Played - Movement notes to Apr 29
Sisarueni
-The Processional
-Story: going to work but not happy about it, other people around you but you don’t make contact with them
-Starting positions: Parts 1/4 - in aisle audience left; Parts 2/5 - in aisle audience right; Part 3 - upstage left entrance
-Parts 1/2/3 start first; Parts 4/5 start on repeat when you come in
-Walking throughout the space (balancing the space), one step per measure, start with right foot, step on beat 1
-stillness (facing front) on “sisarueni” motif (m 11-18, m 28-36, m 45-48, m 49-68, m 79-end)
-**Remember you have your pillowcase with you to be used in an “everyday fashion” (sack over your shoulder, scarf, shawl, baby etc)
Transition: Must get into Counting starting positions during measures 69-78
Counting
-Story: We are doing our daily tasks and it is hard work
-Starting positions: Mixed scattered, first two rows sitting on the floor, some kneeling, some standing in the back
-Doing your specific work actions throughout piece (singing to baby, feeding chickens, cleaning floor etc)
Breadbaking
-Story: We are doing our daily tasks and it is still really hard work
-Starting positions: Same positions as Counting
-Doing your specific work actions throughout piece (singing to baby, feeding chickens, cleaning floor etc)
I’ve No One in the World
-Story: We are lonely and sad doing our work, we wish we had friendship and excitement in our lives
-Starting positions: same positions as Counting & Breadbaking
-Holding pillowcase, sitting/standing still, looking up wistfully and dreaming of the life you could have
Chant for a Long Day
-Story: going home after a long day of work, dreaming about what your life could be
-Starting positions: Start in same positions for Hungarian pieces
-Transition from Hungarian positions to Chant positions during first two measures of Chant, make one long line at back of stage, alternating SASASA (order has been determined)
-Sopranos start first at m 7, Altos start when you come in at m 9
-Walk towards front of stage, one step per measure, start with right foot, step on beat 1, -Sops remember to take two BIG first steps
-Stop walking at m 21 (**this will need to be redetermined in St Matt’s on Sunday)
-Lay down bed at m 33
-Sit on knees at my 37
-Start to stand at m 61
-Standing by m 65
-Move to sitting on last repeat of your phrase at m 99
-All lie down together at m 103 (hands to the left, slide bum the the right, lie down)
Transition: Lie down at end of Chant, lights fade to black, in black, pillowcases turned inside out, wind noises increasingly harsh, Christina sings Hotaru Koi alternated with gasp and sit up from singers, stand and tuck pillowcase into belt; by m 10 all are standing
Hotaru Koi
-Story: We see this amazing light and want to follow it and figure out what it is
-Starting positions: standing from transition, moving into a large clump (60%)
-Following light around space TBA according to lighting cues
Lulilola
-Story: this strange feeling is coming over me, but it feels soooooo good
-Starting positions: one big clump (approx 60% clump) closer toward back of stage, all following leader
-Camila is leader of everyone at beginning
-Tenille leader of sops, Camila leader of altos once parts split at m 9
-Tenille leader of sops, Camila leader of middles, Sara J leader of altos once parts split at m 22
-Cue to move back to big clump at m 64
-”Sunbathing pulse” at m 73, one pulse per measure, hands facing forward
-Stop pulsing at m 100
-Slow spins going counterclockwise starting at m 104 (use peripheral vision!!!)
-End in larger clump
-**Wearing pillowcase on “pretty” side
Essassa
-Story: This feeling coming over me is so fun and strange, wait, what is happening to our friends (S2s) they are starting to act really weird, I think it’s your fault
-Back away from one another into two opposing groups (S&A), speaking to one another, leaning forward in unison as a group each time you speak/sing)
-m 29 - middles break off back and centre to create three groups
-starting at m 73 - each group gets poked in unison in right shoulder of their first syllable of first “Essassa”
-starting at m 75 - each group gets poked in unison in left shoulder of their first syllable of second “Essassa”
-m 77 middles are overtaken by Trickster, movement is similar to Iki, lower centre of gravity etc
-starting at m 81 - Altos and Sop 1s pointing first to middles then the opposite group in unison in an accusing manner until m 89
-m 131 - all taking small steps backwards (Altos on first beat of every second measure, Sops on each “Essa!”)
