Resilient Repetoire
As regular readers of the blog or people who follow me on facebook probably know I've been involved with the creation of Powerhouse Ballet. The repetoire shown and being worked on by Powerhouse at present is traditional in that it is pieces which will require collective rehearsal by the entire cast for a significant part of the process. this post is my personal thoughts on a topic and should be taken to be official artistic or organisational policy unless and until it is ...
So what is 'Resilient Repetoire' and why is it important/relevant to an organisation like Powerhouse?
'Resilient Repetoire' is a term I've started to use for pieces that are assembled of 'modules' but are a piece that is more than just a single dance... So what might be defined in this group ?
A couple of examples of this are
- The 'Christening Variations' in Sleeping Beauty, where each of the six Fairy Godmothers performs a variation in close succession, with limited interactions
- Elite Syncopations - a plotless 35 minute piece choreographed by Kenneth Macmillan which consists of a number of different separate dances with some linking pieces
Why would repetoire like this be appealing to to a company like Powerhouse ?
at it's most simple and base :-Geography ...
Among our signed up members the furthest reach of our members is the North Yorkshire coast, down to Lincoln on the east and across the Northwest from Lancashire across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and into Wales and down to the West Midlands ...
this means getting a whole cast together for rehearsals can be complex and costly... so pieces that are built up of building blocks that can be put together with little or no more rehearsal than you would have anyway when getting in to a theatre / performance space is very appealing, it also allows people to rehearse their bit with others involved at their convenience and place of their choosing ... You can't rely on standby space when people are travelling 100 + miles to come to rehearsal you have to book the studio space in advance...
So what is 'Resilient Repetoire' and why is it important/relevant to an organisation like Powerhouse?
'Resilient Repetoire' is a term I've started to use for pieces that are assembled of 'modules' but are a piece that is more than just a single dance... So what might be defined in this group ?
A couple of examples of this are
- The 'Christening Variations' in Sleeping Beauty, where each of the six Fairy Godmothers performs a variation in close succession, with limited interactions
- Elite Syncopations - a plotless 35 minute piece choreographed by Kenneth Macmillan which consists of a number of different separate dances with some linking pieces
Why would repetoire like this be appealing to to a company like Powerhouse ?
at it's most simple and base :-Geography ...
Among our signed up members the furthest reach of our members is the North Yorkshire coast, down to Lincoln on the east and across the Northwest from Lancashire across Greater Manchester, Cheshire and into Wales and down to the West Midlands ...
this means getting a whole cast together for rehearsals can be complex and costly... so pieces that are built up of building blocks that can be put together with little or no more rehearsal than you would have anyway when getting in to a theatre / performance space is very appealing, it also allows people to rehearse their bit with others involved at their convenience and place of their choosing ... You can't rely on standby space when people are travelling 100 + miles to come to rehearsal you have to book the studio space in advance...
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