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ROOSTER da Mind Map: ROOSTER

1. 6. Ruby Tuesday

1.1. 1 woman and 4 men

1.2. Themes: drugs, freedom, hippie (60s culture)

1.3. Costume: Woman - long sleeve full length A line red dress with bare feet Male - varying coloured shirts and ties

1.4. Actions: curving of the arm and leg, gestures are used to lead, lots of travelling, hair twirling, girly, open and palm outwards, strong sense of gravity

1.5. Dynamics: soft, liquid dynamics are used throughout - sense of innocence and freedom

1.6. Lyrics: "She just can't be chained" "You change with every new day"

1.7. Transitions: men encircle the woman

2. 5. Paint It Black

2.1. 3 women, 1 man

2.2. Themes: depression, self harm, 60s popular dances

2.3. Costume: addition of neckerchief (turns into a whip/boa)

2.4. Lighting: very low, intensifies throughout

2.5. Actions: man's gestures are serpentine - long extensions that wind and curve, repeated curling arms and gestures across head and body, echoes of LRR gestures = aggressive and embellished

2.6. Space: male uses the whole stage, focus on downstage, frequent transitions between levels(rolls, slides, leaps, hops)

2.7. Dynamics: fast powerful, aggressive feel, travelling is fast across the stage, movement of women has a lethargic quality when in unison, countering the quality of the man

3. 7. Play With Fire

3.1. 1 male and 1 woman

3.2. Themes: social dances of the 60s, flirty/courtship, wealth

3.3. Costume: male - suit female - dress + boa (suggests the social standard - "pretty clothes")

3.4. Actions: recurring rooster grooming movements, BOA = flirtatious and suggestive, both wanting attention, contact work

3.5. Lighting: white light, darker edges around the stage = build up

4. 8. Sympathy For The Devil

4.1. Full Cast

4.2. Themes: Devil, Bruce Style, lad culture (60s), youth

4.3. Actions: bows down (motif) "pleased to meet you" repetition of material from previous dances, contact partner work

4.4. Lighting: fully lit, light wash = full cast can be seen, red hue

4.5. Space: whole stage is used, travel extensively (very pedestrianised)

5. 1. Little Red Rooster

5.1. 6 dancers - 5 men and 1 woman

5.2. Themes: male chauvinism, dominance, ego, arrogance, vanity, self-obsession

5.3. Movements: slicking back hair, rooster strut, fixing of tie and shirt

5.4. Lighting: dim white /blue light, when lady enters there's a red tint suggestive/sultry

5.5. Lyrics: "I am the little red rooster""On the prowl" - mating, primal instincts, animalistic

5.6. Relationships: action - reaction, a solo until the lady enters

6. 2. Lady Jane

6.1. 10 dancers - 5 men and 5 women

6.2. Themes: courtship, free love and male chauvinism

6.3. Lyrics: "I pledge myself to Lady Jane" "Your servant am I" - the man is giving up his polyamorous ways to be with Jane, despite his feelings for Anne/Marie, harpsichord/regal feel

6.4. Actions: belittling of women - pats her head, derogatory - smacks bottom, licks lips and lunges towards women, bows/curtsey

6.5. Lighting: general wash with a blue hue to add to the romantic setting

7. 3. Not Fade Away

7.1. 2 dancers - 1 man and 1 woman

7.2. Themes: 60's culture (jive/lindyhop/jerk), gender division, freedom

7.3. Movements and actions: flexed feet, hips create distinct body positions, return of the LRR strut, grooming gestures, clapping to highlight the music

7.4. Lyrics: "I wanna tell you how it's gonna be" - male grabs her wrist, stalker chasing girl who is uninterested

7.5. Dynamics: bouncy and staccato with a sense of fluidity

7.6. Lighting: general blue wash lights the whole stage, fades at the end

8. 4. As Tears Go By

8.1. 8 dancers - 4 men and 4 women

8.2. Themes: loneliness, childhood, bullying and rejection

8.3. Lighting: slightly darker blue - reflects lyrics 'evening of the day'

8.4. Actions: muted and simplistic, isolated female 'childlike' actions - squatting and skipping, males use boisterous contact - LRR grooming.

8.5. Dynamics: trio groups have a lazy and fluid feel, accented with sudden stops, isolated female has an awkward staccato feel to her movement

8.6. Space: whole stage used due to lots of dancers, clear groupings reflect theme + easily identify soloists, mostly upright with a repeated