How are choreography themes constructed?

The way of organization and internal construction of dance works. It is an important artistic means for the author to shape the image and express the thematic ideas of the work.

In the artistic conception must consider how to put a series of life materials, characters, events, emotions, etc., respectively, the primary and secondary, light and heavy, busy and simple, successive, reasonable and appropriate arrangement and organization, so that it conforms to the laws of life, but also adapted to the requirements of a certain genre, to form a complete dance work. Dance and dance theater works of the structure of the following forms:

①Traditional structure, also known as theatrical structure, which is the most common form of structure. This is the most common form of structure, that is, in accordance with the chronological development of the plot, the work from the beginning, the development, the climax until the end, the hierarchical progression is relatively clear, the division of the scene is also relatively clear.

②Time and space interlaced structure, or psychological structure. Its main feature is that it is not limited by time and space, and it takes the psychological changes of the characters in the work as the through-line of arranging the characters' actions and unfolding the plot events, and it often adopts the techniques of narrative, flashback, and so on, so as to organically intertwine the past, the future, and the reality, so as to facilitate the expression of a broader life and the profound inner world of the characters in a relatively short period of time and space.

3 chapter structure. Generally, it is composed of several scenes and paragraphs that are both related and relatively independent. The whole work has a unified theme and penetrating characters, in which each act, each scene has a relative independence and integrity. It is similar to a symphony composed of several movements and a group poem composed of several chapters.

In the structure of the work, should also pay attention to: to obey the theme of performance, the need to shape the character image; to adapt to the requirements of different dance genres, itself to be complete and coordinated; to respect and adapt to the national art appreciation habits.

Expanded:

In the art of dance, "structure" and "language" are the two basic means of expression of the work, but also constitutes the two main foundations of the aesthetic characteristics of dance art.

Each of them is often contacted in the press and at conferences. Holding the "form" point of view, the "structure" as a sub-scene, sub-scene, dance length arrangement of a formal means; holding the "content" point of view, the "structure" as the The "structure" is viewed as the content of the plot, write a choreography outline of the program.