Jardi Tancat: organising the dance: motifs and phrasing

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• Jardi Tancat organising the dance motifs and
  phrasing

Organising the movement Organising the movement
is focused on the development of phrases, which
use the motif as their driving force. The motif
is manipulated within the phrase to produce a
clear statement about the intent. Phrases are
distinct units of movement, which address the
intent and develop the concept of the composition.
SYLLABUS
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Jardi Tancat organising the dance motifs and
phrasing

• This tutorial is an investigation of how Nacho
  Duato uses motif and phrasing in Jardi Tancat to
  enhance his intent.
• In this tutorial you will
• Identify movement motifs
• Discuss how these motifs are worked into phrases
• Explain how movement motifs express the intent
  of the work

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Tutorial Outline the way in which Duato
communicates his intent through the use of motifs
and phrases in Jardi Tancat. Compare the use of
motifs by individual dancers in the work.
On the following screen, there are four
descriptions of (possible) motifs in the work
JARDI TANCAT. View JARDI TANCAT and identify when
you see these motifs occur. Describe how these
motifs are worked into phrases. Describe how
these motifs are performed by individual dancers,
duos or groups. See if you can identify any other
motifs in the work. Click here to download a
worksheet for mapping motifs through the work
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Jardi Tancat organising the dance motifs and
phrasing
Reaching up, looking up faith, praying for a
good crop/rain, despair, hope
Hunched / slumped over back, pull of gravity, low
to the ground, focus down, hands behind the back
, physical burden on the body, crouching over
others hardship, working on the land
Ploughing motif scooping/digging. Working on
the land.
Circular motion cyclical, ongoing, continuous
flow of movement, never ending. Combining all
body parts, working in and out, daily life.
Spatial pathways, floor patterns, circular
patterns. No start and end.
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Tutorial Outline the way in which Duato
communicates his intent through the use of motifs
and phrases in Jardi Tancat. Compare the use of
motifs by individual dancers in the work.

• Answer the tutorial question above in an extended
  response (essay). In your answer make sure you
• Identify and describe motifs in the work
• Describe meaning of motifs in relation to intent
• Describe individual dancers performance of
  motifs, including manipulations

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HSC areas of study
This tutorial addresses the following syllabus
area of study in appreciation
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