![]() Notice how the concept of space is explored in a variety of ways as the dancers constantly change direction and orientation. The action in Paul Taylor’s dance Esplanade is very simple, consisting mostly of walking and running. Remember, space can be both indoors and outdoors, and some dances are created with specific spaces in mind. Imagine how many ways you could perform a simple movement, like clapping your hands if you ran it through the different concepts listed above. The list above helps us understand how to think about movement through space. Relationships: How are the dancers positioned in space in relationship to one another? Are they close together or far apart? Are they in front of, beside, behind, over, under, alone, or connected to one another?.Size: Does the movement take up a small, narrow space, or a big, wide space?.Pathway: Is the path through space made by the dancers curved, straight, or zigzagged? Or is it random?.Orientation: Which way are the dancers facing?.Place: Is the movement done on the spot (personal space) or does it move through space (general space, downstage, upstage)?.Direction: Does the movement go forward, backward, sideways, right, left, or on a diagonal?.Level: Is the movement on the floor or reaching upward? Are they performed high, medium, or low?.To better explain, here are some ways a choreographer or dancer thinks about space: Dance moves through space in an endless variety of ways. We’re not talking about the final frontier here! We’re talking about where the action of dance takes place. Space: Where Does the Dancer Move? Through Space! ![]() Mark Morris: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato | Three Excerpts Watch the Mark Morris Dance Company perform L’Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato. The action of the dance includes slaps and claps, falls, prances, jumps in place, as well as turns from side to side. When the action has been “set,” or finalized, the dancers must memorize their movement sequences in order to be able to perform them. “Action” is also considered the movement executed as the pauses or stillness between movements.ĭancers work together with a choreographer to practice and refine the action of the dance.
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