The dance performance that I decided to do a review on was on a dance performance entitled EDEN . Just from the name EDEN I received a sense of naturalism and I immediately started to make comparisons to the actual Adam and Eve, I am not to sure weather this was intentional but It left and nice feeling that the audience could play on there minds.
It seemed although the Dancers/ Choreographers were interested in Creative Performance, this defiantly reflected through in the way the dancers moved and worked as a company.
For me this dance performance had a very refreshing life like feeling, it really represented nature and the various different things that it consists of.
The start of the performance opened up with bright natural out door lighting, this lighting had a very strong impact on the atmosphere and the movements, which were occurring Throughout the Dance performance.
There was also background music, which complimented the dance movement, the music reflected wildlife, it had a lot of birdlike sounds, this made the audience feel although we were outdoors them.
The dancers had Wellingtons boots beside the stage, I think the reason why these wellington boots were placed in the audience view point was to show a sense of outside, It was although it was a representation outside, even though the movement was inside.
The dances used a lot of explorations of touch and feel; it was as though they were discovering different way of contact with one another.
The Dancers used a lot of abstract elements in there Dance performance.
One of the props was huge plastic bags, there was strong imagery of the dancers being trapped in these bags and trying there hardest to break out and break free, sharp strong music really complimented the movements that occurred.
At times I felt like this performance was a dance for joy and freedom.
Overall this performance was very abstract and really represented the company very well.
