15.03.21 Analysing Performance - Analysis
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15.03.21 Analysing Performance - Analysis
- 2. The Essay In what ways can your chosen practitioners work be considered postmodern. You should discuss the chosen work by paying particular attention to: The significant signs and key stylistic features of the work The key postmodern concepts applied to the performance Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 3. Your argument [Insert name of work here] can be considered postmodern. Analysing Performance Week 8
- 4. Possible structure 1. Introduction 2. Practitioner info/ outline of work 3. Method 4. Interpretation 5. Impression 6. Analysis 7. Interpretation 8. Impression 9. Analysis 10. Conclusion Analysing Performance Week 8 Idea 1 Idea 2
- 5. Introduction 200 words TBC – Might include paragraph on Postmodernism Analysing Performance Week 8
- 6. Postmodernism (100 words) One paragraph to define postmodernism and explain the key ideas (for intro/method) – 100 words POINT: Postmodernism is… EVIDENCE: Quote from academically rigorous resource EXPLANATION: Explain in own words Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 7. Practitioner info/ outline of work 200 words You might want to try to put something together for yourself. Analysing Performance Week 8
- 9. Idea 1 Interpretation, Impression, Analysis Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 11. Interpretation - 200 words Analysing Performance Week 8 • One of the key themes of the work… • An interpretation of the work… Point –What is the work about? • One critic writes, “…” (Ref) • This is supported by X who states… (Ref) Evidence – How has it typically been interpreted? • This is a key concern of postmodernism because… • This relates to X’s theory of … because… Explanation – How do these ideas relate to postmodernism?
- 12. Impression 200 words Analysing Performance Week 8
- 13. Impression - 200 words Analysing Performance Week 5 • One of the key moments of the work… • This particular theme is highlighted when… Point –What is key moment in the work that highlights your previous point? • The performers are… • A key action is… which is performed with… dynamics Evidence – Can you describe the key elements? • This particular section suggests… • As an example of … this could be interpreted as.. Explanation – How does this link to your interpretation?
- 14. Analysis 200 words TBC Analysing Performance Week 8
- 15. Analysis …[W]here semiotics is helpful is to remind us that sense making cannot simply be reduced to the level of the individual spectator’s reception of what s/he experiences from the stage. In place of the unique individual constructing their own personal edifice of meaning from the business in front of them, semiotics argues that we can only exist in the world – and make sense of it – through a shared understanding of a complex matrix of codes and conventions. (Murray and Keefe, 2007, p. 24) Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 16. How do I go about it? Analysing Performance Week 8 Watch your work, multiple times Choose a particular section or sections which highlight your interpretation Note down the key elements of the performance in terms of performer, movement, sound and space Consider any key connections between strands Articulate how this is a clear example of your previous interpretation Write up your paragraph!
- 17. Week 8 Analysing Performance “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” Everything on the stage is a sign 1. Describe the signifiers. What do you perceive (performer, movement sound space) 2. What is the signified concept/ (denotive) meaning? 3. How do the signs produce their meaning?What is the relationship between the signifier and signified? Indexical, iconic, symbolic? “This dream has got me all shook up, treat me nice and tell me what it means”
- 18. Everything on the stage is a sign 4. What are the associated/connotational meanings? 5. Do the signs work in conjunction or disjunction 6. Do the sign systems work in an integrated, co- existing, or juxtaposed way? 7. Does the work challenge or support dominant myths/ cultural codes? Week 8 Analysing Performance “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow.” “This dream has got me all shook up, treat me nice and tell me what it means”
- 19. Analysis - 200 words Analysing Performance Week 8 • The use of… is a key symbol for… • The movement is iconic of… Point –What are the key signs, and how does the signifier relate to the signified? • For example, through the use of juxtaposition… • The combination of cultural references work in disjunction… Evidence – How do the sign systems work together to support this? • Pastiche is a key element of postmodern performance because… • The non-linear narrative is evident through… Explanation – How is this a key stylistic feature of postmodern performance
- 20. Idea 2 Interpretation, Impression, Analysis Repeat same structure Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 22. Gecko – The Race Idea 1 Interpretation – challenging stereotypes re: fatherhood / Lyotard & metanarratives Impression – puppet scene – describe signifiers Analysis – nervous laughing (iconic) + puppet-like control of limbs (symbolic) = losing sense of control Idea 2 Interpretation – uses multiple forms of theatre to create a hybrid / pastiche, intertextuality (Kristeva/Barthes) Impression – opening scene - treadmill Analysis – treadmill walking (symbolic) + inaudible speech (symbolic) = not representing reality as in conventional theatre – combines exaggerated movement and voice to create a hybrid performance practice Week 8 Analysing Performance
- 23. Bibliography Bannerman, H. (2010) ‘Movement and meaning: an enquiry into the signifying properties of Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels (1948) and Merce Cunningham’s Points in Space (1986)’, Research in Dance Education, 11 (1), pp. 19-33. Carlson, M. (2008) ‘Mixed media and mixed messages: BigArt Group’s exploration of the sign’, Journal of DramaticTheory and Criticism, 22 (2), pp. 119-132. Prieto-Arranz, J. I. (2012) ‘The semiotics of performance and success in Madonna,’ The Journal of Popular Culture, 45 (1), pp. 173-196. Week 8 Analysing Performance