Section C
The Anthology is the collection of 6 professional dances that you are studying for your GCSE Dance. These are:
A Linha Curva [Itzik Galili for Rambert Dance Company]
Artificial Things [Lucy Bennett for Stopgap Dance Company]
Emancipation of Expressionism [Kenrick Sandy for Boy Blue]
Infra [Wayne McGregor for The Royal Ballet]
Shadows [Christopher Bruce for Phoenix Dance Theatre]
Within Her Eyes [James Cousins for James Cousins Dance]
Here you will be tested on 4 of the 6 works in the Anthology. You will not be warned of which 4 these will be prior to the exam.
You could be asked about anything related to the 4 works, but you are unlikely to be asked about specific sections. Instead, it is more likely that you will be asked to select elements of the works that communicate or show:
choreographic intent
stimulus
The elements you will be asked to discuss could be any of the following:
set design
lighting design
costume
aural setting
structure
choreographic content
performance environment
choreographic approach
What is ‘choreographic intent‘?
The term ‘choreographic intent’ or ‘choreographic intention’ covers these things
theme
mood
movement style
meaning or dance idea
What is ‘choreographic content‘?
The term ‘choreographic content’ covers these things:
movement : action, space, dynamics, relationships, motifs
choreographic devices
structure
What is ‘choreographic approach‘?
The term ‘choreographic approach’ means the way a choreographer builds a dance. This might include:
setting choreographic tasks for the dancers to complete
teaching movement motifs to the dancers
using improvisation
using chance methodology
using research
collaborating with the dancers and production team
