Pete Hillier has two sessions exploring planet Mars, dancing to 'Mars the bringer of war' from 成人快手 Ten Pieces.
Planet Mars. 1: Ice shapes. audio
Pete Hillier presents the first of two sessions exploring the red planet through dance to the 成人快手's 'Ten Pieces'.
Planet Mars. 2: Dust storms and two moons. audio
The second of two sessions exploring planet Mars through dance to the 成人快手's 'Ten Pieces'.
成人快手 Ten Pieces - Planet Mars
This is one of four special units of Time to Move has been produced to complement the 成人快手 music project Ten Pieces. Each of the units features music from Ten Pieces - using the recordings that have been specially made for the 成人快手. For more information visit the Ten Pieces website.
In this unit the children will be moving to 'Mars, the bringer of war', composed by Gustav Holst. The children will start to build a dance using themes and ideas based on planet Mars and they will use the structure and atmosphere of the music to develop their choreographic skills.
Resources
Guidance on using the dance sessions in this unit with your group (pdf)
More units from Time to Move: Ten Pieces
Ten Pieces - The sea. collection
Pete Hillier has three dances sessions about the sea, using music from the 成人快手's 'Ten Pieces'.
Ten Pieces - On the mountain. collection
Pete Hillier has two dance sessions with wild weather and trolls, dancing to music by Mussorgsky and Grieg.
Ten Pieces - The Firebird. collection
Pete Hillier has three dance sessions retelling the traditional Russian story of 'The Firebird'.
