Between Tiny Cities

Between Tiny CitiesBy Nick Power រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច EDUCATION RESOURCE Resource developed by Deanne Bullen 2020. Copyright protects this Education Resource. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited. However, limited photocopying for classroom use only is permitted by educational institutions. The content remains the property of Adelaide Festival Corporation, 2020. The Adelaide Festival Education Program is generously supported by Lang Foundation & Thyne Reid Foundation. Image credit: Pippa Samaya Contents Between Prudence Upton Image credit: Tiny Cities Show rundown .......................................................................... 1 Warnings .......................................................................... 1 រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច Themes .......................................................................... 2 EDUCATION RESOURCE Production .......................................................................... 2 Curriculum links & activities .................................................. 3 CONTENTS Before the show ...............................................................4-8 OVERVIEW & WARNINGS After the show ................................................. 9 THEMES, PRODUCTION & CURRICULUM Analyse/apply ................................................................... 9 BEFORE THE SHOW Meet the company .......................................................... 10-11 Additional resources ..................................................................12 AFTER THE SHOW ABOUT THE COMPANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Show rundown Between In Between Tiny Cities រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច, dancers Erak Mith (from Phnom Penh) and Tiny Cities Aaron Lim (from Darwin) use the rituals, movement styles and language of their B-Boy (Break Boy) and B-Girl (Break shared hip-hop culture to reveal the dramatically different worlds that surround Girl) originated from the Bronx of them and uncover the choreographic links that unite them. Choreographed by New York in the early 70s. The DJ រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច internationally-renowned Sydney hip-hop dance artist Nick Power and accompanied would play the ‘breaks’ of songs, EDUCATION RESOURCE by the beats and sound design of Jack Prest, the work blends the raw, wild energy of i.e. the part of the song where it b-boy battles with skilful improvisation and choreography, offering a cross-cultural was beat only, no lyrics. Those perspective on style, culture and locality. The project is the culmination of a four-year who danced to these ‘breaks’ were CONTENTS dance exchange between Darwin’s D*City Rockers and Cambodia’s Tiny Toones called ‘Break Boy and Break Girl’ or youth program during which time the two crews have travelled, trained, battled and ‘B-Boy; B-Girl’. performed together. OVERVIEW & WARNINGS THEMES, PRODUCTION & CURRICULUM WARNINGS BEFORE THE SHOW The audience is required to stand for the entire duration of the AFTER THE SHOW performance. Wheelchair users can be accommodated. ABOUT THE COMPANY SUPPORTED BY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Between Tiny Cities was developed with the support of the Australian Government through Catalyst - Australian Arts & Culture Fund, and through the Australia Council for the Arts; and of Artback NT and Accomplice. 1 Themes Between It is all about b-boys – b-boy battles that dance floor rather than on a raised Lighting works with a cross cultural perspective on stage with the audience sitting. style and culture. Tiny Cities “I think that both can work for me. At times lighting designer Bosco Shaw Production The first two works I’ve done as an plays with the circle – bisecting it with a independent have definitely been in a thick rectangular light, and then pulling circle with people actively participating រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច Style and Conventions up the light so high that the audience — a standing audience with members becomes oblivious to the circle and EDUCATION RESOURCE This project is the result of a four-year inside. We open the circle up right at sees only lots of people in the space. dance exchange between Darwin’s D*City the end. And yeah, that participatory Another time the light accentuates a Rockers and Cambodia’s Tiny Toones youth structure feels like home to me. And conversation of forearms and fingers, CONTENTS program. The two crews have travelled, so that’s why I use it. Also, it puts it in a which zooms focus to a small circle trained, battled and performed together, and really specific context of hip hop. I just of activity. Like the choreography the OVERVIEW & WARNINGS Between Tiny Cities, is the culmination of feel like it wouldn’t have worked if it was lighting is an important part of the that exchange. transposed onto a square stage with a