We Separate Like Rimages

I attended the Temple College Vocal Point concert on November 1, 2016 at 12:30 pm in the Jackson-Graeter Backstage Theatre. The Theatre, located in the Mary Alice Marshal Performing Arts Center, at Temple College is small, seating approximately 100 people. Since the setting is quaint, it makes for a personal experience, allowing the audience to truly see and hear the entertainers character. The stage size also has a downside, at times the actors would trip over each other while dancing.

Dance demands the same physical skills that are required in other sports. Flexibility, strength, and endurance are key characteristics that most dancers need to posses. As with other “athletes,” most dancers are not born with these abilities but must establish them through practice and repetitive training. Similar to traditional sports practices, dance rehearsals are extensive and require diligence, dedication, and patience from the dancers as they will have to repeat exercises and stretches to perfect their technique and stay on

Graeme Murphy, past artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company is known to be Australia’s greatest and most productive choreographer, of all time. Through the 30 years of being artistic director, Murphy has created outstanding pieces and inspired

When the show actually began, it started with a digital green timer on the wall counting by the second, accompanied by Mr. Jones sitting at a desk with a desk lamp. He began to read a story as a single dancer in a pink long sleeved top danced beside him. This dancer was definitely the most memorable mover of the company due to her exquisite fluidity within her movement, as well as the desirable synchronization between her movements and the words of Mr. Jones’s voice throughout the piece. As the performance carried on, the other dancers performed various solos, duets, and quartets, of modern movement while Mr. Jones’s stories carried on.

21st of May, California State University of Long Beach held the CSULB Dance In Concert at Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater with the collaboration and choreography by the CSULB dance faculty such as Colleen Dunagan, Rebecca Lemme, Sophie Monat, Andrew Vaca, and featuring guest Laurel Jenkins and Doug Varone. From the show, the dances represented through various genre such as contemporary, contemporary ballet, and modern dance. The element of contemporary defines as a collaborative style that includes modern, jazz, ballet, and hip hop. All these styles of dances were shown by connections after each intermission. In particular, I will concentrate mostly about contemporary dance out of all the dances in the concert and talk about the effects on three out of six performances. The performances reflects mostly on how we describe life and nature and partially define life to every aspect of the emotion were being introduced by the dancers.

Watching a video of a dance piece called “The Moroccan Project,” choreographed by Alonzo King was quite impressive. Living in San Francisco and taking dance classes brought me to Lines Ballet which is King’s dance studio. I have seen a great deal of different types of dance at the studio waiting for my Ballet classes and there are some great dancers. It comes as no surprise that Alonzo would have such great dancers. It appears that Alonzo King is exploring different cultures in dance in Contemporary Ballet. His near-perfect choreography is articulate, passionate, and graceful- he brings diversity in dance to San Francisco and other parts of the world. This piece articulates the expression of the two dancers coming together yet dancing apart at times- it is a fusion of several different types of dances into one using video editing to create a story about the coming together of two individuals.

My name is Hamzah Sait, the date of the performance was the 23rd of April, and it was located at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. The concert was titled Jump Start which means it is the end of the old era and time for the young choreographers and dancers at the university of Arizona to shine and go around the world. The dances were basically performed by UA students that have been practicing throughout the semester, and they call it, spring collection. The names of the performances that I am going to talk about are as the following: The process, from our insides out, and Breakfast Burritos. And the choreographers for the pieces that I am going to discuss are: Tanner Boyer, Kira

Sophomore Mayra Gomez has mostly AP classes and she is in Dance Production. How does she do it all? Well, Mayra has found that during the dances she is not in or during breaks, she can do her homework. Gomez says she gives one hundred percent in every dance otherwise the dance looks sloppy and weak. Did you know that she choreographs dances in her free time? She does and she plans to audition those pieces so that they can be in dance concerts held by Grace Davis High School. Mayra says that being in Dance Production is very stressful, but at the same time it is fun because you and the members of Dance Production become one family who share embarrassing moments; they share tears and smiles. Although Dance Production looks well-put and organized,

When first assigned this final project, two choreographers immediately fled into my mind: Ohad Naharin and Roni Koresh. Since I began dancing, I have always been extremely intrigued by both the Batsheva Dance Company and Koresh Dance Company. Being raised both ethically Israeli and religiously Jewish, these two companies allowed me to feel a deeper connection that went past the movement alone. Since I was recently informed that I have been accepted to train with the Batsheva Dance Company and its founder, Ohad Naharin for a month this summer I decided to choose a different choreographer to study. I wanted to look into a choreographer’s process that I did not know much about, am interested by, and may not have the opportunity or excuse to reach out to them in the near future. I decided to study the creative process of Ronen (Roni) Koresh. I have had the pleasure of seeing multiple Koresh shows. Since I have been to numerous shows, I have begun to notice multiple similarities between his pieces; however, I am also constantly surprised by what is yet to come.

Before the concert began, I was able to observe the audience members outside of the entrance doors. Unlike the other Kennesaw State concerts that I attended, there was an extremely large and diverse crowd dressed formally. The doors opened fifteen minutes before the concert began and an usher escorted me to the second row in front of the stage. As the performance began, felt a formal and prestigious atmosphere within the crowd. I began to copy my neighbor’s etiquette in order to fit in with the audience.

I always knew there was a lot of work and effort put into having a successful show, but I never realized all of the things that actually needed to be done. Laying the floor, hanging lights, changing gels, working in the sound booth, setting up booms, etc. are just small things that need to be done for a show. There are an abundance of things that are required to be done to even begin getting ready for a show. I’m thankful that we got the opportunity to work backstage and become accustomed to the aspects of backstage, lighting, costuming, etc. It has overall helped me as an artist because it first of all, makes me appreciate everything that is done to help create an amazing show, and how important everyone setting, striking, putting on the show are just as essential as the performers. Second of all, it has made helped me realize how important that the right lighting, costume, music, etc. is for a piece. The choreography for a piece can be absolutely breathtaking, but the correct lighting and costume can accentuate the whole thing even more. Being able to “tech” for the shows this semester has broadened my knowledge about the art of dance and everything it consists

While doing this compound project as a group, we worked exceptionally well. We found many ways to succeed in finish the assignment on time and show competent results. For example, each person was assigned to an individual part of the choreography, in order to bring things to an end in a straightforward manner. The process of choreographing consisted of discussing ideas regarding chaos and gathering inspiration from professional dancers that fit our theme. At first, our group members were leisurely brainstorming moves for the dance, but after a while, we decided to attempt to make our final project for dance the best we could.

To be a choreographer you should have a good understanding of music and arts. They must have good coordination, strength, mentality, and flexibility. Choreographer must have good leadership and have patience. Choreographers should be creative and have the ability to create dance moves with music, lights, and video.

In order for one to pursue a career in choreography he/she must have knowledge of the job. “The choreographer of a theatrical production is responsible for staging the movements of the dancers. The individual may have varied responsibilities depending on the specific production”(Career Opportunities in Theater and the Performing Arts). The choreographer tells the actors and dancers what movements to do at a given time. This shows that the choreographer is responsible for every single movement that is made on the stage at any time.

It is borderline choreography and like any competitive skill, it requires hours and hours of practice. Like any dance competition, you need to be ready to bedazzle your audience and you are the spotlight of the show. Be ready and be polished.