Crochet
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Pamela Nelle Davis (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Virginia Moomaw
Abstract: The dance, Crochet, was developed out of the translation of actual crochet patterns into dance movement. Instead of using yarn and hook, nine dancers were used to weave the designs, textures and rhythms of the needlework. The relationships of the threads determined the relationships of the dancers; the floor patterns evolved directly from the stitch patterns and their combinations; and the movement patterns and quality were derived from the lines of the stitches. All the movement variations were created through the development and Manipulation of one basic stitch, the chain, just as In crochet needlework. Structurally, the first section of the dance, entitled "Chaining," provided the basic introduction of hook and threads, the Conation of the single crochet stitch, the combination of the single crochet into the double crochet and chain, and the creation of a variety of crochet patterns, increasing in complexity and resulting in a huge inescapable knot. The second section, "The Knot," revolved around the undoing of this entanglement, a slow and tedious procedure. "Loose Ends," the tying together of all the threads of the dance, concluded the crochet with ;i touch of fantasy, the threads frolicking circles around the hook, until, in the final moments, order was re-established. Crochet is to be danced to the music of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. Three in G Major. The first two movements of the music are used in order. The third section of the dance begins with three minutes and 45 seconds of silence, before the third movement of the music accompanies the dance.
Crochet
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Created on 1/1/1974
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- Language: English
- Date: 1974