Analysis of Two Dance Works
I am going to compare and contrast 2 professional dance works: 'Never Again' and 'Waterless Method Of Swimming Instruction.' 'Never Again' was choreographed by Lloyd Newson and performed by the DV8 Physical Theatre in 1989. Lloyd Newson first entered the dance profession when he joined the NEW Zealand Ballet in 1979. He then came to Britain in 1980 and studied with the 'London Contemporary Dance School' (LDCS) for 1 year. He then joined 'Extemporary Dance Theatre' (EDT) where he danced for 5 years. After EDT he began to develop his own style and wanted to follow his 'personal politics'. He formed DV8 Physical Theatre in 1986 to brake down the barriers between "dance, theatre and personal politics". He wanted a wider range of audiences so they performed in smaller venues, which also decreased the ticket prices allowing anyone to afford tickets. The stimulus point for 'Never Again' was section 28. It was choreographed as a response to section 28: "Authorities shall not promote the teaching in any Maintained schools of the acceptability of homosexualityAs a pretended family relationship."Channel 4 commissioned Lloyd Newson to create 'Never Again' for 'Signals'. It is a narrative piec
The setting for 'Waterless Method Of Swimming Instruction' is an empty swimming pool with the front wall facing the audience, cut out. The link to the theme is the paddling legs, rotating arms and the bending knees. The dynamics are very fluid and continuous. He produced many dances, which are based on an idea or nature or life. They used all levels and used a traverse floor path. Section 6 -duets, in this we see the traditional gender role, men lifting lady. The handcuffs represent society trying to put together a hetro-sexual relationship. The link to the theme was arms circled backwards. We see a collection of people socialising. They also travel in all different directions. In this section the dancers perform a diving motion through a curved over position with arms above head.
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