From page to stage: the technical and choreographic challenges in sunnie ododo's vanishing vapour
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2014
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Redeemers University, Mowe
Abstract
Dance is a universally acclaimed nonverbal art However, unlike other non verbal
rts, It requires the use of other elements of the performing Arts to enhance
or aid the communication of its intended meaning. One of such elements is
the technical requirement/ challenges of staging/performing a dance. It is in
thIs regard that our paper explores the technical and choreographic challenges
of performing Sunnie Ododo's vanishing vapour. Through an analytical
methodology, coupled with consultations from relevant authorities. we intend
to examine the parameters it has gone through in its scripting/documentation
nd the technical challenges imbued in the practical actualization on stage.
During our research. we discovered that in Nigeria. there is little or no book that
dIscusses the intricacies of writing a dance libretto. Equally. we observed that
because of some technical ambiguity. the script is not in total conformity with a
dance script meant for practical realization on stage. As a result. we recommend
that dance scholars should produce books on how to write dance librettos from
the Nigerian. Amcan and general perspective. Also. dance librettists should
endeavour to ensure that their scripts are movement and technically plausible.
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dance, technical, choreography, challenges