Narrative vs. Formal
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The document discusses the differences between narrative and formal elements in dance. Narrative refers to telling a story through dance with characters, settings, and plots. Formal elements are the visual shapes, arrangements, lines and patterns formed through movement. Students are tasked with finding narrative or formal elements in YouTube duets and creating their own duets, with one focusing on conveying a story between two people and another focused on shapes and dynamics without a narrative element.
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- 1. Narrative vs. Formal Story vs. Design
- 3. Form refers to the shapes, the visual appearance, or the spatial arrangements in a dance piece.
- 4. Design refers to the arrangement of lines and shapes created to form a pattern or decoration.
- 6. A narrative is a story that describes a sequence of 鍖ctional or non-鍖ctional events.
- 7. A story involves characters, a setting and a plot.
- 8. Task: Find as many narrative and formal elements in the youtube duets you will see and write them down.
- 10. Choose from one of these task for your self-directed session: Narrative: Create a duet that shows a meaningful situation between you and your lover (e.g. how you met each other). Formal: Create a duet based on shapes and forms and dynamics.
- 11. Next week: 1. Presentation of and discussion about your narrative or formal duets. 2. Partnering workshop.