Embodied Movement Practices in the Performing Arts. Fall 2022

    1. In reference to the spatial elements of dance studied in class such as: space, levels and direction , how have they helped you with your body movement and expression?    2. Keeping your focus when moving in space is very important both for the performer and for the audience. Explain how keeping your focus has influenced the quality of your movement?   3. After experiencing what consciously moving with your breath feels like, in which way do you think breath can enhance the quality of your expressive movement?    4. In your opinion, how can we increase our breath connectivity during performance?   5. What would you do from now on to develop your awareness about breath capacity and connectivity?   6. When thinking about the relationship between the dancer's body and the space in which the body moves, the concept of the kinesphere becomes useful. Why?   7. The kinesphere is also the container of a cube (containing all diagonal d...

I   Warm Up   II   Movement Exploration   III     Activity 1   Create an 8 movements phrase in which each move has:    One direction (direct)  One direction ( indirect)  One weight (light)  One weight (heavy)  One speed (quick)   One speed (sustained)    One flow (bound)  One flow (free).  Question 1   Write your response to this exercise, in terms of how it felt in your body, on Discussion Board. How would this exercise affect your sense of movement embodiment?     IV         Laban’s Eight Effort Actions :     The Eight Effort Actions help clients both physically and emotionally to embody and understand internal impulse while developing an expressive body.    •Wring : •Press •Flick •Dab •Glide •Float •Punch •Slash V Activity 2 Add to your previous movement phrase the efforts listed above (one effort per m...

I --------------------------------   Space and Relationship  T he kinesphere is also the container of a cube (containing all diagonal directions and dimensions) and of an icosahedron made by three bi-dimensional planes: it contains angular geometry inside a round geometry.  Question 1 Explain in your own words the meaning of the kinesphere within the Laban's cube?    II ---------------    Diversifying locomotive choices when using the performance space (The Kinesphere and Laban's Cube) Activity 1 Based on their exploration of movement within the cube, students work on creating a phrase of 8 movements.   Then, they explore what is like to use that phrase to travel across the diagonal. III -------------------------- Activity 2     To their previous 2 ensemble phrases, students add their new phrase.    IV ----------------------------  Closing  Review & Share your phrases.  Students share their work wi...

  I Warm Up II Review III Breath Connectivity Breath Connectivity IV Athletes breathing versus diaphragmatic breathing. V Walk around the room (Use directions, levels and focus) Now connect with your breath ass you walk. Now move on the inhale and pause on the exhale. Then, move on the exhale and pause on the exhale. Combine the inhales and exhales as you move. Questions 1. Write a reflection on your experience with breath and movement. 2. In which way do you think breath can enhance the quality of your expressive movement?  3. In your opinion, how can we increase our breath connectivity during performance? 4. What would you do from now on to develop your awareness about breath capacity and connectivity? VI   Activity Students explore some Duncan's moves in order to apply their knowledge of breath while moving ( runs, jumps, turns). Then they work in ensembles and create an 8 movements phrase with the moves learned in class. They share their work and then repeat it but th...