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Dennie's Class on Scenography

 Today in Dennie's session we looked at the concept of scenography and its different meanings. 

Here are a few of my favourites; 

"The interplay of space, time movement and light on stage". Tomas Zizske- Czech Republic 

"To make- and break- the performance space". Achim Freyer- France 

"The world of imagination, the place where I can travel through the future and past and bring my own world to the stage". Georgi Alexi- Meskhishvili, USA

Scenographic Elements: 

Location of audience 

Sound 

Props 

Costumes 

Artitexture and design of the theatre space 

Makeup 

The use of the curtain 

Projection of the screen or film 

Dance 

The literal stage 


Artforms

Dance= it can tell a story such as sleeping beauty, the music eg Beatrix potter with each animal has its own musical theme, gesture and mime 

Fine art= sculpture, paintings

Drama= evoking feelings using real people, storytelling, relationships 

Music= emotions and feelings, storytelling, different instrumentations for different scenarios such as season or characters 

Singing- opera, choir= words, music 

Film 
fashion/ textiles 

Photography 

Literature  

 





We then took the underground tube map and in groups created a short piece of choreography using the idea of scenography, looking at space, speed, pathways both with the body and directions to symbolise the different tube lines and central, transverse and peripheral space. this was intereting as even though myself and my group were working together over zoom we were still able to incorporate these themes effectively and just had to adapt with contact and our own space. 

This has helped me reflect on my own choreography and how I can incorporate the idea of scenography in my work and my choreographic tasks. 


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