Infra E-resource pack 2018

ANALYSIS
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SECTION-BY-SECTION DESCRIPTION
Diagram of Stage
UR
URC UC ULC UL
Below is a brief description of the structure of Infra. The piece has been
divided into eight sections that relate to the chapters on the Infra DVD.
The movement content, physical setting and aural setting have been described.
Wayne McGregor has contributed to the table by adding the section names
C = Centre
U = Up
D = Down
L = Left
R = Right
R
RC
C
LC
L
and some descriptive words for the ‘Mood’, ‘Action’, ‘Space’, ‘Dynamics’
and ‘Relationships’ in each section.
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DR
DRC
DC
DLC
DL
Proscenium
Arch
Proscenium
Arch
APRON
AUDIENCE
(HOUSE)
Section number | NAME | Time
What do you see?
Zoning In
Physical setting
What do you hear?
Image
Brief description
Entrances/Exits
Action, Space, Dynamics,
Lighting, set, costume
Aural setting (sound)
What do you see?
Number of dancers/Mood
Relationships
Section 1 | LOGIC | 0-3:41
One male dancer stands still DRC
Action: gesture, transfer of weight,
Lighting: Low lighting, with patches of
A gradual layering of:
Introduction
Accumulation of bodies in space.
Three solos:
Paul Kay
Edward Watson
Jonathan Watkins
facing upstage. A digital man walks
across the LED screen above the
dancer on stage. A second male
dancer enters from stage right,
running in an arc to UC and begins to
move forwards performing an intricate
solo with arm and hand gestures.
The first male dancer starts to move
and a third male dancer is revealed
standing still UC. The first two dancers
perform a short duet in unison before
continuing their solo movement. All
three dancers perform a combination
of solos, duets and short sections of
unison in duets or as a trio.
The overall mood suggests a sense
of anticipation, like the audience is
looking through a window observing
the three people moving individually
and sometimes interacting.
running, walking, turn, elevation, use of
different body parts, stillness, extend,
kick, balance
Space: curved and linear floor
pathways, curved and linear air
pathways, high and middle level,
small and big movement, facing
different directions, crossing pathways
in space, foreground vs. background,
in and out of focus
Dynamic: direct, indirect, abrupt,
strong and light, fast, mainly sudden,
sometimes sustained, grounded,
flashing, sweeping, articulate, elastic
Relationships: individual, sometimes
unaware of each other, action and
reaction, complement and contrast,
close without contact, moments of
contact to initiate movements
white light down stage. Shadow effect
on the floor. Creating foreground and
background and the effect of dancers
being revealed.
Set: One digital male figure walks
slowly across the hanging LED screen,
above the dancers stage right to
stage left and stage left to stage
right. This gradually builds to two or
three digital characters walking in
different directions and passing each
other. Sometimes the digital display is
empty. Some of the characters wear
trousers, jackets or hold briefcases.
Costume: A combination of grey,
white and black short and long
sleeved T-shirts and shorts.
Found sounds: Short wave radio clips
of people talking. Electronic beeps.
Electronic sounds: a faint electronic
melody is introduced.
Live instrumental music: string
instruments are gradually introduced.
Playing a repetitive melancholic
sequence of long notes.
Wayne McGregor’s Infra. ©2012 ROH.
Photographed by Andrej Uspenski
The movement vocabulary is a
combination of pedestrian, gestural,
contemporary and ballet.