As tears go by

Question 1

Movement

Answer 1

Repeated motif of the three women holding arms in a circle and rejecting the other women who crouches to the floor with her head down
The reject male is always looking at the rejected female when she is outcasted by the other women.
The 3 men get on one knee and put their hand out and the 3 women run over and lie on their backs with their head in their hand in a submissive way – gender norms in relationships – repeated
The rejected women spins with her arms out and head back – childish as the man watches. She stops to see the couples dancing - when one of the men notice her he pushes his partner away and dusts himself off
At the end its only the rejected couple left, she is in her crouch position and he is about to walk off but she raises her hand and he rolls his eyes and walks over and puts her on his shoulder, she looks up and smiles at the audience – shes finally been accepted? – in the relationship

Question 2

Lighting

Answer 2

Subtle purple wash

Question 3

Analyse the movement of the isolated woman

Answer 3

Awkward/ non traditional dance movement
In her crouch position - closed off/ self inflicted
Spinning around with her arms out and head thrown back and the skipping - childlike/ carefree/ in her own world
Doesn’t know how to act like the other women - when the man helps her up she slaps him

Question 4

Describe the movmenet of the isolated man

Answer 4

Lots of pedestrian movement/ an observer - always watching the isolated girl by left out whilst being left out himself
Doesn’t know how to act either - helps her up but picks her up by her back

Question 5

Describe the movement of the other dancers

Answer 5

Traditional gender roles
Boys - bousterious, playful, pushing each other
Girls - dainty, elegant, holding hands, float around the stage
Couples dances - girls are submissive

Question 6

Aural

Answer 6

‘I sit and watch the children play’ – first line
‘I sit and watch as tears go by’ - perspective of the man – an observer – his movement is mostly pedestrian walking around and watching the others.
Slow, steady, and melancholic

Question 7

Dancers

Answer 7

Equal gendered groups - divide in the space

Question 8

Describe the transition from As Tears Go by to Paint it Black

Answer 8

Closing As Tears Go By
Music fades
Isolated woman in crouched position raises one arm up straight, the isolated man notices, rolls his eyes and walks over to her. He grabs her arm and puts her over his should and carries her off stage. She looks up and the audience and smiles
The male soloist for PIB walks on quickly backwards from stage right and lights fade
Opening to PIB
Lights come up showing male soloist walking backwards to center stage
Music starts quickly after
He looks around before facing the front
The drums come in and 3 women strut on stage from the same place and lights become brighter