Within Her Eyes: ideas

Within Her Eyes: ideas

Ideas Explored in ‘Within Her Eyes’

Emotion

• Isolation and dependence: These are the driving forces behind the ballet. One dancer often passively accepts the movements imposed by the other, exemplifying dependency.
• Loneliness and longing: The solo segments within the piece highlight the dancers’ isolation and deep longing for each other.

Physicality

• Contrasts: The ballet makes heavy use of contrast, such as between stillness and movement, and between tension and release, these physical contrasts serve to underline the emotional themes of the piece.
• Equality: Despite the theme of dependency, there is a significant element of mutual support in the ballet where often both dancers are equally important.

Setting

• Connection to nature: The dancers often mimic natural forms and interact directly with the natural setting around them. This highlights the elemental, raw emotions at play.
• Site-sensitive work: The choreography is designed to be specific to the location, with a barren, desolate landscape as a backdrop to the powerful emotional connection between the dancers.

Symbolism

• Costume Color: The colour of the costumes used can be seen as symbolic, with the white and grey perhaps signifying purity of the emotions or the bleakness of their situation.
• Use of Props: props like a mirror symbolises reflection of self and memories of the past.