2 - Stimuli and Music Exploration

 

In this class, we explored and discussed different stimuli in small groups. The stimuli ranged from a poem, to an advertisement, to pictures of art work. After this we chose the stimulus that interests us the most. I chose “Speed Head”, by Anton Smit, which is a bronze art sculpture.

 

This is a sculpture of a head that seems so be elongated from the back of the skull. I believe this represents movement within the piece. The eyes seems to be covered, almost shielded as if the sense of sight is lost among the other senses. There are rough texture marks across the surface of the sculpture, the horizontal straight lines show great contrast against the curved outline of the head. This contrast gave us the idea to switch between sharp, abrupt movements and slow, softer ones within our solo. This would create depth and make the solo more dynamic. We will include head isolation movements as we feel it is very fitting. We interperated the sculptures meaning as how much a person overthinks in a daily setting, then related it to us as dancers who overthink every little aspect of themselves. I hope the audience feels a connection to the emotion and atmosphere we will include in the solo.

 

After this we listened to 5 music choices. Immediately my group knew we were going to choose “Starry Night”, by Jordan Critz. https://open.spotify.com/track/2CHU4jx0WDXqgid08iZOB6?si=OGql3XevQKSb9c-Fi6_XpA

We all preferred this piece of music compared to the other choices so we knew it was the right choice. The sudden bursts of the flowing melody contrasts greatly to the beats that are heard continuously. This will perfectly suit our idea to switch between sharp, abrupt movements and slow, softer ones. Having a stimulus helps our group to create more easily. It is a great start point for our inspiration. Then having the music alongside this helps us to create movements that hold purpose.