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CONTENTS1. OUTLINE OF THE RESOURCE PACK p032. THE PLOT OF SWAN LAKE p043. THE THEMES OF SWAN LAKE p06- The Royal Family- Paparazzi- Identity- Rejection4. THE CHARACTERS IN MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE p085. PRODUCTION ELEMENTS p11- Physical Setting• Set Design• Costume Design• Lighting Design- Aural Setting6. THE ROLE OF THE CHOREOGRAPHER p207. WORKSHEETS p278. REFLECTING AND REVIEWING p339. FURTHER WORK p35- Essay Questions- References- Resources and Further Reading- Reviews and Articles- CreditsMATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 2
1. OUTLINE OF THE RESOURCE PACKThis education resource pack aims toprovide an insight into the creativeand choreographic process of MatthewBourne in the development andreinvention of Swan Lake.The pack follows a structure which provides informationabout the dance itself, but also provides taskswhich encourage students to explore composition,performance and appreciation methods, the keyfoundation to dance work at key stage 2, key stage 3and at examination level at both key stage 4 and 5. Thefocus is on dance compositional tasks, an evaluation ofperformance skills, and research and analysis ideas thatwill encourage students to appreciate the dance on avariety of levels. That said elements of this pack will be ofuse to anyone with an interest in danceThe resource pack contains contextual information aboutthe work, the collaborators and the starting points forBourne’s realisation of Swan Lake, but also methods bywhich students will be encouraged to evaluate and gaina further insight into the analysis of a professional dancework. With this in mind the focus is very much basedon Performing Arts. The tasks and activities have beendeveloped to work within an education context, both forstudents and teachers and provide both discussion andevaluation tasks as well as practical dance ideas that canbe applied within the studio.The central focus of this resource is to provide workabletasks that address the key themes that Bourneresearched, as outlined in his choreographic notebooksand within interviews. Some of the themes explored inthis pack have been described by Bourne, others arethemes that might be identified by students or a SwanLake audience.Symbols have been used to help differentiate betweenthe following; research and/or further reading activities,discussion and evaluation ideas, practical tasks and writtenwork. Clearly some of the activities overlap each other.Discussion and/or Evaluation IdeasResearch and/or Further ReadingActivitiesPractical TasksWritten WorkMATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS 3
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Page 5 and 6: noted that in his research he happe
Page 7 and 8: IDENTITYThe theme of identity conne
Page 9 and 10: a bird. The first obstacle came whe
Page 11 and 12: 5. PRODUCTION ELEMENTSAs mentioned
Page 13 and 14: using an old box to represent a pro
Page 15 and 16: LIGHTING DESIGNRick Fisher’s atmo
Page 17 and 18: AURAL SETTINGAccompanimentPeter Ily
Page 19 and 20: what is certain is that the big Act
Page 21 and 22: Bourne’s now legendary production
Page 23 and 24: complained that it wasn’t the ‘
Page 25 and 26: STIMULUS OR STARTING POINT↓RESEAR
Page 27 and 28: 7. WORKSHEETSWORKSHEET A: CREATING
Page 29 and 30: EXERCISE 4EXERCISE 5Gary Oldman - J
Page 31 and 32: Act Two: The Cygnets - the opening
Page 33 and 34: • Provide a short piece of music
Page 35 and 36: 9. FURTHER WORKESSAY QUESTIONS1. Ho

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