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Dance : - Coggle Diagram
Dance :
Choreographic devices
Repetition: repeating a movement of sequence of movements throughout the performance
Repeating the waka paddling movement
Repetition of the wave motion
Repetition of tentacle movements
Contrast: Manipulating elements to extremes to highlight the difference between two things
Night and day - showing the difference with props and movements . Movements associated with day and night and what activities are done during these time
Showing the difference between calm seas and wild ones using height and intensity
Contrast between a happy and full Muturangi and an unhappy and hungry Kupe as shown through movement.
Accumulation: adding movements one at a time to a sequence
Kupe and Te Wheke fight scene- fight movements and actions are added to throughout the scene one movement at a time
Canon: the repeating of a movement in succession usually in a group setting
Waves crashing- one by one
Multiple group members strike Te Wheke one after each other
Symmetry and asymmetry:creating symmetrical or asymmetrical shapes or spaces
Symmetry of the performers in the waka with two at the front and two at the back. Asymmetry during the fight scene with performers spread unevenly throughout the waka and the space to demonstrate chaos
Variation: having differences in the movement, time, space and energy
Showing variation between night and day through movements associated with each
Variations in calm and rough seas as shown by an intensity of movement and low and high waves
Variations in energy between Kupe and Muturangi in their interactions regarding Te Wheke
Choreographic structures
Climax: the most significant point of the dance that everything builds up to
The fight scene between Kupe, his warriors and Te Wheke
Motifs: a main repeated feature of the dance that illustrates a reoccurring theme
Improvisation: unscripted movement done spontaneously
Aspects of the fight scene could use improvisation
Could be used in response to Te Wheke dying and those involved showing how they react to this
Interactions between Kupe and Muturangi
Narrative: a story-line that runs throughout the performance
The story of how Kupe defeated Te Wheke in battle and how Aotearoa was discovered.
Patterned repetition: the repeating of movements using patterns such as rondo
Paddling of the waka to a beat or pattern
Common Choreographic Structures
Rondo: a structure comprised of a main reoccurring theme or movement that alternates contrasting sections
Action Sequences
Beginning-middle-end; three part structure where each part is different from the other and often build on the part that came before
Beginning-Te Wheke steals Kupe's fish and Kupe confronts Muturangi about it
Middle- The chase and the fight
Te Wheke's defeats and Kupe's travels
AB Variation: Two part structure that has two uses two different movements that are connected and often repeated