Mixing Bound and Free Flow

 


 I

Unit: Flow

Theme: Mixing Bound and Free 


Introduction

In dance in particular and performance in general, contrast in key. It grabs the attention of the audience as it surprises the spectator every time there is a shit in speed, energy, space. Flow is not different. It goes from bound (limited, constrained, with defined beginning and end), to free (open, in restricted continuous).

 

 II

Learning Objectives 

 

  • Understand the concept of flow
  • Explain how it applies to dance
  • Gather an awareness of the  universal quality of flow
  • Experience both, bound and free flow, as you put them together in a group phrase.

 

III

Warm Up

Stretching

Tai Chi

 

IV

 Main Lesson

 

1

Video

 https://youtu.be/JtGtqmC5wU4

 


Question 1

Make a comment about the universal quality of flow
 
 2
 
FLOW
(Pg. 118) 

Question 2

Go to pg. 118, middle column, second paragraph.
 Rephrase the concept of flow in your own words.
 
Activity 1
 
Individually apply the concept to your dance/movement by improvising with the props (sticks and scarfs). Then, let go of them and continue improvising. Create a movement phrase.
 
 Illustrating the Concept
 

 Question 3

What elements of flow do you see in this piece?
 
 
 
V
 
 A Note to Remember
 
Flow is the aim of a dancer who wants to attune his/her body to his/her ongoing live energy. 
 
 

VI
 
Case Study
 

Isadora Duncan Dance Technique & Repertory Screener

 
 Read
 
 Question 4
 
After reading the first paragraph, what was Duncan's vision of American dance?

Question 5
 
After watching this video, what element of flow is most predominant in Isadora's style?


VII

Activity 2

After reviewing both free and bound flow using the props, let go of the props and continue exploring free and bound flow. Alternate the two and gradually begin to mix them in a continuum.

Create an 8 movement phrase (with your group) in which you use the two types of flow.  
 

Record and post your phrase on Discussion Board.
 
VIII
 
Journaling
 
 
IX
 
Glossary
 
 
X
 
Sources 
 
Barba, Eugenio (2011). A Dictionary of Theatre anthropology. Routledge
 
Duncan, Isadora (1928).  The Art of the Dance. New York Theater Arts Inc.

XI

Students' Work
 
Make Up Work
1 day ago
Nicholas Finley
2/27 

1. Make a comment about the universal quality of flow
    - Even in the sciences, there is no such thing as true stasis - everything is moving and changing all the time. The natural world exists in free flow, and we strive towards that ideal when we dance in free flow. 


2. Go to pg. 118, middle column, second paragraph. Rephrase the concept of flow in your own words.


    - Flow is that which exists in between and beyond the text (the text in this case being the performance). Manipulating this connective tissue is a method to better captivate an audience. 


3. Activity (see video)

 

 

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