HANDOUT 2: Elements of Dance- BASTE Handout

HANDOUT 2: ELEMENTS OF DANCE - BASTE

BASTE stands for: Body, Action, Space, Time and Energy

WATCH: From Formulae & Fairy Tales, a scene called Morphogenesis, Monologue, Playground https://vimeo.com/315718736 (beginning-6:50) Password: steve

Instructions: Below are prompts for you to describe the dance scene we saw through the dancetheatre lens: BASTE. In your own words, metaphors, descriptions, write what you see happening in this scene with Body, Action, Space, Time, Energy. Remember the scene in Formulae & Fairy Tales is called Morphogenesis -- a vocabulary word for this lesson! BODY: (How do the performers use their bodies? What is their movement quality?)

ACTION: (What does it seem that the performers are doing? What is their action in this clip?)

SPACE: (How are the performers using the space? Are they walking on a grid? Are they moving fluidly from place to place? Are they covering the entire area? Describe what you see.)

TIME: (What is the tempo of the movement? Does it match the music? Does it change?)

ENERGY: (What is the energy of the movements of the performers? Are they light, heavy, stiff? Are their movement erratic or smooth? Describe what you see.)

In what ways does this dance tell a story through movement?