Soda Lake

Question 1

when was soda lake?

Answer 1

1986

Question 2

what are the starting points of soda lake?

Answer 2

The set created my Nigel hall 1968
The Mojave desert in Nevada with the vast space and occasional landmarks e.g. telephone pole and scurry of animals passing by.

Question 3

What is the set of soda lake?

Answer 3

a black pole on a diagonal with and ellipse attached to the top to the right is a thick black pole vertical suspended in the air of a few cm

Question 4

What is the aural setting in soda lake?

Answer 4

silence throughout the whole dance no music
has moments of audible sound of dance for example hears the dancer stomp the floor very loud and sudden x2 facing the back left foot.

Question 5

What is the contribution of the aural setting in soda lake?

Answer 5

to show the silence of the desert and how nothing is in the desert and abandoned creates calmness and the audible sound of dance represents moments of desert animals running through.

Question 6

What’s the performance environment in Soda Lake?

Answer 6

white box stage

Question 7

What’s the contribution of the performance environment in Soda Lake?

Answer 7

simple links to drawing

Question 8

What’s the costume in Soda Lake?

Answer 8

black fitted trousers slightly flared black vest top and bare feet.

Question 9

What is the contribution of the costume in Soda Lake?

Answer 9

simple costume could link to Nigel halls simple drawing.

Question 10

What is the lighting in Soda Lake?

Answer 10

dull off white studio lights.

Question 11

What is the contribution of the lighting in Soda Lake?

Answer 11

simplistic to light the set and dancer.

Question 12

What dance style/technique is used in Soda Lake?

Answer 12

Cunningham technique

Question 13

What ideas did Alston take from the starting points in Soda Lake?

Answer 13

1. shapes and they way it effects the space
2. silence like a desert would be
3. sudden fast movement, animals coming through

Question 14

What is a movement in Soda lake the links to the starting point?

Answer 14

pitched over attitude told body to right, left leg raises in attitude while body is tilting slowly and arms are out to the side. This links to the starting point as the sculpture by Nigel hall is a starting point of this work and right pole in the sculpture is levitating and so is the body in this movement.