Step 1: Making Decisions

Nicole STEP 1: Making Decisions   Developing Ideas from a starting point…  Which stimulus have you chosen? Our stimulus is King Lear by William Shakespeare.  What type of stimulus is your starting point...? Our stimulus is a play, a textual stimulus. Visual- Image   Auditory- Accompaniment Textual- Poem/ Prose   Ideational- An Idea/ Concept Analysis…  What are the key words/ ideas in your question Themes within the play; appearance, disguise, the elements, nature, family relationships, madness, power, blindness, love and loyalty,   Brainstorm around these key words/ideas Ukraine and Russia Egypt Syria Dictatorship Gadaffi Controversial America Abstraction… “How can we relate the ideas to dance movement?”  From your first impressions of your stimulus, jot down a few bullets points about the type of movement you think this stimulus could inspire Pointe work,  War dance Make some creative choreographic decisions…  What do you want to communicate to the audience?  What is the intended impact on the audience?  Which style(s) of dance or movement may be suitable for you to use to achieve this?