Choreography Choices / Movement

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The choreography employed really pulled the audience and the actors together as it allowed the audience to visually experience the story and feel the emotions that ran throughout.

The repeated movement used by the ensemble after every significant part of the narrative linked the whole play together.

Heathcliff's movements are assertive and dominating. Holds the floor. Shows the confidence he has in himself. Bound and strong. When interracting with Isabella, tends to have a much more agressive nature to him e.g the rape scene, where he pins her up against a wall, slamming his fist against the door
Cathy's movements are deliberately contrasted with Heathcliffs. She is much more whimsical and care-free in her movements. Cathy's dead self somewhat contorts her body which adds to the eerieness of her being dead and her being a supernatural being.

Isabella and Little Linton are bold and expressive with their movements. Shows their high status in society, and inflated ego. Isabella is seen dancing and skipping around the stage (with Edgar) and Little Linton tends to stiffen his body on occasion, specifically when Heathcliff arrives, yet breaks out of his shell and becomes much more dominating.

Catherine is also much more carefree, yet under Heathcliff's control, becomes mentally weak, which reflects in her defeated body language, flopping onto the floor and grovelling at his feet.

The Moor's dance sequence is a recurring motif throughout the piece, showing how nature is omnipotent. The whole ensemble and the Moor are all involved. Starts off with sharp, angular hand movements, which gradually become more free. Physical body movement gets introduced. Mirrors how powerful nature truly is and how it always remains around us.

I liked the ritualistic vibe of the choreography of the More's song

The fight scenes were somewhat exaggerated. Although they utilised realistic movements reminiscent of a real fight, the audience could tell that they were not hitting each other. This had the effect of further inflating the power difference between Heathcliffe and Hindley and elucidating the excessive use of force by Hindley. Furthermore, it served to suggest that the fight had no real value: it was pointless; this further highlights how Hindley's aggressive treatment of Heathcliffe was unnecessary and pointless.

When Heathcliff is introduced as a child, we see his carefree attitude represented by his movement in between the crates being shifted at the docks, playing hide and seek with the father. This is exciting to watch, as the ensemble becomes objects for the puppet Heathcliff to hide behind.