Chreographic Devices

Below is a list of ways that will help me, and my group, develop our work and make it longer without choreographing more.

1. Repetition- Repeat the phrase in the same way
2. Retrograde- Perform phrase backwards
3. Inversion- Turn the phrase upside down, for example lying down
4. Size- Condense and expand the motif, try and make it as small as you can, then as big
5. Tempo- Do the phrase as fast or as slow as possible
6. Rhythm- Vary rhythm but not speed
7. Quality- Vary movement quality, for example changing the resistance
8. Instrumentation- Perform motif with different body part
9. Force- Change the force/ resistance you use
10. Background- Change the design for the rest of the body, change lighting or add a set
11. Staging- Perform it in different places, and vary facing the audience
12. Embellishment- Add loops or zigzags as you travel along the path
13. Change of planes or levels- Change the planes (Horizontal or vertical), or on a different level
14. Additive/ Incorporative-  While doing original motif add in a jump or fall
15. Fragmentation- Use only part of the motif
16. Combination- Combine any of the above, so that it happens at the same time