Choreography script of abandoned poem
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Choreography basically is a dance form through which the performer / performers bring out certain themes. As a performance art it shares some of the features of a drama but is distinct from it as there will not be dialogues and props. We are using choreography as a pedagogical tool for facilitating language acquisition and also to help the learners develop deeper understanding of the poem. At the higher level we use it also for critical appreciation of the poem.
As a written discourse, the choreography script will have the following features:
identification of the main theme and stanza wise themes.
identifying manifestation of the theme as instances / events taken from real life
identifying the characters involved in the events and their actions
creating the setting through the actions of the chorus
sequencing the actions
maintaining proper layout of the script
using appropriate expressions for capturing the actions and movements of the characters and the chorus.
See the choreography script of the first stanza of the poem, Änother Woman” taken from Class 10 TB.
Name of the poem: Another Woman
The theme/ themes of the first stanza
(This morning she bought green ‘methi’ in the market … and cooked the whole thing in the pot over the stove, shielding her face from the heat) The hardships of a woman as a homemaker. The uncordial relationship between the woman and her mother-in-law
Instances of the theme
A woman does all household work, goes to market and buys vegetables, returns home, starts cooking Her mother – in law scolds her for no obvious reasons
Locations
the interior of a house
the market
the kitchen
Characters involved
The woman ( the protagonist)
Her mother – in law
The chorus for setting the location
The vegetable vendors
Two or three people
6 to 8 performers to set the different locations
Sequence of actions
Scene 1
The chorus enters the stage and pose themselves in such a way that a visual effect of a house is created.
The woman mops the floor
The mother-in law comes from indoors and scolds the woman
The mother –in law commands the woman to go out
The woman goes out
All performers exit the stage
Scene 2
The chorus enters and creates the setting of a market
Two vegetable vendors sit on the ground and selling vegetables
One person buy vegetables
Two or three people enter the market and exit
The woman enters
She chooses vegetables and bargains with the vendor
She collects vegetables and exit
All performers exit
Scene 3
The chorus enters the stage and pose themselves in such a way that a visual effect of a house is created.
The woman enters from outside
The mother-in law comes from indoors and scolds the woman for being late
The mother –in law commands the woman to cook fast
She keeps the pot on the stove
The woman cuts vegetables
The mother-in law comes near and scolds the woman
All performers exit the stage