07:203:131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-8: Row, Row, Row Your Boat, The Climax, Representational State Transfer
17 Aug 2016
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Symmetrical design tends to be restful and satisfying to watch: asymmetry- a pattern that is not alike on both sides. Asymmetry tends to be intriguing, disturbing and exciting to watch: distortion- the exaggeration of forcing of certain elements. Distortion always pulls the work away from an exact imitation and toward a particular point of view, physicality or emotion. Distortion is most often used for aesthetic, not practical purposes: virtuosity- the surmounting of great technical difficulties, whether of execution or of composition. The artist tries to surprise, distinguish, and reveal their talents and unique abilities. The dangerous and unusual have an attraction for both performer and audience: dynamics (energy)- the expression of varying strengths and efforts employed in motion, levels- levels in dance are commonly referred to low, middle and high. The climax can be located anywhere in the dance; at the beginning, end, or both ends of the work.
