Infra E-resource pack 2018

ANALYSIS
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Section number | NAME | Time
What do you see?
Zoning In
Physical setting
What do you hear?
Image/sketch
Brief description
Entrances/Exits
Action, Space, Dynamics,
Lighting, set, costume
Aural setting (sound)
Number of dancers/Mood
Relationships
Section 7b | LOSS | 23:13-25:00
The female dancer performs a
Action: turn, stillness, contract,
Lighting: The deep blue lighting
The section starts with a repetitive
Crowd of people
Solo
Lauren Cuthbertson
short slow, spiralling and turning
solo centre stage before pausing
and silently crying.
A flowing crowd of people, including
the cast and lots of extra dancers,
walk from stage right to stage left.
They are oblivious to the solo dancer.
The solo dancer’s movement of
despair increases in scale as she
lowers to the floor in a foetal position.
One female dancer stops behind the
solo dancer, facing stage left. She then
turns to face the solo dancer who is
in despair but does not react. A male
pedestrian walking
Space: small, high to low, waves of
people moving in a linear horizontal
pathway
Dynamic: slow, showing despair,
continuous
Relationships: complement and
contrast
gradually fades away and the lighting
state changes to a soft white light
focussing on the solo female dancer.
The rest of the lighting is a low level
so we cannot see the features of the
flowing crowd of people.
Set: The digital flow of people
increases in number and follows the
same direction as the live flow of
people on stage.
Costume: A combination of black,
white and grey tops, trousers, skirts,
shorts/briefs and pedestrian style
clothing.
electronic sound similar to the sounds
in Section 2.
The string instruments are gradually
introduced.
Artists of The Royal Ballet in Infra
©Bill Cooper ROH 2010
dancer then stands next to her.
The solo female dancer stands and
exits stage left.
Section 8 | HOPE | 25:00-28:00
The remaining male and female
Action: elevate, turn, gesture, extend,
Lighting: A follow spotlight is used
The string quintet plays a more
Duet 2
Marianela Nuñez and Edward Watson
dancers perform a knowing,
lyrical, tender and more uplifting
contact duet.
use of different body parts, transfer of
weight
Space: circular floor and air pathways,
so that only the dancers can be seen.
The rest of the stage is black.
Set: The flow of digital people
uplifting melodic piece that finishes
as the curtain closes.
The curtain is lowered as the duet
high, middle and low
gradually reduces to nothing.
continues suggesting the idea that
it is never ending and life goes on.
Dynamics: flowing, soft, gentle,
smooth, free, indirect
Costume: The male dancer wears a
loose grey long sleeved top and black
Relationships: contact, close proximity
shorts/briefs. The female dancer wears
a flesh high-neck top with no sleeves
and black briefs.
Edward Watson and Marianela Nunez in Infra
©Bill Cooper ROH 2010