Analysis of Ghost Dances - Gcse Dance - Aqa - a* Standard
Ghost Dances
In 1973, Christopher Bruce heard about the murders going on in the small villages and towns of Chile on the orders of the government; just to show off their power, and how they were not afraid to use it. Bruce found out as a result of a letter received from a widow of a Chilean folk singer who had been murdered. He was asked to do work for the Chilean Human Rights Committee. The dance first premiered in 1988, the costume designer being Belinda Scarlett and the music being by Incantation, playing the song ‘Ojos Azules’ which is Spanish for ‘Blue Eyes’.
In terms of actions and dynamics for this piece, Bruce has used a few elegant balletic movements, such as arabesque and attitude, to show control and strength of what dominance they have over their victims. To also show their deathly ways and what they are capable of doing to the villagers, Bruce has choreographed movements such as twists, leaps, and glides, in high levels, to show height and importance. There have also been movements using wheel plains, showing extension and length. Other movements include off-balance turns. Dancers and choreographers use off-balance turns in order to turn quickly, using their arms as momentum, and the leg dragging behind for control and resistance. This shows strength in the arms and how ghosts will not hesitate to use their power and strength. Bruce has also choreographed a lot of traditional Chilean steps to mimic the villagers and how weak they are because the ghosts performed them with a lot of dropping of the head which people use to be sarcastic. They use slow movements, to show a slow and painful murder, but they also use fast movements, to show as soon as they’ve killed these villagers, they will be off to find someone else to kill. When the ghosts decide to approach the strangers, they drop to the floor, crawl over to them, and then stand up, to almost show their power and dominance growing as they stand up to the villagers.
The dance starts off as a trio (3
In 1973, Christopher Bruce heard about the murders going on in the small villages and towns of Chile on the orders of the government; just to show off their power, and how they were not afraid to use it. Bruce found out as a result of a letter received from a widow of a Chilean folk singer who had been murdered. He was asked to do work for the Chilean Human Rights Committee. The dance first premiered in 1988, the costume designer being Belinda Scarlett and the music being by Incantation, playing the song ‘Ojos Azules’ which is Spanish for ‘Blue Eyes’.
In terms of actions and dynamics for this piece, Bruce has used a few elegant balletic movements, such as arabesque and attitude, to show control and strength of what dominance they have over their victims. To also show their deathly ways and what they are capable of doing to the villagers, Bruce has choreographed movements such as twists, leaps, and glides, in high levels, to show height and importance. There have also been movements using wheel plains, showing extension and length. Other movements include off-balance turns. Dancers and choreographers use off-balance turns in order to turn quickly, using their arms as momentum, and the leg dragging behind for control and resistance. This shows strength in the arms and how ghosts will not hesitate to use their power and strength. Bruce has also choreographed a lot of traditional Chilean steps to mimic the villagers and how weak they are because the ghosts performed them with a lot of dropping of the head which people use to be sarcastic. They use slow movements, to show a slow and painful murder, but they also use fast movements, to show as soon as they’ve killed these villagers, they will be off to find someone else to kill. When the ghosts decide to approach the strangers, they drop to the floor, crawl over to them, and then stand up, to almost show their power and dominance growing as they stand up to the villagers.
The dance starts off as a trio (3