04.02.2014

We started our class by talking about different kind of transitions we could possibly use in our movement pieces. One of the most obvious transitions would be walking, but using it in every transition would make our piece bland and uncreative, so it is important to explore different methods of transition. Other types of transitions are:

• Running
• Spinning
• Crawling
• Jumping
• Hopping
• Sliding etc.

We also talked about applying awareness of relationship in movement, to help show different relationships between our characters. The different types of relationships are:

• Mirroring
• Counter balance
• Call and Response
• Question and Answer
• Meet and Part
• Canon
• Unison
• Contact

How you have developed your movement pieces?
   After learning about different kind of relationships and transitions, we really wanted to apply these things to our movement piece. before, we had had the problem of having quite a boring transitions at the beginning of our piece, where we are in the square. Rather than just taking a step to move counter clockwise, to change our positions, we added a simple spin to it, to make it more interesting. After it, when we are supposed to rotate our positions again, rather than doing the spinning bit again, we decided to add using counter balance into our transition. What we will do, is Bella and Jenny go to counter balance first and the me and Max do the same, creating a X formation to our hands. Then, when Bella and Jenny rise up and let go of each other, me and Max use our weight to pull each other to switch places. Then, Bella and Jenny will repeat the counter balance and to the same.