On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre

There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as: Movement Drama Sound and Vision. A choreographer has to study all of them to the best of their ability and learn how to combine them.<br/><br/>There is no definitive method of choreography. Any choreographer who has a voice has learnt and executed it in<i> their</i> way. Choreographers pick up things here and there from what they see who they work with and assemble a craft themselves. So much of what they do as artists is intuition and instinct. Creativity cannot be tamed and fully understood or concluded. Artists are dealing with imagination. <br/><br/><i>On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre</i> will be an invaluable insight into Bruce's approach both artistic and practical as he documents his process from the beginnings of ideas to the realisation of a full-length production. Bruce provides am explanation of the range of skills he believes are required and all that needs to be considered in the creation of dance theatre. <br/><br/>Award-winning choreographer Mark Bruce's aim as an artist is to tap the subconscious our hearts; transcend our everyday lives and hopefully stumble upon some truth along the way. <i>On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre</i> is an invaluable artist's guide to making innovative new dance work.