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DANC 101 1st EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 4Lecture 1Definitions:1. Raking of the Stage or the Audience Space- where the seats ascend upwards2. Proscenium Stage – performers separated from audience by wall/curtain. Cutout is the arch (where you can see the performance)3. Arena Stage- (Williams Bryce) sunken stage4. Center stage- the most powerful point on the stage, or the place that draws the most focus5. Downstage- any space in front of center stage (closest to the audience)6. Upstage- any space behind center stage (furthest from the audience)7. Stage right- from the dancers perspective facing the audience, any space on the right8. Stage left- from the dancers perspective facing the audience, any space on the left9. Apron- area in front of the closed curtains where people can still perform, orchestra can come up and be in level with this area. It is difficult to light.10. Cyclorama (cyc.)- was a circular thing, it is hung upstage. It is opaque made with duck cloth. It is always white so that the lights are reflected to the audience. Allows performers to go from side to side without being seen.11. Scrim- hung anywhere on the stage in front of the cyc. depending on how its going to be used, loosely woven black mesh that you can see through. Helps you focus, light bounces off of it. 12. Backdrops- back of performance, give a performance a theme or scenario.13. Wings – offstage right and left14. Legs – curtains that hang down (several) depending on the stage size15. Borders- short curtains that hang up above the stage, they frame the stage.16. Batons– steel or composite metal poles that are at the top of the stage unit. Legs, borders, cyc., scrim, backdrop, lights. 17. Trees- if it is in the wings, it is hung on trees. Lights are hung on three levels (facial or top, shin busters and mid) trees are grounded18. Orchestra Pit- in front of the apron, can be raised to be even with it, however it usually is down. 19. Light Booth- in the upstage audience, downstage actors. Operators sit side by side in the booth. By hand. 20. “Spot” for Dancers-a focal point by the light booth so a dancer can turn spin etc. without getting dizzy. Always red. 21. Lighting: essential to every performance (Front Light- flattens you out, Back Light- halo effect, Top Light- hits top, makes circle. Side Light- most natural gives 3 dimensional) Directional Light Spotlight-humanly operated, have to know choreography and pay attention so dancer is always lit 22. Specials- circles of light, showcase areas, not specific dancers23. Color- makes big difference, most flattering is a light pink kind of flesh tone works for every skin tone 24. Gels- over 900 colors, made with acrylic material and the gels color the lights.25. Set Pieces – brought in and carried out primarily by the stage crew (stairs, bed, table and chairs)26. Props- dancers carry on and off with them, they use them in dance- Gobos- Color of Lights Indicates Mood, Time of Day, Location NOT genre or music- Live Music versus Recorded Music- live doesn’t happen that much it is expensive, but it is a better experienceArtistic Collaborators: - Lighting Designer- electricians who belong to the union - Costume Designer- tutus and leotards, street clothes, body sacks, exc. - Set and Scenic Designer- stage placement, how props are going to be moved, set etc.- Composers and Musicians: if dance has original musicPRIMITIVE PERIOD – Up to 3,000 B.C. before we spoke, read, conversed. Earliest art form, evidence in caves in France. All cultures all classes it is indigenous to the human being.Dances of: - Imitation- creatures especially birds; Imitation Often of Nature (wind, water, fire, rain, earth, etc.)or Living Creatures (birds, wolves, bears, etc.) - Celebration- birth, harvest, hunt, death, sun, Celebration Dances include those to honor births, deaths, marriages, coming of age, etc.- Initiation- into adulthood, trials- Medicine- to heal; Medicine Dances performed to appease the gods, ward off evil spirits and protect individuals or groups from danger or disease- Commemoration- passing, ancestors, things in the past- Spiritual Connection- to communicate to gods, Dances with Spiritual Significance also done to honor or appease the gods and to give thanks for rain, sun, a good harvest, a good hunt, etc.Primitive Music – chanting, bells, rattles, early variations on drums and reed instruments; very basic.Facts of early primitive dance:- Costumes or Clothing were often animal skins, hides and fur, feathers- Dancers were predominately male- Women fed and cared for children- Patterns were often circular- circle of life- Movements or steps were natural, not technical, and included running, hopping, skipping, jumping, leaping, twirling, tumbling, walking, rocking, undulating, swaying, stomping etc.- DANCE WAS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE before the advent of spoken language- Proof that dance existed in primitive cultures is found in a series of rock (cave) paintings from the Paleolithic Age (30,000-10,000 B.C.E.) – a painting in a tomb depicted a harvest dance- Dances were often ritualistic and passed down or taught in the absence of a common verbal language – the movement of the body could express thoughts and feeling- No narrative in the early dances of the primitive periodTHE ANCIENT PERIOD – 3,000 B.C. to 400 A.D.- Periods or Eras overlapped with aesthetic sensibilities permeating each successive era- Civilizations began to develop: spoken language, written language, organized religion, centralized governments, class systems, artistic advancements in theater, literature, music, visualarts and dance- Greece – o Apollonian dance (praised Apollo the sun God and Dionysus the god of wine) and Dionysian dance; a pyrrhic tradition- A pyrrhiche or pyrrhic tradition- Greece, Rome and China, military, patterns on a battlefield, slaves. Strongest military leaders were required to take dance while home.- Rome – o Mime, mime also pyrrhic traditions. o Center of civilization. o Creating roads, bridges, and water systems. o Formal language and a written connection formedo Created better and more sophisticated instrumentso Dance was more meaningful and there were more organized religions- China –o Court Dance (the upper class dance was ballet)o Dragon dance-literatureo Lion dance- powerful, existed in a communityo The Silk Road- sold and traded far and wide so they traveled a lot


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