Rosas Review

Rosas Review

 

Rosas consists of 8 sections these sections are 1, Moving In 2, Floor 3, Chairs 4,Buliding 5, Glass Interior 6, Laying Down 7, Inner Court 8, Coda, in the stage Version there are only 4 dancers where as in the film version there are 18 dancers. The filmed Version is set in and old School in Belgium this is the specific place that Rosas wanted as it brings in a lot of natural light, this light would be used in the dance.  

The danced was first performed in in 18983 and filmed in 1997, they style of dance is Post-Modern and though-out the dance you can see they use pedestrian like movements, these actions are very repetitive, they whole piece is energetic and dynamic, this becomes more apparent though-out as the camera becomes the composer and choreographer by taking us on journey, the camera is zooming in and out layering images to become a rhythm by filming the piece we are able to see more of the dancers and all the different angles that there is to see. The music was composed by Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch, the music changes as it get to the end as the dancers create the sound from their breathing and they bodies.

The Costume they use is very plan and dark and also looks very easy to move around, they would have needed something that is easy to move in as they move a lot though-out the dance.

I like the fact that it was filmed in a school as it does bring natural light in but also because it goes with the style of dance they are using and performing, it also gives the idea of the un-known like you don’t know what is going to happen next it was not Predictable, If I was to change anything it would be the actions I would not use so much repetition, as I think it got a bit boring at times seeing the same movement though-out.