The Stimulus and Rhythms of Atalanta :: Atalanta Gymnastics Dance Dancing Essays

The Stimulus and Rhythms of AtalantaThe stimulus which, I thought would be most thought provoking andappealing was Atalanta. I found the judgement of characterising a dynamic,strong vivacious woman appealing due to my strong background intheatre and acting. This enabled me to perceive hidden depths ofAtalantas character, which were not evident at first sight.Therefore, I chose this stimulus becaexercising I believed that Atalantawould be an interesting and challenging character to portray throughthe medium of dance. Another reason why I chose this stimulus, was theuse of the cloth and costume to portray how rhythms can be created byrepeating and opposing shapes and how certain lines indicatemotion. Due to my previous have it off as a rhythmic gymnast, I wasable develop original and unusual movements, because I was used tousing cloth and ribbons as a authority for demonstrating highly complexphysical movementsAfter receiving the stimulus, I first of all researched Atalanta.Using a variety of resources such as and the Internet, I found thatAtalanta derived from Greek legend, and was a strong athleticcompetitor, whom no man could beat at running. This was emphasised inmy dance through the use of sustained running movements and the use ofpauses to emphasis the importance of the poses. This also helped toreflect the stillness of the wooden sculpture. Analysis and furtherresearch led me to conclude that the pose and expression of thesculpture capital of Georgia are portraying her determination and power. This wasevident in the strong and dynamic movements of my dance, as well asthe use of facial expressions, bodily expressions and focus. My bodilyexpressions were natural, controlled with an in effect(p) posture, thushelping to portray her purpose as an athlete in a race. The facialexpressions portrayed her determination, thus demonstrating her strongand vivacious character, and the embodiment of power, which Atalantarepresents. The confederacy of body and faci al gestures shared in themood and theme of both the dance and the music. Focus aided my facialexpressions. It was important for the focus to be strong, not lookingat the floor at any time, but either looking out into the space suchas when doing an arabesque but also veneer inwards to concentrate on amove, for example the running movements from the pictures.Through the use of Stanslavkis method-acting I used my research tocharacterise a strong womanish woman, which was then transposed intomovements. To achieve the dimensions of Atalantas character, Iprofiled her, so that when I was dancing, I would embody thecharacter, this enabled me to access her personality quickly.