In the video we watched on February
20, 2012 show various choreography and different stories, also to how the
choreography shows different stories. Also to see how the choreography formed
different shapes to show symbolism.
In the dance “Emeralds” The majority
of the movements were soft and smooth. Throughout the dance mirroring was used
often, which added dimension to the piece. It was interesting to see how the
choreographer used different formations to show symbols. For example when a
majority of the dancers were in a “V” shape and one on the dancers broke
through the middle almost as if she was breaking though a wall. Repetition was
also used through this dance, also helping to portray a story.
Diamonds was also a dance that used
mostly soft and smooth movements. Diamonds was a duet performed by Suzanne
Farrell and Peter Martins. This dance included many extensions and many lifts.
As the music changed the dance reacted and would change the movements and
style. The two dancers in this piece worked well together and made it easy for
the audience to watch and understand the story.
The Final dance called “Stravinsky
Violin Concerto” was performed by Kay Mazzo, Peter Martins, Karen Von
Aroldingen and Bart Cook. This dance was extremely unusual compared to most
other ballets. The music choice was also very different. This dance included
sharp and abstract movements. “Stravinsky Violin Concerto” also included
unusual shapes and formations. The choreography showed the talents of the
dancers, such as there flexibility. One part of the dance the really stood out
to me was the backbend sequence the one girl performed. I liked it because it
was not like most other ballets and it showed her flexibility and
strength. Also this part shows how the
choreographer liked to use accents in the music to choreograph his piece. As
the music changed and became deeper more kicks and arebesques were done. While
most ballet pieces include turned out legs and pointed feet, this dance went
against that and had parallel legs and flexed feet. It was interesting to see
how different this dance was compared to the previous dances and other ballet
pieces
This video was informational and
taught me how different ballets can be. It was interesting to see how the choreographer
used different movements and shapes depending on the music. Also the dancers
worked well by interacting with each other and portraying a story.
