How to Use
The Pillars of Choreography
How to use the Pillars of Choreography?
The Pillars are a tool to help you build new dances.
They accelerate your choreographic enquiry and make this massive job
of making a dance a much more manageable beast.
Below I have some suggestions for ways to use the cards.
That being said, there are no wrong ways to use the Pillars.
You can use any card, from any category, at any time.
The world’s your oyster.
But…
Sometimes having too many choices is overwhelming.
So here’s how you should start:
First Time:
Let’s Create.
Start by sorting your deck into three categories: Process, Tool, and Idea.
Next take a card from the process category. Processes are like a recipe for making a dance, follow the steps and there’s a good chance you’ll have a dance at the end.
Look at the card you’ve chosen. Some processes are harder or easier for different people. If you’re struggling look through the process category and find either The Onion or The Grocery List; Both of these cards are good starting places.
Do what the cards says. work for maybe 5mins then polish the dance you’ve made. Remember it.
Take a card from the Tool Category. Tools make choreography better! More interesting. More dramatic. More (Hand Gesturing)….more.
Add this card into the choreography you just made. Maybe it sits at the beginning or in the middle of the choreography. Maybe the end. Think about the most effective place to use it!
Add 2 more tools into the dance.
Lastly pick a card from the Idea category. Idea’s are what the dance is about, its intention. What you are trying to communicate to the audience.
Add this intention to your dance. This may change things, thats okay great even!
Try to connect the Tools you have in the dance with the Idea card;
how can they help you communicate the idea?
Practice it.
It’s ready, you’ve done it!
Let’s perform.
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