A Linha Curva

costume

male

female

black vests with different coloured vips and different carnival coloured lycra shorts

they are tight fitting allowing us to see the line of the of the body and the shapes they make

they have bare feet

they wear a metallic disk at the beginning of the dance to reflect the light

they also wear a black vest with a zip

carnival coloured wet look lycra shorts

the uniform look shows equality between the female and male dancers

the zip is in a straight line and is on the back of their vest

the have bare feet

lighting

the different coloured and timed lighting creates a chequerboard effect on stage this defines the lines and spacing for the dancers in large ensemble sections in the piece

when the men perform the male competitive showing off section the lighting changes to white pool shining from above

staging/set design

the set is all black acting as a blank canvas

the samba band is on a black elevated platform at the back of the stage

there isn't any set on stage so the dancers aren't restricted spatially

the dancers travel across the stage on a skateboard

aural setting

the opening

dynamics

fast upbeat exciting lively loud

other sounds

shouting and tribal chanting

mood/melody

upbeat exciting lively

speed

fast

adage septet

instrument

bass

dynamics

slow gentle calm soft

other sounds

echo rattling scraping

speed

slow

the climax

rhythm

fast continuous

instruments

conga bongo percussion

dynamics

intense lively

speed

rapid

choreographic devices

canon

change who performs the motifs

contact

what

who

the entire wave motif described previously

the entire company 28 dancers

15 female 13 male

when

02:40-02:50

what

a contact duet

who

1 male 1 female

when 03:34- 03;44

what

when

who

the men pursuing the women motif described previously

08:13-08:28

5 male dancers