Lucy Athorns Advanced Independent Solo Choreography (MU60362O)

At the beginning of this daunting task, I was of the opinion that I wouldn't complete it. I had other intimidating tasks ahead and I was worried about my time management and how I could be as proactive as I can during my choreography sessions, in order for my piece to be fulfilling and captivating to the audience.  Picture to the right (Athorn, 2022) At the beginning of the process, I had amalgamated so many idiosyncratic ideas and wanted to start creating my piece straight away, however as I do consider myself as a creative person who enjoys investigating the theoretical concepts, I knew that I had to be patient in order for me to produce my best work and execute my movements to the highest standards. At the start, I was apprehensive as I know this is a sensitive subject that I had chosen and therefore wanted to handle it with maturity and respect. I wanted to play around with relevant themes and gestures, but I wanted to make sure it was appropriate and not too distressful. This ...

Now that our performance is only 1 week away, I have been referring back to Kate Flatt's ideas on endings and how I can get a reaction from the audience. It is important to establish what feelings do you want the audience to take away with them and this is what I have been focusing on over the past weeks.                                                                          (Flatt, 2019) These questions provided a resolution for my piece and I am satisfied with how I have assembled my sections. By reflecting back on these questions whilst conjuring up thoughts to end my piece, I have found it to be a fulfilling experience as I have pushed past my limitations despite me being over analytic of my capabilities. Evaluating these questions commanded me to prioritise the audience's emotions and how I can val...

By immersing myself in Marco Goecks piece called Nijinski in my last blog, I felt inspired and became influenced to generate a similar quality of movement that encapsulated the significant amount of tenderness that Nijinski is profound for. My intention behind this section was to portray what the relationship was like at the beginning before dominance became an overwhelming factor. This is one section where I began challenging my natural movement style with more tender, generous movements, however, I kept finding the desire to go back to my accustomed staccato style testing and therefore had to choose the music first in order for my movements to flow along with the gentle rhythm. I want the audience to be 'moved, touched or affected', (Flatt 2019) by my choreography and I believe that beginning with more tender and resistant movements aids the audience into feeling captivated and empowered.  A Promise To Keep  is a painting by Anuja Sachdeva which was uploaded on June 15th, 20...