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Component 2: Anthology of professional works

10 dot points across 10 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What do you need to know about A Linha Curva for the written exam?

A Linha Curva (Itzik Galili, Rambert, 2009): choreographic intent, structure, 28 dancers, movement features, staging and aural setting of the anthology set work.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work A Linha Curva by Itzik Galili for Rambert, covering its Brazilian intent, structure, 28 dancers, movement, staging and the live Percossa aural setting for the written exam.
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What are the six anthology set works and how do you study them?

The six professional works in the GCSE Dance anthology (Artificial Things, A Linha Curva, Within Her Eyes, Emancipation of Expressionism, Shadows, Infra), their choreographers, dancers and key facts, and how to study them for the written exam.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2, introducing the six professional anthology works (Artificial Things, A Linha Curva, Within Her Eyes, Emancipation of Expressionism, Shadows, Infra), their choreographers and key facts, and how to study them for the written exam.
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What do you need to know about Artificial Things for the written exam?

Artificial Things (Lucy Bennett, Stopgap Dance Company, 2014): choreographic intent, structure, dancers, movement features, staging and aural setting of the anthology set work, focusing on Scene Three.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work Artificial Things by Lucy Bennett for Stopgap Dance Company, covering its choreographic intent, structure, dancers, movement, staging and aural setting for the written exam.
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What is each anthology work about, and what context shaped it?

Choreographic intent and context of the anthology works: the meaning each choreographer aimed to communicate, the stimulus and themes, and the choreographic approach and background of each set work.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2, covering the choreographic intent, themes, stimulus and context of the six anthology set works, and how knowing the intent supports interpretation in the written exam.
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What do you need to know about Emancipation of Expressionism for the written exam?

Emancipation of Expressionism (Kenrick Sandy, Boy Blue Entertainment, 2013): choreographic intent, four-section structure, dancers, hip hop movement features, staging and aural setting in the anthology.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work Emancipation of Expressionism by Kenrick Sandy for Boy Blue Entertainment, covering its hip hop intent, four-section structure, dancers, movement, staging and aural setting.
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What do you need to know about Infra for the written exam?

Infra (Wayne McGregor, The Royal Ballet, 2008): choreographic intent, structure, twelve dancers, movement features, the Julian Opie LED screen, Max Richter score and lighting in the anthology.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work Infra by Wayne McGregor for The Royal Ballet, covering its urban-isolation intent, structure, twelve dancers, movement, the Julian Opie LED screen, lighting and the Max Richter score.
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How do the anthology choreographers use movement and the dancers' bodies?

Movement and physical features of the anthology works: the action, dynamic, spatial and relationship content and the dance style and physical skills used by the dancers in each set work.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2, covering the movement features (action, dynamic, spatial and relationship content) and the dance styles and physical skills used by the dancers in the six anthology set works.
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What do you need to know about Shadows for the written exam?

Shadows (Christopher Bruce, Phoenix Dance Theatre, 2014): choreographic intent, semi-narrative structure, four dancers, movement features, set and props, costume, lighting and the Arvo Part aural setting.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work Shadows by Christopher Bruce for Phoenix Dance Theatre, covering its themes of fear and oppression, its structure, four dancers, movement, set, costume, lighting and the Arvo Part score.
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How do staging and aural setting shape the anthology works?

Staging and aural setting of the anthology works: the set, props, costume, lighting and performance environment, and the aural setting (music, song, found sound, silence) of each set work and how they support the intent.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2, covering the staging features (set, props, costume, lighting, performance environment) and aural settings of the six anthology set works and how they support each work's intent.
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What do you need to know about Within Her Eyes for the written exam?

Within Her Eyes (James Cousins, James Cousins Company, 2016): a dance film for two dancers, its choreographic intent, structure, movement, location, lighting and aural setting in the anthology.
A focused answer to AQA GCSE Dance Component 2 on the set work Within Her Eyes by James Cousins, a dance film for two dancers, covering its intent, structure, the never-touching-the-floor device, location, lighting and aural setting.
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