Lost in Translation

This week's focus was inspired by Kate Flatt and her idea of lost in translation due to different stage directions- this was then incorporated into our lesson in the studio. In our group we stood in a vertical line, four of us faced the back and the person at the front would face forward, with space between us to dance. The person at the front had to create 8 counts of movement which they would then show to the person behind them whilst having their back to them. Only one person at a time would turn around to face the person in front of them, we could only see the choreography once.

Some examples of how the task went are shown below

Lost in translation- Video 1

https://youtu.be/aSKa--hdZbk

Lost in translation- Video 2

https://youtu.be/3Frh11YEMiY

From watching the videos it is clear that with a different angle comes a different interpretation. Our group discussed how when you have your body alignment to the front it can hide a person's subtle arm gestures which then makes a movement appear minimal. I think something that made this task successful was when the person who created the movement used angles to expose themselves more to the person standing behind them. This meant that smaller details could be translated. 

Reflecting on the task, I think we were successful because we were 'Lost in Translation' and misinterpreted the choreography. Going forward, I think we could use this technique to show alternative choreography to the audience by using the different angles mentioned by Kate Flatt.


 

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