This choreographic research project has allowed me to explore possible methods of approaching text as the inspiration for creation of movement. Dividing elements of the text through the framework of semiology provided the opportunity  to explore different connections between dance and literature, through visual, aural and meaning elements.  Each experimentation proved to be very different in terms of personal choreographic experience, efficiency in the amount of movement created per time, and choreographic result. 

Observing the three pieces that were created through the choreographic experimentations it is possible to observe that the connection between movement and aural elements was very clear in the performance. On the other hand, for the second and third choreographic experimentations the connection between text and movement remained inspirational, and it does not evidently reflect on the final pieces.  

The third experimentation lacked of visual imagery. Using sensory imagery made rely too much on bodily sensations and abstract expressions of feeling, and I did not go into the depth of the very rich images described in the  poem. However, this final experimentation did showcase a sense of contrast in the qualities of movement, therefore reflecting the meaning of the text in an abstract manner.  If I were to develop this project further, I would explore meaning through attempting to portray the poem in a more literal way.  I would also try to represent the theme that lies behind the methaphor of the caged bird: black oppression and white privilege. 

Finally, comparing my choreographic experience with the works included in the `practice in context' section of this exposition,  I discovered that using the aural elements of the text and the meaning is probably the most effective path to portray the text through movement in performance. Combining all visual, aural and meaning elements of a text in one piece is a good way to represent it in a form that can be understood by an audience. For this reason, I decided to conclude the project by combining my three choreographic experimentations in one edited dance film that reflects the results of my research in an artistic way. 


Final reflections