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Choreographic 

Process

Drifting Circles is a 12 minute excerpt from Bria Tyner's Capstone Project surrounding the imposter phenomenon in black women who navigate dance programs in higher education.

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Bria Tyner collaborated with Jacob Guyton who composed an original sound score for this excerpt. The choreographic process was inspired by the dancers ability to reflect on key enablers that contribute to their ability to embrace individuality in educational settings. This work highlights the urge to conform and oppose societal norms of shared and unshared spaces.

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Initial  Question

What supports you as you maintain your individuality in professional and educational settings?

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Dancers  Response

Each dancer expressed that  family, friends and prayer was a key factor in them staying connected to their individuality. 

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REHEARSAL   NOTES

Choreographic Formula

"CAABCBBAC"

Intro: True Love

In the process of creating Jordans Pope's solo, we began with three movement phrases. We then used choreographic structure and manipulations to structure the 3min solo. 

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Manipulation of Formula

C:FAST TEMPO
A:FREE FLOW
A:LOW LEVEL
B:REPETITION
C:SLOW TEMPO
B:SLOW TEMPO
B:REPETITION
A:STAGING
C:FAST TEMPO

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Section II: The Pulse

In the process of creating the group section, we began with a series of spatial pathways to highlight the way people move continuously about their day without noticing the burdens societal norms place on marginalized groups of people.  

Final Section: Sunshine Before Retrograde

In the process of creating the final section of Drifting Circles, we began by exploring movement phrases that were inspired by the initial question. These individual phrases represent the desire to break away from the collective to express oneself authentically. 

FINDING  MOTIFS

To find motifs in Drifting Circles, we explored gestural movements inspired by synonyms 

SYNONYMS

Community

  • Center

  • Company

  • District

  • nation

  • Neighborhood

  • People

  • Society

  • Body

Pulse

  • Beating

  • Vibration

Fraudulent

  • Counterfeit

  • Forged

  • Dishonest

Professional

  • Expert

  • Sharp

  • Qualified

  • Polished

  • Experienced

  • Effiecient

  • Trained

  • Ideal

  • Classical

  • Supreme

Anxiety

  • Apprehension

  • Unease

  • Restlessness

CREATING GESTURES

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Laura Martinez: Expert/ Body/Vibrate

Morgan Holder: Classical/Center/Vibrate

Jordan Bee: Sharp/Neighborhood/Virbrate

Mia Horton: Polished/Center/Vibrate

Haley Alexander: Supreme/Society/Vibrate

Nya Gardner: Trained/ Society/Vibrate

Jordan Pope: Qualified/District/Vibrate

The dancers created three movement gestures for each synonym.

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