Initial Stimulus/Idea

Initial Stimulus/Idea.

As well as discussing the initial idea, I will mention the details and reasons why I have been drawn to this stimulus alongside what I will research and what resources I will use to provide clear understanding for the audience.

With this being the longest piece we have been given to choreograph, choosing what to create for this piece is important as it can show an insight into the dancer you are and show what kind of personality and interests you have.

From a young age, I have always had a creative mindset which is where my passion for dance orignated but also my interest for art and music. I continued studying art in GCSE and A-Level and still draw and paint in my free time. 

This past week I have been researching and looking into what I could base my choreography on continuing with the aspect of art and artists which led me to come across statues and sculptures. Following this research, I found the 'Venus de Milo' statue and straight away was drawn to it. With half of the body missing and the backstory of the greek goddess most likely to be 'Aphrodite', I was fascinated with how I could create movements and phrases from this particular statue.

This specific statue may not be my exact finalized stimulus but this idea with the greek mythology and using statues to base my movements off of is for definite as I think it will interest the audience as well as broaden my own mind to it. For example; after looking into more about greek mythology, I found the real truth and story about Medusa where she turned people to stone as protection rather than violence. With this in mind, I will continue to collect further resources to do with greek mythology and discover more statues for movement ideas.

Touching back on when I was beginning to research into statues, it reminded me of a piece I had seen briefly which gave me a slight inspiration to continue with the pathway of statue and sculptures. Crystal Pite's 'Body and Soul' has a section where the dancers are dressed in all black with long attachments on their arms which physically gives up the scultpure atmosphere. Even though I wasn't planning on having a costume that shows that exactly, the movements and positions they were executing definetly has inspired me and will continue to do so when it comes to me starting to choreograph my piece.