Week 5 – What’s the difference?

Before the readings I thought form and structure were the same thing. I’m still not 100% sure of what the big difference is but I know now that form is always there if we want it or not. Anna Halprin mentioned that we can not explore improvisation if form is in place. However, if form is always there, how do I explore? I find it hard to understand if form is there when I dance, on the other hand I’ve never considered  it.

I understand the element of structures in improvisation, I like how structure can be so little such as how many dancers are on stage or where you enter and exit the stage. Also how complex structures: such as run a circle. As you can tell running in a circle is quite limited and you will struggle with what to do. Lisa Nelson mentions that you need to break these limitations without actually breaking them. In my own words the comment made, made me think that somehow we can drive our self to make new material to live up to the structures set.