Description:
This project will contain a combination of three artistic components, spoken poetry, dance, and graphic art. I will author a spoken poetry piece, record myself performing the poem, and then compose a choreographed dance set to the words of the poem which will be performed live to the recording on the day of the presentation. I will also create a visual representation of my poem, which I will convert to a digital file and then display on a projector screen as the backdrop of my dance performance. Dance choreography will incorporate elements of Bharatanatyam, and the overall performance should take approximately five minutes. I choose to symbolically utilize three talents I have that are in various stages of development, in order to show my past, present, and future. Visual art is something I have always had an interest in but left behind as a child without any serious attempt to develop my talents in this area. Dance is something I took up instead of art, chose to train seriously in, and am now most familiar with. Spoken poetry is something I have been introduced to recently at college, and will be attempting for the first time; perhaps something I will keep up with in the future. I will use all three mediums to express what I believe is my own culture, and history. I am choosing to do it this way because as I create this project, I expect to find myself along the way, and gain an understanding of myself through the arts. I seek to challenge myself, and understand myself.
Schedule:
February 19-March 5 – Compose spoken poetry piece, practice various ways of reading it, and record a final version.
March 6- March 19 – Choreograph dance to spoken poetry piece and find appropriate costume.
March 20 – March 27 – Practice dance and create visual backdrop for performance.
March 27-? – Continue practicing until performance, including a few run-throughs at the actual place of performance.
Future Plan:
I would like to record my performance on the day of the actual project, and perhaps one other time at another location. This way I can upload my video to youtube, and gain publicity this way. I can also perform this piece after I graduate at cultural programs that I will most likely be asked to participate in.
I really like this idea. I sounds heartfelt and real as well as showing a personal side of the artist to the audience.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the idea of choreographing dance to poetry. I feel movement can accentuate certain texts making them more powerful. I am also interested in seeing your fusion of Bharatanatyam.
ReplyDeleteI like that the mediums--not just the content that will be displayed through them--hold personal significance. Will there be music with the poetry, too? I'm very excited to watch the Bharatanatyam performance, too, since I have never seen it before.
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