Essay on rooster

It is a contemporary ballet piece performed by ten dancers to eight of The Rolling Stones’ most memorable hits. Christopher Bruce based the production on the “sexual war” he witnessed growing up in the 1960’s. His intention was to celebrate the music of The Rolling Stones and use the qualities of the songs to reflect this.

In the beginning of Rooster* we hear the words “I am the little red rooster..” the male dancer aptly takes on the role of the “little red rooster” he applies the characteristics of a rooster and turns them into movement.

Rooster* is a work that incorporates many styles of dance and through these modes of movement a piece is created dealing with many different issues that were prevalent within the 1960’s.* Within Bruce’s Rooster* the movement throughout the piece can be linked to the music and lyrics of The Rolling Stones.**

Bruce chose to look at the 1960’s and in doing so chose to create his piece through the exertion of certain Rolling Stones musical pieces.* In these pieces are certain rhythmical cues which are one of the aids in the movement of Rooster .* “Not Fade Away” has an excellent example of a rhythmical cue.*