Evaluation
At the start of this process, I set out to create a piece with a stimulus involving 'layered, thought-provoking and emotive themes', which led me to the beautiful prose and eloquent description in 'Where the Crawdads Sing' (Stonier, 2021). Through exploring the compelling themes in the novel in an abstract format, I intended to immerse the audience in Kya's touching experience amongst her breathtaking setting in the marshland, and inspire them with her admirable growth into a brave, young woman, and strength she represents. By developing my movements directly from quotes and poetry in the novel, I feel as though my movement style and material appropriately reflects the emotion and mood of these key themes, for example the flowing quality of the marshland compared to the harsh and cunning quality of the brutal elements of nature. Focusing my movement so closely on the vivid descriptions in the book ensured that I maintained a sincere connection to my starting intenti...
