Analysis Of Nacho Duato's Forms Of Silence And Emptiness
In the work Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness, a piece created by Nacho Duato in 1999, the sound of music, typically expressed through instruments is humanized and articulated through the movement of dance. In total, the composition is a reflection of Johann Sebastian Bach’s musical life as a composer, however, more specifically, in the section Prelude, two dancers share the stage, illustrating the relationship between a musician and his instrument, in this case, Bach and a cello. Duato’s choreography has an immense amount of balletic influences but is laced with modern dance and still holds true to its contemporary name. In its entirety, Prelude symbolizes the clash of old with new, or in other words, the traditional, tranquil
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A woman dressed in a short and simple black costume enters the stage holding a bow and sits on the man’s lap. Throughout the piece the woman acts as the man’s cello and responds to his every strike of the bow, translating Bach’s famous Cello Suite No. 1 - Prelude from music to dance. By having the woman represent the instrument, this creation displays how music can be visualized not only through notes on a piece of paper but through the expressiveness of dance. As the composition advances and the music intensifies, the woman portraying the cello attempts to take control, trying to escape from the command of her musician. Through the larger movements and the tension created between the two dancers, the audience witnesses the instrumentalist struggling to play his instrument and articulate his feelings. Although the two struggle with each other, the piece concludes with both the man and the woman, the musician and instrument, holding each other in a tight embrace. This elegant ending displays that equality and cooperation are essentials to a virtuous relationship and throughout life, there should always be a balance of power. Moreover, this dance illustrates how music and the arts are excellent tools to convey your emotions even though it may be challenging to reveal such raw
A woman dressed in a short and simple black costume enters the stage holding a bow and sits on the man’s lap. Throughout the piece the woman acts as the man’s cello and responds to his every strike of the bow, translating Bach’s famous Cello Suite No. 1 - Prelude from music to dance. By having the woman represent the instrument, this creation displays how music can be visualized not only through notes on a piece of paper but through the expressiveness of dance. As the composition advances and the music intensifies, the woman portraying the cello attempts to take control, trying to escape from the command of her musician. Through the larger movements and the tension created between the two dancers, the audience witnesses the instrumentalist struggling to play his instrument and articulate his feelings. Although the two struggle with each other, the piece concludes with both the man and the woman, the musician and instrument, holding each other in a tight embrace. This elegant ending displays that equality and cooperation are essentials to a virtuous relationship and throughout life, there should always be a balance of power. Moreover, this dance illustrates how music and the arts are excellent tools to convey your emotions even though it may be challenging to reveal such raw