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Describe the set design in the dance. (General)

A
  • Plain stage
  • Proscenium staging
  • Backdrop that changes with each section
  • Screen used in final section
  • Café setting with tables and chairs
2
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Describe the costume in the dance (you only need to know two of these)

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Penguins

  • Penguin Masks
  • White shirts
  • Black dinner jackets
  • Orange leg
  • Black gloves
  • Black shoes

Texan Kangaroo Rat

  • Rat mask
  • Blue dungarees
  • Tie dyed t.shirt
  • Leather sandals

Southern Cape Zebra

  • Black & white face paint
  • Black headdress
  • Black & white body tights (zebra stripes)
  • Tassles
  • Black footwear

Brazilian Woolly Monkey

  • Monkey mask
  • Gold top hat
  • Gold jacket
  • Red & black striped shiny trousers
  • Black top
  • Breeches
  • Purple bow tie
3
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Describe the Set Design in two sections (you only need to know two of these)

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Penguins

  • Plain stage (for the first part)
  • Back drop, blue and white icebergs
  • Chairs and tables in the second part of the section
  • Backdrop changes to show café scene

Texan Kangaroo Rat

  • Plain stage
  • Green backdrop showing large cactus

Southern Cape Zebra

  • Plain stage
  • Back drop - purple and black with trees
4
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Explain the contribution that costume makes to the dance

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  • Helps show the animal (e.g. Penguin masks indicate they are Penguins)
  • Adds colour & interest (e.g. Brazilian Woolly Monkey - golds and bright colours)
  • Shows style of dance (e.g. Hog nosed skunk flea section, the chorus dancers are wearing traditional morris dancing costumes)
  • Show climate & location (e.g. Texan Kangaroo Rat section, arms and legs are exposed and t.shirt is dirty indicating that he is from a hot place (desert) )
  • Enables dancers to perform required movements appropriately (e.g. Southern Cape Zebra, lots of movements requiring the dancer to show high levels of flexibility and to be upside down - a mask would be inpractical and the body sock enables clear lines to be seen and enables the dancer to perform the movements safely and effectively)
  • Shows theme (e.g. Southern Cape Zebra - the women are wearing fur/headdresses made from animal products showing human’s impact on animals)
  • Shows the characters are a human/animal hybrid (use of mask)
5
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Explain the contribution that Set Design makes to the dance

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  • Structures the piece (different backdrop for each scene)
  • Helps show the location/climate of the animal (e.g. Penguins - icebergs)
  • Helps show the size of the animal (e.g. Texan Kangaroo Rat - large cactus makes the rat seem small)
  • Does not detract from the dancers and the movement - very simple
  • Sets the scene - tables and chairs in the second part of the Zebra scene
  • Helps show the mood (e.g purple/black in Zebra section indicates a darker more serious mood)
6
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Describe the lighting in the dance

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  • Stage lights (stage wash)
  • Spotlight on main dancer (s)
    E.g.
    Penguins
  • blue wash
  • white spotlights on the three penguins
    Texan Kangaroo Rat
  • Spotlight on the rat
  • green/yellows
7
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Explain the contribution that lighting makes to the dance

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  • Helps structure the dance (different lighting for each section)
  • Highlights main dancer(s)/animals
  • Helps show climate (E.g. penguins - white/blue indicates cold climate whereas yellows and greens in the Texan Kangaroo Rat indicate warmth
  • Helps show the mood (brighter colours in the Brazilian Woolly Monkey scene show that it is happy/fun in contrast to the darker more intense colours in the Zebra section)