadows are cast across it warping perspectives and dimensions. What theme does this suggest?

• The Royal Family

• Paparazzi and the media

• Identity

• Rejection

• Mental Health