Claudine Victorin

Choreography I

Professor Neels

9 April 2020

Days of Lavender

For my choreographic piece, my inspiration came from a figure of a exotic, colorful hand

holding a rose on a marble background. When observing my figure I was intrigued by the neon

LED colors popping out, contrasting the black and white marble backyard. I also caught the

energy of the flower. The contrast between the colors is what I wanted to apply to my phrase

and use the inspiration of juxtaposition from my figure and use fluidity, tempo, and sharpness to

create my motif. I wanted to embody the distinct colors between her blue bracelet, to the solid

purpose hand color ending with her bright red nails, the sharpness and delicacy of the transition

of the colors. The black and white marble background was the start of my motif and reminded

me of a home base. The energy of just the hand holding the flower inspired by the lightness of

her hand positioning holding the flower close to her palm.

The backstory that I created was about a young woman who has fallen in love with a

complete stranger. It was at first touch that they knew they were destined to be together. The

rose symbolizes their divine love for each other that they knew they had all this time. I wanted to

incorporate both sharp and light movements because in my eyes they do not normally work

together but create a beautiful story. My music in the background were binaural beats as aural

music for me to fully tap in to the figure that I wanted to embody. Also the contrast between my

movements really helped me figure out pathways within my motifs to have variety. The

inspiration of my title came from our days that we have now in our world and really emphasize
taking the time to find yourself and tap into our inner self and reflect upon ourselves about the

things that matter in our lives.