While doing our individual research, the group shared every video/idea that we came across.
This first video was suggested by Danielle, and we love it for the fact that the dancer often emulates the musicians movement but with different parts of the body. This creates a really interesting connection between the performers, the sound, and the visual aspects. We would like to incorporate these connections in our piece, blurring the lines between who is the dancer and who is the percussionist, making the audience rethink what they're seeing.
The second video, suggested by Fisher, hits on one of the biggest components we'd like to incorporate as part of non-linear time and the concept of ancientness. We'd like to modernize the traditional unity of dance, drums, and song often found in African countries. The history of this trio is rich and reminds us of Ryoichi's "taking" of artifacts.
Our final video from Nick inspires a really pure/raw way of referencing traditional (ancient) sounds while still being modern, a concept we hope to portray. We think taking the audience on a journey of what is familiar vs. what is ancient vs. what is new will compliment the Ryoichi Excavations well.
In the first video, I am compelled by the way the dancer's movements evoke the physical gestures of the percussion performance. I guess this is more common with traditionally 'percussive' sounds/gestures, but I've seen it less frequently with the kinds of brushing/scraping/rubbing sounds/gestures. If you are going to pursue the kind of confusion/obfuscation of control/gesture that we discussed, this could be something to pick up on.
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