use these two phrases to their fullest potential! you genuinely don't need to create any more movement, honestly!
you can
-change facings, have them travel or stay still
-change focus, have focus be altered throughout the course of a movement (like having Kit look low and bring her head up slowly during those first walks on a repetition, for example)
-change speed, and play with extreme differences between them! changing accents, like accelerating a reach (slow then hitting at the end) vs deaccelerating (sudden initiation then drawing out to the end)
-alter levels of the movements you have- how could you translate kit's walks to the floor? how could you change Emma's scattering to a high level?
-contact!! as you build this, think about how they'll interact. intertwine limbs, touch each other, playing with starting and stopping with their initiation (like one person reaches, other turns and rebounds, etc)
just make sure you set aside time to really be able to play with those things before you come into a rehearsal with them! the name of the game right now is making the most effective use of the rest of time you have! even if you don't have an exact set of choreography, have a time frame set for each thing you want to play with and set goals for yourself each rehearsal to have a certain amount set! it'll really help you feel less anxious and overwhelmed about the end point and feel more confident in your work! you have great dancers and great material, all you have to do is use them!! you got this.
From the beginning you have had a lot of movement to work with and you don't need to create much more. Look at what you have and manipulate it, such as using different levels. Also, look back at your monologue from last showings, it can be a useful tool. Also, maybe midway through have them trade phrases? You're doing great!
use these two phrases to their fullest potential! you genuinely don't need to create any more movement, honestly! you can -change facings, have them travel or stay still -change focus, have focus be altered throughout the course of a movement (like having Kit look low and bring her head up slowly during those first walks on a repetition, for example) -change speed, and play with extreme differences between them! changing accents, like accelerating a reach (slow then hitting at the end) vs deaccelerating (sudden initiation then drawing out to the end)
-alter levels of the movements you have- how could you translate kit's walks to the floor? how could you change Emma's scattering to a high level? -contact!! as you build this, think about how they'll interact. intertwine limbs, touch each other, playing with starting and stopping with their initiation (like one person reaches, other turns and rebounds, etc)
just make sure you set aside time to really be able to play with those things before you come into a rehearsal with them! the name of the game right now is making the most effective use of the rest of time you have! even if you don't have an exact set of choreography, have a time frame set for each thing you want to play with and set goals for yourself each rehearsal to have a certain amount set! it'll really help you feel less anxious and overwhelmed about the end point and feel more confident in your work! you have great dancers and great material, all you have to do is use them!! you got this.
From the beginning you have had a lot of movement to work with and you don't need to create much more. Look at what you have and manipulate it, such as using different levels. Also, look back at your monologue from last showings, it can be a useful tool. Also, maybe midway through have them trade phrases? You're doing great!
Hi Nyree! Here are some notes I had written down :)
Dancers: Use your whole bodies and release your heads
Try turning Emma forward
Play with Emma's hand scatter
It looks really nice as a duet!!