Here is a clip of MAX. A work created by Naharin and also composed under the alias Maxim Waratt. It is interesting to see how the music and movement support eachother. Very cool check it out!
I can totally see from this piece, "Max", how “the word Gaga itself means 'hit' in Hebrew and despite its name the technique teaches a dancer how to unblock the body.” It is a very unique style of dance. The isolations are very specific and impressively executed. I appreaciate Gaga for its “‘multidimensional’ movement style.” I would love to see more videos of company pieces, although the videos of class are also interesting. This is something that I believe that we should attempt to get a guest artist into the department to teach.
I agree with you, the above work and others from Batsheva execute the Gaga technique to it's fullest, especially with "unblocking" the body. This link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCaHbOLGXfY is personally my favorite video and is a compilation of Batsheva's piece called "Three." Ironically, as they "unblock" their body, there also seems to be a very tight sense of control that flows, which I also think complements the dynamic movement style you mentioned. I would LOVE to get some Batsheva into the department as well. I think it would really challenge the concept of "smart" dancers that Naharin talks about. Gaga Technique requires an understanding and intellectual and emotional connectivity. I didn't fully understand the extent of this complexity specifically with Naharin until I saw this video:
I can totally see from this piece, "Max", how “the word Gaga itself means 'hit' in Hebrew and despite its name the technique teaches a dancer how to unblock the body.” It is a very unique style of dance. The isolations are very specific and impressively executed. I appreaciate Gaga for its “‘multidimensional’ movement style.” I would love to see more videos of company pieces, although the videos of class are also interesting. This is something that I believe that we should attempt to get a guest artist into the department to teach.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, the above work and others from Batsheva execute the Gaga technique to it's fullest, especially with "unblocking" the body. This link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCaHbOLGXfY is personally my favorite video and is a compilation of Batsheva's piece called "Three." Ironically, as they "unblock" their body, there also seems to be a very tight sense of control that flows, which I also think complements the dynamic movement style you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to get some Batsheva into the department as well. I think it would really challenge the concept of "smart" dancers that Naharin talks about. Gaga Technique requires an understanding and intellectual and emotional connectivity. I didn't fully understand the extent of this complexity specifically with Naharin until I saw this video:
http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/34635379#pm_cmp=vid_OEV_P_P
Gaga Technique is truly a Technique that has the possibility to be cemented into history like Graham or Limon.
-Kym