Magdalene Kuruk Theater app.

4/5/2011 Dance concert critque A) My general impression of the dance concert was that it was okay; however, I would not watch it again. The plays genre was expressive dance. It fits in with other productions we have seen because it contributes to the variety; it helps show the diversity of different productions that exist. The theatre was medium sized. The audience/performer relationship was a bit distant for most of the play, except at the few comedic parts. B) The director created a very dreamlike reality- a reality where the only language is movement which turns into dance. It was lifelike in the sense that in real life people also use movement to express themselves. I felt the different elements or themes fit together in for each act separately, but not together. The dancers moved everywhere on stage; no place was forbidden to go. This is my own opinion of course, but I felt that the pace of the show slowed then speed up at certain points. C) Some actors where believable. If they werent, it wasnt because of how they danced, but what they were wearing. I distinctly remember the woman mourning the death of her daughter. It didnt seem real to me, and I think that could be the case either because of her costume or the way she moved. It may even be both. The performers worked together as a company in the fact that they moved in unison-not perfectly, but still in

unison. But I felt that some of the performers didnt match up to the level of proficiency of their fellow dancers, and this made it seem like some of the performers stood out. D) The set supported the efforts of everyone on stage, and kept with the other elements. The changing of location was very good, and easily, being that there was nothing to move. E) The style of each costume for each different act and section matched each other for the most part, except when it was necessary to differentiate. F) The lighting definity enhanced the performers dancing and the costumes. I could see the important characters and noticed the primary dancers were in the spot light when they needed to be. G) The major characters in the second act were the mother and daughter, and the daughters two friends. The daughter wanted to be like the other girls and be rid of her mothers tradition, while her mom wanted her to keep tradition and be like her. The moms world view changed because after her daughters death, she began to be more open to what her daughter had wanted and came to accept her daughter s friends. My favorite character was the daughters friends and at first my least favorite character was the mother. H) The meaning of the production was to show emotion; to show what the dancer was feeling as she/he danced. I) The artists were trying to express the pain and hurt that accompanies suicide; as well as the other themes in the concert that were played out by the songs accompanying the dances. The expression of the emotion could be felt at times, but for the majority of the

time, I felt some of the dancers could have done better in the dance technique used. Nonetheless, it was still worth the doing.