Dance Partnerships Ashton and his dancers
Morris, Geraldine
Dance Partnerships Ashton and his dancers / Geraldine Morris .-- Edinburgh: : Edinburgh University Press, , 2001
49 p.
Dance Research -- Vol. 19, núm. 1, Summer 2001, p. 11 -59
RESUMEN: For some choreographers the dancer is little more than an object, a neutral body to be fitted into a pre-arranged pattern of steps. For others, the dancer is the catalyst whose presence stimulates the creation of the dance. In the dance movement of certain choreographers, the influence of the dancer is conspicuous and the dancer's movement style becomes the inspiration for the movement of the dance; it is into this latter category that Ashton falls. He needed the co-operation of the dancer to fashion his dances, making their strengths and skills a significant part of his dance movement style. This article explores that relationship. It examines the dance movement he created with specific dancers and the ways in which he manipulates certain key phrase patterns to draw attention to and amplify their talents. As a consequence, their own dance style forms an aspect of Ashton's. Recognising this collaboration and its effect on the dance movement style can provide future dancers with a rich vein of material for performance interpretation.
Dance Partnerships Ashton and his dancers / Geraldine Morris .-- Edinburgh: : Edinburgh University Press, , 2001
49 p.
Dance Research -- Vol. 19, núm. 1, Summer 2001, p. 11 -59
RESUMEN: For some choreographers the dancer is little more than an object, a neutral body to be fitted into a pre-arranged pattern of steps. For others, the dancer is the catalyst whose presence stimulates the creation of the dance. In the dance movement of certain choreographers, the influence of the dancer is conspicuous and the dancer's movement style becomes the inspiration for the movement of the dance; it is into this latter category that Ashton falls. He needed the co-operation of the dancer to fashion his dances, making their strengths and skills a significant part of his dance movement style. This article explores that relationship. It examines the dance movement he created with specific dancers and the ways in which he manipulates certain key phrase patterns to draw attention to and amplify their talents. As a consequence, their own dance style forms an aspect of Ashton's. Recognising this collaboration and its effect on the dance movement style can provide future dancers with a rich vein of material for performance interpretation.