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1
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Choreographer

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Wayne McGregor

2
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Company

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Royal ballet

3
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Date premiered

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2008

4
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Dance style

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Contemporary ballet

5
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Choreographic approach

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Show. Make. Task.

6
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Stimulus

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Infra means below when translated. Life below the surface of the city. Behaviour of people during London bombings

7
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Number of dancers

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12

8
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Structure

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Episodic. Made of solos. Duets. Ensembles

9
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Performance environment

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Proscenium arch. Theatrical

10
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Choreographic intent

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Seeing below the surface
Inference of particular relationships in every day life
Let audience make their own interpretation

11
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Aural setting

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Morse code beeps and distorted speech give idea of complex relationships not giving whole picture. Steam train. Major and minor keys used to created uncertainty.

12
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Lighting

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Dark shadowy light allows quick entrance and exits. Mystery. Colours show off individual dancers. Soft light shows fog from stimulus. Rectangles show in their own world. Not noticing anyone else.
Clearly defines each section

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Costumes

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Monochrome. Black. Grey white. Short sleeve and short and tight fitting tops allows movements to be seen clearly
Stretchy material allows free movement

14
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Actions

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Pedestrian-kissing. Holding hands. Leaning heads
Peering female. Lost her way? 
Resting head. 
Balance supported by men
Arching dropping to floor 
Wrapping rippling. 
Galloping
15
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Dynamics

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Fluid
Tender
Tense
Gentle

16
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Space

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Centre stage

Close proximity

17
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Relationships

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Contact
Moment of unison
Complementary

18
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Motif development

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Contraction. Levels. Embellishment. Direction. Travelling in space.
Peering. Different direction. Underneath his arm. Different positions. Contractions. Change of dynamics