On The Individualized Shaping Of The Characters In The Small Dance Drama "Tree"

The central issue in the creation of a dance performance is the shaping of its characters.Whether or not the characters have charisma and if the choreography embodies their personality is the key to its success.Such success requires the choreographer to skillfully unify the personality of the characters and the established aesthetics,so that roles(s)he created are unique and artistically vital.The choreographer deliver their ideas through the image they create;the audience receive such image and complete the idea by connecting the dots the choreographer designed for them.Through such image,the choreographer,the dancers and the audience establish a three-fold connection.In Trees the choreographer showed very vivid personality and judgment of his/her own through three characters The main topic of this essay is to discuss how the personality of the dancers are established on a common foundation based on time,society and culture.The choreographers idea,concept and feeling are conveyed and presented via the most fitting dance language and expression closest to the core of the characters.