Choreography - craft and vision: Developing and Structuring Dance for Solo, Duet and Groups

SOFTCOVER SPECIAL Edition KDPThis book offers a comprehensive toolbox of approachesto analysing and creating contemporarychoreography.Are you ready to deepen your understandingof the world of dance and the creativeprocess of choreography?In this book about choreography you will learnhow to develop dance and performance.In order for you to truly enjoy the process ofchoreography, I will offer you tools to help youenter into a creative flow.Because ultimately, that's what it's all about:getting into a free flowing joyful process with thedancers and having plenty of fun along the way,as you develop a solo, a duet or a group piece forthe stage or a film.You will learn how to expand your repertoire andhow to trigger in your dancers, identification andconnection with your theme.I will present various ways in which you candevelop and structure your work. Tools withwhich you can introduce tension, multiple facets,variety and powerful dynamics into your dances,allowing a dramaturgy to emerge.You will receive over 120 exercises to inspire youfor your rehearsals or classes.You can now preview the entire book online forfree or download a reading sample.Take a look.It will inspire you and your dancing and it willimprove your choreography.When it comes to choreography, manydancers are initially lost.Nevertheless, there are people who can'tdance and still develop great pieces.Maybe you're a gifted mover, but thatdoesn't mean that your material works in onepiece.Even if your movements are great andothers admire you for how you dance, it canhappen very quickly that the sensation of yourskills wears off very quickly and your movementsseem arbitrary. Especially if you have transferredthem to a group. And you ask yourself in such amoment: What am I doing wrong? My dancersare great, my movement material is innovative,but on stage it all seems interchangeable and it'sjust movement. And you think: This is allpointless.No, that's not it! It's about how you dealwith everything. How you connect the dancerswith your ideas and with your material. How youmanage that the dancers make your visions andyour movements theirs. How to get them thereto identify with what moves you. But even that isnot enough.You need to know more about howdramaturgy works in dance. How you build up anarc of suspense and what that has to do withspace and rhythm. How to create interestingcontrasts and how to deal with music andmovement.This book covers all of that. You can openit anywhere and get inspiration for the rehearsalor class and expand your thought space. But youcan also focus on certain topics such as musicand movement. You can delve deeper into thework of thematic development and structuringof access development.In total there are 120 studies andexercises that you do not have to do one to one.You can use the exercises as a suggestion anddevelop them further in order to get on withyour dancing and choreography. Read more