Snowforms - Movement & Text Notes

Thanks to Erin for taking these excellent notes!!!

Sheet should generally be about 6 inches from the ground, held 6 inches out from the body.

When held with two hands, hands should be slightly more than shoulder width apart.

When held with one hand, hand should be in the centre of the body – except for the people on the ends.

1. Start in very spread out U (two giant steps back)
2. During the first two pages, step forward to take the sheet at the same time as your partner (try to stay in sync) Make eye contact with the person you are taking the sheet from
3. In the second system of page 3 (where the altos have a fast moving pattern g – bflat – g – c – eflat – f) sheet will be dropped in FRONT, starting with the farthest Sop 1 and proceeding quickly around the U (drop right hand then left hand as soon as the person next to you has done so)
4. On “Apingaut” (altos) when the text says “In the well-lit toasty warmth...” begin slightly shaking the sheet to make it shimmer like the aurora borealis. STOP SHAKING ON “FREEZE BARE SKIN IN SECONDS”
5. Text cue : “unanswered questions” will happen right before “Mauyak” – during the singing of “Mauyak”, move to zig-zag line, holding the sheet with one hand
6. “They take everything” is a text cue for “Qanit” (sops). When the Qanit begins, step back into a wide U, holding the sheet with two hands
7. On the building chord of “Akelrorak” we are in a U. When the sliding half tones happen, sweep the sheet out and back (without it flying up over the head) Size goes with dynamics.
8. On sustained unison G, just hold sheet with two hands
9. On “Til-tok-tor”, bunch the bunch the sheet up. Use peripheral vision to be in time with the rest of the U. There will be MORE reps of this. We will continue to decrescendo until Christina cuts us off. There will then be silence during a bit of narration.
10. Text cue : “I suppose that is the only way I will hear the end of it.” When we come back in at the bottom of page 6, we are creating a ship’s sails – a triangle leading to the people in the middle of each side and the two people in the centre of the U. Hands move on the scoop up in the first pattern. Hold there until the text cue below.
11. We bring our hands down with text cue : “Later that day my mother came to find me...” Move forward into a very tight U.
12. Text cue : “She took one of my long braids in her hand...” Then, bring sheet to chest, allowing a small drape between people. Use one hand to pull the sheet in, and place the other hand over top of it. Stay like that until the end of the piece.