Key concepts
Dance: Concepts and main focus based on the individuals dancing, experiences, genre and how dance makes them feel, look in depth at the deeper meaning of dancing- what it represents and portrays overall throughout there dance career and significant events that may have happened in their dancing career that have had an impact
History of dance: Starting from the beginning of each dancers history through to their current dance career and how it has built them as a person, significant times of their lives/events
Story telling: Narrative aspect, whats that individuals story, how did they get to where they are, whats their personal life like, who are significant figures in their lives, when did they start dancing, why did they start dancing
Essay question ideas:
- Can personality and identity be expressed in a portrait?
- Is it possible for photography to capture moments in time objectively and truthfully?
- Can photography truly capture the essence of a moment, ultimately questioning why we take photographs?
- How does Gjon Mili reflect dance movement and the significance of the emotions being portrayed through his photography?
- How does Alexander Yakovlev shows passion and a story through dance photography