rooster - christopher bruce Flashcards
when and who was rooster first created for
1991
ballet geneva
when was rooster first premired with rambert
1994
who is the music by in rooster
the rolling stones
how many male and female dancers in the whole piece
5 male
5 female
when was christopher bruce born
1945
when did bruce start training with rambert
1958
when did bruce join rambert ballet company
1963
when did bruce become artistic director of rambert
1994
what is bruces movement style
blending of classical ballet and graham technique and social dance
what are the movement styles of classical ballet
balletic vocab
extended lines
open chest and back
what are the movement styles of graham technique
contractions
spirals
flexed feet
expressionistic aspects
what are the movement styles of social dance
folk dance - chains , lead and follow , heel toe steps, circles
what is bruces choreographic style
motif development, symbolic repeating images
episodic or rondu
semi narrative aspects
selects dancers for their personal strengths
bare stage
serious themes based on stimuli
what are bruces influences
ballet rambert influenced his style and choreographic approach
social and political consciousness (amnesty international )
pop culture
childhood memory and personal experiences
what were the origins of rooster
music was chosen to colour the meaning of the movement
exploration of teenage years
social commentary - women and relationships
rituals in courtship and dating in the 1960s
