MOVEMENT GENERATION TWO:
Working with a partner call
them “1” and “2”. “1” creates a movement
image from the A column, “2” responds to that movement with a movement image
from the matching B column. Think of
these images as fitting together to create a whole. Then “2” creates a movement image from the
“A” column, and “1” responds with the corresponding image from the “B” column
Proceed through the entire
list.
Develop the material so that
it may or may not have stillness between what each person “offers” and responds
with. Create a new something to
distinguish that you have moved onto a new row.
For instance: change of facing,
change of levels, one exchange happens only as upper body gestures, one
exchange is all about fast, dangerous movement through space.
Share. Select a limited number of these duets, or
assemble a limited number of these duets through all the material
generated. Everyone learns these.
Maybe this chart helps:
Dancers 1 and 2.
Indicated below is which dancer starts, which one responds. Dancers use the A column as the start, B
column for the response.
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A
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B
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Suggested movement challenges that could inform
movement choices
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1 starts, 2 responds
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coat
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pocket
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Use only isolated body
parts
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2 starts, 1 responds
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Tea cup
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saucer
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Movement must move from a
point A to a point B
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1 starts, 2 responds
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shelf
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Tin on the shelf, filled
with ??
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As full out and wild, risky
movement as possible
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2 starts, 1 responds
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window
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Highway seen through the
window
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A lift must be involved
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1 starts, 2 responds
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Counter of a convenience
store
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Map on the counter,
directions marked out
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Moments of extreme
slowness, attention to details
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2 starts, 1 responds
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Paper Grocery bag
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Receipt at the bottom of
the bag
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Radical level changes
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1 starts, 2 responds
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mailbox
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letter
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Sharp contrast in the
movement qualities between 1 and 2 (i.e. sharp/smooth; loose/tight)
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2 starts, 1 responds
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Screen porch
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lawn
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Attention to focus, which
is always away from where the movement is headed
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1 starts, 2 responds
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Spare key
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Lock on a door
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“Spell” at least one word
from each column. “Spell” as in write
the word in space, trace on the floor, or on the body.
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