Dance is music made visible ‘ George Balanchine’
We all hear the same sounds differently and similarly we do not all see colours exactly the same. If your blue could be my red, then should we really all feel and see the same connection between movement and music?
Last week my vocational students talked about finding and developing individual artistry in their own work.
We established that technique and timing must remain the same throughout our set enchaînements for precision but we should see subtle individual differences in the deliverance of our performance according to how we hear the music and how the music makes us feel at that particular time.
Some dancers associated types of music with colours, for example a bolero could be viewed as red, some dancers associate music with personal experiences but either of these stimuli could arouse different feelings and emotions that are individual and unique to each dancer.
To continually evolve as an artist we considered musicality, connection, sensitivity, presence, projection and expression. These are all vital in developing a genuine sense of performance and individual artistry.
We will be further considering the authenticity of our artistry by exploring ‘real and fake movements’, fluidity of movements and their connection with the music or our own feelings.
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ReplyDeleteI think the difference each dancer feels depending on their association with that particular piece is very interesting. My learners are of a more basic level and seem to feel that if music is strong or heavy then this must show aggression, anger, sadness etc. But I find your blog very interesting in that this is not necessarily the case. It is about finding what it means to you as an individual and how does this make YOU feel personally. It may have an entirely different meaning to someone else and just cause the music implies a sense of sadness it could strike another chord with somebody else. This idea inspires me to make my learners open their thoughts and think differently. Thanks!
To me artistry is a combination of all the things both you and Rachel mentioned. Individual artistry is how the individual's emotions are expressed, just like you said how 'YOU feel personally' and how that is shown in the dancing.
DeleteRachel you mentioned how the bolero could be viewed as red. There are so many different shades. To some their red is a sign of passion or love and some a sign of danger. Therefore I think the emotions and moods conveyed for the bolero/colour red could be completely different for each individual person depending on what they associate with the colour red. What are your thoughts?
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ReplyDeleteThe different colours and shades of colour emphasis different meaning and emotions. It is very interesting and good to think about it.
The feeling can be individual but sometimes the story or/and background of the music can influence the association.
I think, All of music is included many emotions not just one therefore as a dancer and choreographer we have to find out which part of the music emphasis the meaning and emotions.
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ReplyDeleteThe different colours and shades of colour emphasis different meaning and emotions. It is very interesting and good to think about it.
The feeling can be individual but sometimes the story or/and background of the music can influence the association.
I think, All of music is included many emotions not just one therefore as a dancer and choreographer we have to find out which part of the music emphasis the meaning and emotions.