ITI Workshop: Choreography Neighborhoods

ITI Workshop: Choreography Neighborhoods

Date: 
Sat, 2023-05-27 10:00 to 12:30
Ticket price: 
N/A
Location: 

UC Davis

Description: 

"Choreography neighborhoods" are classes of taiko movements that emerge from a given stance or prompt.  This workshop introduces Arugakki's most useful neighborhoods, including R-arm circles, X pattern, and "Handtagonism".

 

Set List: 

Intro

- introductions: name and movement experience (taiko, dance, sports...)
- why taiko choreo. is important to me

 

R-arm swings  (40min)
- warmup
- call and answer
- vocab. development
-- 3 o'clock passing ka
-- CW, CCW
-- 1eau Drill for thoroughness
-- key arm positions: down, up, ready to strike
- challenge pattern

 

X-pattern  (40min)
- warmup
- call and answer
- vocab development
-- angled down strikes: down-to-right, down-to-left
-- angled glancing ka: down, up
-- rebound ka: right
- simple challenge pattern with student-made phrases

 

"Handtagonism"  (40min)
- warmup
- dodging at 12 o'clock
- chasing
- resisting
- overprotective mother

 

Movement call and answer

 

Q/A  (30min)

- ideas for continued exploration
- "graduating" to feet movement, different positions
- ego and naname