Carmen

Movement, space and kinetics ar used in Mat Eks work Carmen to portray the confused characters throughout the piece and to mark their relationships therefore gaining a greater intelligence of the characters and the narrative. Micaela (M) is a respectable and adequate woman who is loyal to her groom-to-be barely is invariably leading him and influencing his behavior in life.The first movement we strike from M is at a low height with collapsing, repeated contractions which fall through us an initial idea of her silent presence amongst her fiance fag out Jose while he is conversing with the early(a) solider portraying the idea of her intimidation of bracing(prenominal) men. Her movements are curved in shape though still in truth forceful, sharp and bring a punch like force about(predicate) them which gives the idea she is conscience of Jose, giving his ingestions and guidelines of how the behave.She then progresses into a lot of sustaining movements, which she ceaseless ly motions upward, giving the impression and the resemblance of appreciation of life and her faithfulness toward have on Jose. Symbolism of a wish to have a child occurs at 0. 33 through the use of curved cradle-like motions which shows the couples desire to settle subdue and be a family. There is as well a repetitive deck pattern as M often travels away from Don Jose exactly then travels directly back towards his representing her dedication and loyalty as she always returns to her fiance and also the idea of her constant presence.Ms kinetics then take a sudden change as she is not longer manageing contracted, closed movements in a repetitive temperament which portrayed her ideal feministic disposition of be loyal and she now has a less controlled nature about her realizeing asymmetrical kicks and contrasting shapes as she seems to let loose the further she ventures away from Jose which symbolizes her soul connection to him as she always returns back. The duet performed b y M and Don Jose sees M return to her original circular, curved shape movements and we see Joses unison with her, always a step behind which gives a signified she is showing him the way.Both of their movements are free save heavy and they have a curved shape about them implying the hidden control and accent between them but also the trance they set each other in as the appear slightly playful and always raddled upwards with high levels and strong gestures such as lifting M up at 139 and high suspension movements at 109 to the sky symbolizing the feeling of being content and happy. Joses unvarying following of M and his placement in space of always being slightly behind M symbolizes his shyness and the supreme nature his fiance possesses everywhere him.At 144 we see M and Jose linking accouterments with M pointing to the advocate she wishes to head while Jose looks at her in grasp and awaiting her next gesture again portraying the idea of her leading and controlling power sh e has oer him and his obedience to this power. As the group of female dancers scrape in we see a dramatic change in the dynamics and movements of the dance as in comparison to M, these dancers have a very much more open body position about them with much greater use of the entire kinosphere of each individual.The use of multiple kicks and turns which take up a large amount of space around the dancer boasting their confidence and high self esteem. At 245 the girls perform a controlled turn as they have a strong office and arm position with head titled towards the sky to convey a strong, open shape which further portrays the idea of the confidence and teasing nature they possess in the males presence.As the males and female perform a direct flip-flop in sides we see the males perform loose, uncontrolled arm movements which shows the robustious urge they have to go and dance with the girls and how crazy they females make them along with the back and forth write up pattern the gi rls create as they swap sides and they lead the boys in and then head back the other direction which also conveys the teasing nature of the females.At 312 the males perform a percussive movement as the floor pattern leads them towards the females which emphasizes their excitement, yet the fact they are giving into the females which comments on the power the women posses over the men. The floor pattern shows the males always behind and following in the females paths, almost tell similar movements that the females do which further emphasizes the idea of the females controlling the males actions and the males chasing them.This idea is also finally show at 329 when the females run over the backs of the males showing their dominance and power over them. Escamillo, the confident and desired new man in town conveys the idea of his confidence and power over everyone in his dramatic entry at 339 as the first movement we see of him is a open, strong and angular cut across travelling to stag e front. This jump automatically gives us the idea of his high quality over everyone else. His movements are sharp and angular which the choreographer to convey his confident, powerful ersonality and his intrigue use of controlled and dramatic dynamics of movements. The final section performed by the girls shows a soften, less controlling side of them which is communicated by their use of curved, soft movements and incapacitated dynamics and motions and shows the idea of their admiration and lust toward Escamillo. In conclusion, the use of motley dynamics, movement and space is used in the extract to portray the characters, their emotions and determine relationships and further enhance and gain a better understanding of the characters to overall convey the narrative.