Blog 9- Reflection
The process of choreographing a solo has been insightful. From conceptualisation to the final product, I have learnt a lot about myself, the value of visualisation and working with others in a group setting. We begin our piece with long, extended, drawn out movements representing the struggle of living in a world that is moving fast all around us. It is as if we are drowning in honey and cannot breathe. There is a moment when we are close to the ground in a large 4 th and are reaching up to the sky as if desperate for some help. We begin to move faster down the diagonal with much spinning actions showing the whirlwind- that is our life and mind. The use of repetition as a motif throughout our piece is a way of conveying how we are in a constant cycle that we can’t seem to break. Another motif is when we cover our eyes and have a moment of ‘taking off the blindfold.’ This is when the audience is able to see the character development. We begin to learn new ways of coping in t...
