Life Within a Box
College
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Department
Theatre & Dance
Faculty Mentor
Meg Schriffen, M.F.A.
Abstract
Through dance, this piece explores limitations or, more specifically, the situation individuals face when they are put “in a box.” This "boxing in" can be of one's own doing, in the mind, or the doing of others, through words, actions, or societal expectations. I believe that in life there are many times when individuals think or are told what they can and cannot or should and should not do, which limits them from reaching their full potential. As unique individuals, we cannot be placed into neatly defined boxes. Through my choreography, I explore the act of being put in a box, the feelings one has when confined or limited, and the act of trying to escape one’s box. Movement is contrasted between bound and small and unrestricted and full to show the contrast between being confined in a box and free to explore.
Course Assignment
DANT 301 – Schriffen
Previously Presented/Performed?
Student Choreography Showcase, Winthrop University, April 2018
Start Date
20-4-2018 3:15 PM
Life Within a Box
Barnes Recital Hall
Through dance, this piece explores limitations or, more specifically, the situation individuals face when they are put “in a box.” This "boxing in" can be of one's own doing, in the mind, or the doing of others, through words, actions, or societal expectations. I believe that in life there are many times when individuals think or are told what they can and cannot or should and should not do, which limits them from reaching their full potential. As unique individuals, we cannot be placed into neatly defined boxes. Through my choreography, I explore the act of being put in a box, the feelings one has when confined or limited, and the act of trying to escape one’s box. Movement is contrasted between bound and small and unrestricted and full to show the contrast between being confined in a box and free to explore.
