Embodied Movement Practices / Spring 2024

   1 A New Daily Routine   Yihan Liu In this  semester’s learning , I have gained profound insights into both my physical and mental aspects. From a physical perspective, I have learned how to consciously perceive my body. Even in everyday activities such as breathing, walking, and standing, I have become aware of how to utilize the consciousness of my mind to control muscle contraction and exertion. Additionally, I have come to understand the importance of focus and balance. These two concepts have significantly influenced both my dance performance and mental state. During classroom exercises, I have recognized the significance of concentration, namely, the ability to disregard external distractions and focus entirely on the dance movements and emotional expression at hand. Meanwhile, maintaining a sense of balance requires a foc...

  Embodied Movement Practices in the Performing Arts - Spring 2024   SOLO WORK   1   Breaking Free    Iliana Barcenas Based on the text "Confinement", my solo includes a person who is inspired to break free out of their box, but like life, it is not a straight path. Some days she feels free and others it is like she is back to the start. I plan to portray being confined and what the beauty of breaking free can look like.     2   It's Too Late Isabel Breakey This work tells the story of a young woman coming to terms with the end of a relationship. It shows her processing the finality of it all, looking for closure, and eventually settling into a feeling of acceptance and peace with the situation, knowing that what is meant to be will be. 3 "Synecdoche" Choreographed and performed by Nicholas Finley Text by Nicholas Finley Synecdoche is a literary device in which a...

    I   Unit: Performance Theme: Ensemble and Solo Work   Introduction Today, we will combine in one class the dress rehearsal and the performance of the ensemble works. A dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance. The performance requires a special kind of energy that makes it an special instance of what has been rehearsed repeatedly. II Learning Objectives     Understand the demands of a performance piece Explain why rehearsing is a necessary part of the process  Gain an awareness of the importance of embodying movement and voice while performing full-out Experience what is like to tell a story using dancing images, movement metaphors and vocal abstractions.   III Warm Up   IV Dress Rehearsal   TIPS Performers often rely on classroom mirrors to help them with formations and spacing. Having a chance to dance without the security of the mirror before the...