29 Jul
2018
29 Jul
'18
12:39 p.m.
Thinking we could elongate the start of the dance a bit - have us all stood
randomly using swords as poles to hold on to (some could be horizontal)
then do your braking thing. We could then post-brake move the 5 doing the
dance closer together to do the walk around. Could suffer a couple more
brakings on the way to that, people not in the set could be more dramatic
about it and then maybe move out of the way a bit once the dance starts,
but could have the option of them joining in "interpretative dance-style"
during the dance - though I haven't thought about how this will go. Though
I guess they can be used to get the feathers and throw them at the tumble?
and could join in stepping at the lock display?
Hoops - I guess you could make the announcement for London Bridge? This is
the northbound jubilee service to Stanmore, we are now approaching London
Bridge, change here for the northern line and national rail services. (I
can't quite remember what is actually said).
I don't know whether it would work having the people not in the set sort of
pretending to be on a tube train behind the dance, and then maybe one
person getting off at certain figures, getting on or whatever. Though
making sure that everyone is "on the tube" for the final stop so that there
is more hustle and bustle at the end of the dance.
Hannah
On 26 July 2018 at 15:24, Becky Such <rebeccasuch(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi Ffion,
Yes this is still with the birds, I figure that is just for costumes,
although more puns re. birds could be inserted I'm sure! The themes are
quite hard to bring together other than in costume, but do look rather
fabulous so want to push with them. It also makes it very us rather than
just London, which is nice!
I'm assuming we're leaving you out of this as you won't have time to
practice. rest assured you'll get a mask and a thing to pin on re. ravens
court park :)
Becky
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*From:* Ffion Mair <ffion_coch(a)hotmail.com>
*Sent:* 26 July 2018 14:16
*To:* Becky Such; Tower Ravens team
*Subject:* Re: Sidmouth fun stuff!
This may be a good time to mention something I think I suggested years
ago. We could dress up a bit like city workers in bowler hats and use
umbrellas instead of swords, at least for some of the dance. Or people who
aren't in the dance could walk on dressed like this first and busily walk
around the edges of the dance or sit on chairs reading newspapers to
simulate being on a tube. Is this the same dance that we're dressing as
London tube birds for? If so it's probably too many different ideas. X
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*From:* TowerRavensTeam <towerravensteam-bounces(a)lists.postman.org.uk> on
behalf of Becky Such <rebeccasuch(a)hotmail.com>
*Sent:* 26 July 2018 13:49
*To:* Tower Ravens team
*Subject:* [Tower Ravens] Sidmouth fun stuff!
Hi all,
Being privy to the Camden Clog skit for the morris party has made me
realise we maybe need to up our game (we have the fish dance to live up to
after all). Still to do Jubilee but with some commentary and some vague
drama?? These are the ideas I have, please comment or boo as you think.
This was all conjured up on a bus at 8 in the morning so might be utter
tripe!
Start: Hands up in air as if holding onto handles/pole (can't quite
envisage this with swords but bear with me) Music for 8 then
everyone "brakes suddenly" (musically could be good) i.e leaning
back/stagger a little look shocked as music starts back up again and start
to walk around the 8.
Single Guard:
As normal but with comments along the lines of: 'we're used to the hustle
and bustle of travelling on the London tubes. We practice near bank where
you have to take this many turns just to find your way out of the station!'
Back 8:
As normal: 'Or course we're some very polite ravens and always form an
orderly queue'
--> one or all start to barge through 'apart from when we don't/ apart
from this one, she's a bit rogue' etc.
Haymarket:
As normal: 'Some regard this as the traditional sword dancing figure,
Haymarket. We perceive it as an artistic impression of the overground sign!
Behold it's mediocre glory!'
Pixies:
As normal: introduce the team with the birds names with some explanation
about how our dances are named after tubelines anyway? or this could have
happened earlier
Tumble:
As normal, in stepping before tumble 'please stand back from the the
closing doors'
--> feathers thrown hopefully on people?? 'I did tell you stand back!'
Display the lock:
As normal: 'all the way from...wherever to Cockfosters?? Ravens come to
dance for you, whether you want us to or not/ ravens dance to all of
London, whether they want us to or not'
Spin:
Slow down and stop?? including music 'Ladies and gentlemen, someone has
triggered the passenger alarm in the train ahead so all trains are to
remain in their stations until further notice'.
All dancers groan and look bored, all pause.
'We've now got the go ahead and will be proceeding shortly' music starts,
spin starts again and finishes.
Hoops:
I have no amusing ideas
4th corner:
As normal 'Mind the gap'
End: 'Ladies and gentlemen we have reached the final destination. All
change!' all walk/flap off in different directions
Ok. so feel free to tear this to bits, in reality it mainly means
remembering what tommy would say, and a bit of effort on the dancers and
musicians parts. I don't want to spend too long on this, much like
beadnell, but is worth looking at on Monday (or any suggestions anyone
has!!)
I'm hoping there are no total disasters tonight, we know we can dance the
positions we learnt, and can therefore focus on all this random crap!
Thanks :)
Becky
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