artificial things

Question 1

Choreographer

Answer 1

Lucy Bennett

Question 2

Choreographic intention

Answer 2

Coming to terms with
life’s limitations.
Constricted within a
snow globe
Living with individual
regrets

Question 3

Stimulus

Answer 3

Imaginary image of a
snow covered landscape,
with a person sat in a
collapsed wheelchair.
This is observed from
afar as though inside a
snow globe.
Paintings by Goran
Djurovic.
Dancers’ own
experiences.

Question 4

Choreographic approach

Answer 4

Choreographer worked
collaboratively with the
dancers. Choreographer
initiates work through
choreographic tasks.
Movement was inspired
by Laura and her use of
the wheelchair, then
adapted to able bodied
dancers

Question 5

Costume

Answer 5

Have colours streaming
down. Fitted dress, suit
jacker, trousers, vests,
pedestrian in style

Question 6

Set/stage/props

Answer 6

Heavy backdrop with paint streaming down
Collapsed wheelchair
Fake white snow on the
floor. Glass cabinet on its side filled with fake snow Two stools. Headless mannequin

Question 7

Performance environment

Answer 7

Proscenium arch

Question 8

Lighting

Answer 8

White light, warmer
lights, use of orange,
blue wash

Question 9

Aural Setting/ accompaniment

Answer 9

musical elements, sound effects, and even silence to evoke a futuristic, melancholic, and emotionally charged atmosphere. sunshine of your smile

Question 10

company

Answer 10

Stopgap Dance Company

Question 11

Dance style

Answer 11

Inclusive
contemporary

Question 12

Dancers

Answer 12

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