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Henley High School
DANCE CONTINUED
Year 9 Dance students at the AC Arts Theatre
Dance Review-‘Free Fall’ ‘Free Fall’ is a must see show for people who enjoy performances that have you wanting more and is a performance that will surely keep you entertained from the beginning till the end. A group of seven dancers perform a dance that involves acrobatics, comedy and numerous involvements with the audience. It is a performance based around the theme ‘Fear’. On the sound track we heard children stating what they are scared of and during the show the performers talked about themselves and their fears. The performance started with a pile of boxes, which immediately had the audience curious. The music changed throughout the performance, but it always went with the movement that the dancers were doing. To the side of the stage there was a sheet of paper that had all different types of fears written on it, such as the dark and sharks. Before the performance actually started the audience could see this, so they already had an idea that the show was about fear. The lighting was a big part of the
performance. A follow spot was used several times in the performance and there was a strobe light used once. I found the strobe light was very effective and this was a part that had the audience in excitement. There was a male and female contemporary duo, where the two dancers were dancing with and around a light that was hanging from the ceiling. The dancers made the light part of their dance and it was almost as if it was a trio because the light was following their movements. This dance was not the only one where the dancers used a hanging light. The hanging lights were used creatively and the dancers moved them in unison so that they were enjoyable to watch. The movement the dancers mainly used was acrobatic movement but it was very well used to communicate the performance name, ‘Free Fall’. They performed dangerous lifts, jumps and flips but they all flowed well, one after another and always had the audience watching in amazement. The tricks they performed were all to do with facing and overcoming fears. Not only was it fearful for the dancers, but it was as if they were creating fear in the audience as well. Tricks were not the only way the
SLC 3 at the Festival Theatre performers showed fear. Many props were used in different incredible ways that had the audience worried, yet amazed by the way they used eggs, scissors, juggling clubs and blocks in the performance. The movements they used throughout the whole performance were based around the idea of fear, having multiple lifts and throws. These movements required trust within the whole group of dancers and they performed them exceptionally well. Overall I thought that the performance was amazing to watch, the choreography and the show as a whole obviously had a lot of effort put into it and it is definitely recommended. The performers were successful in presenting the idea of fear, along with entertaining the audience with skilful tricks and humour. All the performers were, without a doubt, talented, fit, strong, athletic and entertaining. This was shown throughout the whole performance and despite a few faults, which were very well hidden, ‘Free Fall’ was a very memorable performance.
Georgia Lornie (Year 9 Dance)
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