Movement and Meaning. Part 4: Witch

Subtitle

Witch

Synopsis

Shows how it is possible to work with ‘direct message’ in educational dance. Made primarily for use in the Chelsea School of Human Movement, but also has a wider audience. Takes the theme of the witch, basing itself on a dance performance by students at Chelsea that uses that same theme. Demonstrates how material can be researched and used to support a central theme by building up tension and through dynamic. Women’s strength as represented by the medieval witch is contrasted to a contemporary idea of women ‘outsice the system’ - the women of Greenham Common. Kay Lynn explains how the dance was conceived, and the performance is illustrated using still photographs from Greenham Common and woodcuts of medieval witches.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Dance; Education

Keywords

modern dance; witchcraft

Credits

Director

Jan Mathew

Writer

Kay Lynn

Sponsor

Name

Brighton Polytechnic, Department of Expressive Arts

Distributor

Name

University of Brighton Media Services

Notes

NB. This distributor is no longer active