WorksheetsComponent 2 - (Professional) Big God, Florence and the Machine
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
'Big God' by Florence and the Machine's was about...
independence
unity
ghosting
desire
What did Florence mean by needing a 'Big God'?
Fill our hearts with a sense of being loved unconditionally, that we move beyond the anguish of being ghosted.
Fill our minds with positivity, that we move beyond the anguish of being ghosted.
Fill our hearts with void of the situation, ignoring that the ghosting has happened.
Fill our hearts with a new mind set and that ghosting does not effect you.
How does the Big God performance show a sense of pain and anger?
Punching sections
Following your hands with your head/eyes
Sharp sudden movements
Soft floaty sections
A combination of sharp sudden movements and soft movements
What did Florence suggest that she was angry at in the song?
Herself
The ghost (ghosting)
Other people
Confusion between the ghosting effect and herself pain
What is Big God about?
Spirituality - power of beliefs, getting through difficult situations.
Power of desire, left with anger for being 'ghosted'.
Celebrating a new found freedom - overcoming difficult situations.
Ghosting - The feeling of being rejected and disconnected to someone.
Celebrating the sense of being ghosted and alone.
(a) is the choreographer of Big God.
Akram Khan combined (a) and (b) dance forms for the choreography, and was the first person to do so.
Contemporary and Asian dance forms choreography consisted of the following styles:
Expression based choreography
Portraying a narrative
Focus of hand movements to express the intensity of emotions
Focus on jump based movements to express the intensity of emotions
How did Akram Khan choreograph the music video dance?
Created it from scratch on his own.
Developed with working with Florence, making it up step by step together.
Akram asked Florence to improvise whilst she sang Big God and filmed it. Then adapted it from this.
Combined improvised video of Florence singing with his own choreography. Lots of which were used in his final choreography.
When was 'Big God' released?
Feburary 19th 2017
June 19th 2018
January 19th 2012
March 19th 2021
Theme (Power)
Select the answers that show 'power' in Big God.
Power of movements - contrast of sharp and soft movements, emphasising the power/strength of emotions.
Power of beliefs/spirituality - empowering people to respond to their situations based on their core beliefs.
Power of independence - being along to overcome challenges, still need a reply to the ghosting text.
Power of darkness - the longing of the inner thoughts and feelings of being alone.
