Choreography Stimulus

 As a group we voted for our stimulus, it is a picture of a cartoon brain shooting out lines each with different emojis on the end, to represent different emotions and to show us a contrast with the opportunity of perception. To me the stimulus meant there was lots of thoughts and feelings in the brain, showing it was busy and that our minds are easily confused and overcrowded. I also thought because of the emojis that the photo represented technology and social media and that people used social media to express their feelings and, to show their anxieties but also positivity's. 

As a group we explored our ideas and made a mind map of what the stimulus meant to us, we then went into detail on what could be the possible themes, stemming from our range of ideas and meanings. we then voted individually on which overarching theme we wanted, and in conclusion we decided on mental health. 

So, in our piece we really want to depict dissociative identity disorder (DID), which stems from our theme of mental health. Therefore, we really want to express split personalities and confusion in our piece through this interesting, intricate subject. "Dissociative identity disorder is a severe form of dissociation" This is a process in which happens mentally and means a person lacks connection with their memories, thoughts, actions, feelings, or in their sense of identity.(HEALTH),2020)  We think that this topic gives a wide dimension for creativity and offers a lot of opportunity for versatility in movement. Consequently we hope to illustrate the difficulties someone with DID has into someone's mind for example, "feeling little or no physical pain" (Nhs.uk, Dissociative disorders, 2020) and expand the knowledge of the audience watching on the importance it has, and how impactful it is on the life of those affected because, dissociative periods can last "weeks or months" or "can sometimes last for years" (Nhs.uk, Dissociative disorders, 2020).

                                                             (Labels for emotions, 2016)

Bibliography:

Health, M., 2020. Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). [online] WebMD. Available at: <https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder#1> [Accessed 6 October 2020].

2016. Labels For Emotions. [image] Available at: <https://alessandroinnocenti.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/labels-for-emotions/> [Accessed 06 october 2020].

nhs.uk. 2020. Dissociative Disorders. [online] Available at: <https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dissociative-disorders/> [Accessed 6 October 2020].