Choreography enables me to be slightly more creative outside of my role as a Producer. I am no dancer but my four years of experience with it means I can assist in the communication between the group and dancer. I decided to look at dance in context with film because my group is definitely in control of how our dancer can interact with the camera. This is why I chose to look at Maya Derren's "A Study in Choreography for Camera."
What I found most interesting about Derren's work is her ability to match cuts with the movement of the dance despite the fact that her locations differ. The movement through dance allows the two separate locations to be unified, as the viewers generally accept that they are the same subject matter and timeframe. This might help us develop our dance in a way that keeps the four elements exclusive to each other, but unified through match cuts.
If I remember correctly, Maya Derren does this again in her "Meshes of the Afternoon" piece through the act of walking.
Through Maya Derren's "A Study in Choreography for Camera" I also learnt that variation is a good thing in dance. Variation in height, gesture or travel brings forth an interesting aesthetic in dance. I shall try to bear this in mind when improvising and choreographing our dancer.
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