narrative as it plays around and picks up THEMES, PRODUCTION Since premiering at Arts House in Dance seated audience.” on various physical states. & CURRICULUM Massive 2017, the show has toured to Interview with Nick Power Review online at Dance Massive – 20 destinations, from major Australian March 2017 BEFORE THE SHOW performing arts centres to remote NT communities, from a skate centre in Phnom Music and AFTER THE SHOW Penh to some of Europe’s most prestigious Set/stage dance festivals. sound The audience stands around the edge ABOUT THE COMPANY The two b*boys who perform this piece are Jack Prest’s sound design, with its of a taped white circle. The standing Erak Mith, from Phnom Penh, and Aaron down beat grooves, creates a chilled recreates the social and competition ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Lim, originally from Darwin. Using the urban sound scape, supporting the circle of the street dance battles. The rituals, movement styles and language of idea that although the dancers spend audience cannot escape seeing the their shared hip-hop culture they reveal the most of their time diametrically facing people across from them. This setting dramatically different worlds that surround each other, they are not opposed to, creates an intimate encounter with them and uncover the choreographic links or in conflict with, each other. Much the dancers in close proximity to the that unite them. of this work is a meditation on how audience. You can see every movement breakdancing (or any dancing) can and nuance. In an interview with Nick Power, the move beyond its roots of competition choreographer of Between Tiny Cities, he and opposition toward engagement, explains why the performance is staged with cooperation and understanding. the dancers in the middle and the audience standing around the edge of the circular Review - Dance Magazine – July 2019 2 Curriculum Links and Activities Between This education resource is developed Year 7 and 8 Year 9 and 10 with links to the Australian Curriculum. Activities have been created to reflect In Dance, students: • explore meaning and interpretation, Tiny Cities each of the achievement standards, forms and elements, and social, • explore meaning and interpretation, cultural and historical contexts of depending on the year level, including forms and elements, and social, content descriptions within each learning dance as they make and respond to cultural and historical contexts of dance រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច area and the general capabilities. The dance as they make and respond to EDUCATION RESOURCE resource aims to provide teachers with dance • evaluate dancers’ success in information to help prepare students expressing the choreographers’ before attending the performance, as well • evaluate choreographers’ intentions intentions and the use of expressive as structured learning activities for the and expressive skills in dances they skills in dances they view and perform CONTENTS classroom after viewing the performance. view and perform • Analyse a range of dance from SACE Stage 1 and 2 – the resources are OVERVIEW & WARNINGS • Analyse how choreographers use contemporary and past times to created with links and in relation to the elements of dance and production explore differing viewpoints and enrich subject outlines. THEMES, PRODUCTION elements to communicate intent their dance…. ACADAR025 & CURRICULUM ACADAR018 • Identify and connect specific BEFORE THE SHOW features and purposes of dance from contemporary and past times to AFTER THE SHOW explore viewpoints and enrich their dance-making… ACADAR018 ABOUT THE COMPANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 3 Before the Show Between Individually students read: An interview with Nick Power, the choreographer of Between Tiny Cities, by Dance Informa Tiny Cities The interview explores how he developed his choreographic style, the impact of a residency in Paris on his work, major influencers of his style, and the development ofBetween Tiny Cities. រ玶ងទីក䮚ុងតូច While reading the article students use the Cornell notes template to identify and list key words and main ideas from the EDUCATION RESOURCE article. Note: using a Cornell notes template will support students with this process. (simple template provided) Students select an idea to explore and research. CONTENTS For example: OVERVIEW & WARNINGS • What are B-boys and is there a female equivalent? THEMES, PRODUCTION • Why has Paris been so influential in the Hip Hop scene? & CURRICULUM • How does breakdance give young people a voice? BEFORE THE SHOW • What is the social/cultural/historical story behind Tiny Toones in Cambodia? AFTER THE SHOW • Power’s mentions the big influencers in his career like Ken Swift, Storm (German B*boy), Tracks Dance and Stalker Theatre. Find out more about one of these influencers ABOUT THE COMPANY • How does Nick Power create and choreograph

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