-m 151 all move toward one another in a big clump slowly, frightened, unsure
Ikimilikiliklik
-Story: I have now been possessed by the Trickster and things are going CRAZY
-Starting positions: during first two measures (hn-na’s), move to Alto 1/2 in “U” at back of stage, alternating Alto 1s and 2s, Sop 1/2 in smaller “U” inside Alto “U”
-Sops talking/whispering/cackling etc to one another in U shape from m 3-10
-Everyone begins to move in small pairs/groups, cackling/whispering/interacting with one another once you start the “Baga biga” text:
S1s: m 11 (Deirdre/Brianna/Simone and Kallie/Claire)
S2s: m 13 (Erin/Tenille and Julia/Sarah S)
A1s: m 23 (Camila/Jenny and Mackenzie/Amy/Margaux)
-Spinal undulation at m 36 following the line of your pitch, listen for loud vocal cue from Christina and all snap up
-Standing facing forward at m 38 - but keep low center of gravity, fluid movement, like someone has possessed you and your body is not your own, the venom is taking over your body and you are losing control!!!
-***Note: m 72-79 we will now be stomping ONLY on the last two eighths of each bar (ie - “la la la” *stamp stamp*)
-m 83 - running around frantically whispering to one another, end up clustered near section’s usual place on the stage (S1, S2, A1, A2)
-At m88 yell “Ikimilikiliklik” twice and fall to floor
-**Wearing pillowcase on “pretty” side
Transition: light keeps going wild after all fall, lift heads at beginning to sing
Urok
-Story: we must work together to banish the Trickster by using these traditional spells that we know
-Starting positions: laying on the floor where you have fallen after Iki, but clustered near your section’s usual place on the stage (S1, S2, A1, A2)
-beginning to letter A - sitting on floor
-Letter A - on floor, hitting floor instead of clapping
-move into a trance at top of page six while still sitting, moving with quarter tone section and then growing stiller as finger points to you
-p 11 second system, pulsing on last note of each measure in four groups, moving back as a group
-p 11 last measure - pushing venom out of your body
-p 13 second system, first three measures - spinal undulation
-spit to right side
Waking up Soundscape
-Story: We have fallen back asleep after our crazy night, and are having fitful dreams, all of a sudden we wake up
-Starting positions: on floor laying down, mixed scattered throughout stage
-Roll to fetal position on right side, then roll over to left side; wind sounds starting loud and becoming increasingly softer, spreading hum of first note of Enns
blue the triangular why
-Story: it is the very early morning, and we are just waking up from our crazy night, everything is in a bit of a fog
-sitting up slowly; asleep and waking up slowly, rising to standing
Kungala
-Story: It’s a new day, we see the people in our community and all of a sudden we know them and like them! Life is looking up!
-Starting positions: same position as standing from Enns
-”Kungala!” (Claire) - everyone is chattering, talking; Christina will yell a pitched “Kungala” that will be a cue for everyone to sing
-m 1-3 - transition to new position - Parts 1/2 down stage right, Part 3 up stage center, Part 4 down stage left
-m 5-8 - each group takes a collective step toward center on first “Kungala!” (talking to one another)
-moving around space, socializing, happy to see one another at m 8-19
-transition to new position at m 20-21 - Part 1 down stage right, Parts 3/4 up stage center, Part 2 down stage left
-talking to one another in groups, excited, at m 22-43
-m 49 - transition to S1s and A2s in centre, S2s and A1s in ring around the back, both groups join hands
-m 71, S1s and A2s spread out to fill middle space, all stand and sing to the front
-m 100 all run forward a few steps
-**Wearing pillowcase on “pretty” side
Sister Song
-Recessional - Companion piece to Sisarueni
-Story: we are going to work but we are happy this time because we see all of our awesome sister friends
-Starting positions: TBA but likely mixed scattered
-Walking throughout the space (balancing the space), one step per measure, start with right foot, step on beat 1
-stillness (facing front) on pickup to “sisters sing” motif (m 27-50, m 62-end)
-**Wearing pillowcase on “pretty” side
