Unit 13 and 14 'A Doll's House' Ensemble Dance 'El Perdon' Teacher Feedback on Progress in Contemporary Dance Style

 Unit 13 and Unit 14

A Doll’s House. Contemporary dance group performance to the song ‘El Perdon’

Teacher Comment

 

Deacon

Deacon, you have worked extremely hard throughout the El Perdon project and have relished the opportunity to learn a new dance style, develop new skills and take creative risks. In your performances on Wednesday  8^th March at the One Night Only Showcase and the Punchdrunk interpretation of ‘A Dolls House’ on Wednesday 29^th March 2023 you performed the ensemble dance sequence with accurate techniques and stylistic performance qualities specific to contemporary dance. One of the most successful aspects of your performance was the intensity and focus you displayed enabling you to effectively project of the movement material and emotional content to an audience. You clearly understand that a successful performance is about communicating the meaning of the work as much as technical accuracy.   I was delighted by your understanding of the musical accompaniment ‘El Perdon’, enabling you to dance with accurate use of rhythm and time structures with a sense of musicality in performance.

Your positive contribution to devising the piece ‘El Perdon’ demonstrated that you can bring the skills of improvisation and collaboration in response to a range of stimuli including the influence of Rash Dash Theatre Company and the lyrics of the song ‘El Perdon’. You have an in depth understanding of character motivation in Ibsen’s The Dolls House and brought this dramatic awareness to your dance work. You were prepared to take risks in the range of lifts and contact work used and this resulted I n  some very impressive trust work with the group. The duet you performed with Chloe combined your dance technique with dramatic intensity to great effect.

You were highly committed to the rehearsal process, always working hard to refine the material so it was polished and ready for performance to a public audience. You consistently respond in a positive way to feedback from your teacher and/or peers. And use this feedback to further refine and develop your work

During this process you have clearly understood the key terms and vocabulary used in contemporary dance and can respond to these appropriately in lessons. Your Blog presents very strong evidence of your identification of the key characteristics of contemporary dance  and an effective analysis of your progress in physical skills, dance technique and performance quality over the last three months