Miracle of the gulls; More than just sitting

Abstract

One of the pieces I am creating for my thesis requirement is entitled Miracle of the Gulls. My concept for this dance is inspired by a pioneer account that took place in the mid 1800's. I am interested in creating a dance based on this account because of my religious beliefs and pioneer ancestry. To aid my creative process for this dance, I am researching various versions of the pioneer account In the different versions of the account I am looking for words, phrases or ideas that lend themselves to movement or qualitative efforts. I will use selected words, phrases and ideas as impetus for improvisational scores to create movement material both individually and with my dancers. An improvisational score is setting up a structure of rules or limits dancers abide by to create movement in the moment.