Can a score be a helper or a hindrance?
I feel like I've understood the readings by Millard and Husemann and today in class, we put it into perspective in a physical sense. We played with the techniques that were used in both papers. My favourite was from Husemann's paper. A score method called it's better to, which included verbal interactions which triggered a physical response. This method was carried out by a string of statements that had no relevance to each other and each statement would evoke movement that would show the statement. For example, one might start with 'It's better to eat cheese' and the dancers will create movement that links to this and another might follow that with 'It's better to be a bird' and so on. This was a really fun way to let go because we all, as a collective, felt stupid but we were doing it together. To me that's the best way to bond and build confidence in our actions.
Following that, It's better to became more of a game, similar to what we did with the beanbags in week one. It gave us the opportunity to work as a group with everyone taking part which is something we don't usually do. One of my biggest insecurities when improvising is being judged and watched, so this exercise really helped me loosen up and and have fun with it! Sometimes it's better to be an observer, sometimes it's better to think about yourself instead.
Bibliography:
Husemann, P. (2005) The Functioning of Thomas Lehman's Funktionen. Dance Theatre Journal, 21 (1) 31-35.
Millard, O. (2015) What's the Score? Using Scores in Dance Improvisation. Brologa 40, pp 45-56. Viewed 12 March 2017
Husemann, P. (2005) The Functioning of Thomas Lehman's Funktionen. Dance Theatre Journal, 21 (1) 31-35.
Millard, O. (2015) What's the Score? Using Scores in Dance Improvisation. Brologa 40, pp 45-56. Viewed 12 March 2017