Quintet
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| Choreography | Moana Nepia |
|---|---|
| Music | Paul McLaney aka Gramsci – selected tracks from various albums. See the DVD credits for a full listing. |
| Performers | Erynne Gleeson, Hannah Stannard, Halina Wolyncewicz, Lance Riley, Anita Hunziker |
About this section
This section of the DVD is divided into three subsections:
- edited footage of the process involved in creating the dance work, with comments by the choreographer – 11 minutes 44 seconds
- an interview with Deirdre Tarrant introducing the work – 2 minutes 44 seconds
- a stage performance of the work with costume and lighting – 19 minutes 41 seconds.
Choreographer Moana Nepia mentions that his starting points for Quintet came from evocative music and the ideas of 'a series of solos' and 'solitude and solace'. Other terms mentioned include 'loss', 'connections', and 'miscommunication'. He prefers to suggest emotion using movement in abstract ways rather than through an 'emotional narrative'.
Since 1981, Moana Nepia (Ngāti Porou) has danced with and/or choreographed for a variety of dance companies in New Zealand, Australia, Greece, Wales, and England. He has published articles and reviews on dance on DANZnet and, in 2005, was awarded funding to lead a research project on film, video, and photography of Māori dance.
You can use Quintet as part of a dance programme to illustrate or explore:
- ways of entering and exiting the performance space
- abstraction of emotion in movement
- solo choreography.
Viewing suggestion
We recommend that your students view only the first and/or third subsections. The second subsection is more useful as information for teachers. The choreography is a lengthy work, so it may be advisable to view it in portions.
You could give your students a copy of this dance recording sheet (Word 120KB) to complete before, during, and after viewing the dance work.
Curriculum links
The suggested activities could contribute to teaching and learning in the following unit and achievement standards (which link to the NZQA website):
Level 1
Level 2
- US 11500 Explore the making of dance (PDF 16KB)
- US 14876 Experience dance (PDF 13KB)
- US 11497 Demonstrate dance (PDF 16KB)
- US 11501 Investigate dance context (PDF 13KB)
- AS 90293 Dance 2.1 Choreograph a section of dance for a group
- AS 90294 Dance 2.2 Choreograph a solo dance
Level 3
- US 14889 Apply dance knowledge and skills in production (PDF 13KB)
- US 14890 Realise choreographic intention for solo performance (PDF 12KB)
- US 11495 Choreograph dance (PDF 21KB)
- US 11503 View and respond to dance (PDF 12KB)
- AS 90594 Dance 3.1 Produce a dance for performance
Assessment resources for some of the above unit standards can be found at
www.nzqa.govt.nz/for-providers/resources/dance.html