Final Dress Rehearsal

 


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Unit: Performance
Theme: Ensemble and Solo Work
 
Introduction

Today, we will combine in one class the dress rehearsal and the performance of the ensemble works. A dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance. The performance requires a special kind of energy that makes it an special instance of what has been rehearsed repeatedly.


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Learning Objectives

 

  •  Understand the demands of a performance piece
  • Explain why rehearsing is a necessary part of the process 
  • Gain an awareness of the importance of embodying movement and voice while performing full-out
  • Experience what is like to tell a story using dancing images, movement metaphors and vocal abstractions.
 

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Warm Up

 

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Dress Rehearsal

 

TIPS

  • Performers often rely on classroom mirrors to help them with formations and spacing. Having a chance to dance without the security of the mirror before the performance is very important for their confidence.

  • Performers have the chance to practice their stage entrances and exits and get used to being in such a large space.

  • Confidence is critical to a successful performance. Having a rehearsal offers the performer the chance to feel ready.


    Source: 

    https://www.kaleidoscopedance.com/helpful-tips-for-dress-rehearsal/

     

     

     

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    A Note to Remember


    Dancing full-out is about imagining and delivering as if you were on a stage ready to perform. 

     

     

     

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    Case Studies

    Ensemble Performances 

     

    Emil Sein and Dance improvisation ensemble, University of California, Irvine Part 1

     


     


     



     

     


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    Solo Dress Rehearsal

    Concept

    A dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal of a live show, in which everything is done as it would be in a real performance.

     

    TIPS


  • The stage is much larger than the studio and can be intimidating.

  • The stage lights can be a bit disorienting.

  • Performers often rely on classroom mirrors to help them with formations and spacing. Having a chance to dance without the security of the mirror before the performance is very important for their confidence.

  • Performers have the chance to practice their stage entrances and exits and get used to being in such a large space.

  • Confidence is critical to a successful performance. Having a rehearsal offers the performer the chance to feel ready.


    Source: 

    https://www.kaleidoscopedance.com/helpful-tips-for-dress-rehearsal/

     

     

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    PROGRAM

     

    Write the information outlined below.

     

    • Title of piece
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    • Performer's name

    • Music

    • Synopsis


 

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Discussion Questions

 1. How was the title of your piece illustrated through your performance?

2.  Was there ever a time that you felt you were insecure about your delivery? Explain why and how to solve it.

 

 

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Glossary 

full-out: performing as much or as far as possible; with maximum effort or power.

dancing images: images which dancers use to creatively motivate the way they move.

movement metaphors:  symbolic movement material through structures derived from dance as an art form

vocal abstractions: creating sounds that communicate emotion to people irrespective of languages spoken – rather, they communicate speechlessness. 

 

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Journaling

 

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Sources

Hope, C. (2023). What is opera for our times? The power of abstraction may hold the answer. https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2023/05/09/1385735/what-is-opera-for-our-times-the-power-of-abstraction-may-hold-the-answer

How to practice your dancing and never look bad again? Full-Out vs. Marking it. https://www.princepsdance.uk/single-post/2016/12/07/how-to-practice-your-dancing-full-out-vs-marking-marcin-raczynski

Samaritter, R. (2013). The use of metaphors in dance movement therapy https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236013748_The_use_of_metaphors_in_dance_movement_therapy


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Students' Work

 

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