This is the 3rd study on the aesthetic form of dance. This study has investigated the application of the principle of multiplicity in uniformity, a subdivision of the principle of unity in variety, to dance composition.
The principle of multiplicity ...
This is the 3rd study on the aesthetic form of dance. This study has investigated the application of the principle of multiplicity in uniformity, a subdivision of the principle of unity in variety, to dance composition.
The principle of multiplicity in uniformity implies that the whole work should have a unifying element, that is, a common feature, and that each part should have a figure which is an elaborate multiplicity of the unifying element.
Therefore, uniformity and multiplicity have a close relationship and, at the same time, a feature of the smallest Gleichheit and the greatest Geschiedenheit.
And the whole work has to be harmonized because the principle of equilibrium is always required between the uniformity and multiplicity.
If we compose expressive movements, time, and space in a dance work, considering the smallest Gleichheit and the greatest Geschiedenheit, the whole work is represented through a unifying element, called uniformity, and we can feel the work uniformed as a whole, and since the parts consist of abundant multiplicity, the contents of the work are represented elaborately.
For the uniformity of a work there are such elements as repetition, concentration, symmetry, and unification of expression, and for the multiplicity, there are elements such as variation, decentralization, contrast, and diversity.
If we choose first the elements of uniformity and multiplicity and then combine them with such elements of several expression types as line, face, movement, rhythm, etc., we can represent various forms.
Accordingly, it may be concluded that the principle of the multiplicity in uniformity is very appropriate when we compose a work which demands a close investigation of the theme and several supplementary understandings and representations, in other words, when we compose a work the theme of which can be interpreted and represented from different points of view.