Choreographing Feelings draws inspiration from contemporary dance as the title suggests (“Choreographing feelings”). Music, in an attempt to depict the movements of a dancer, moves forwards not only in time but also in an imaginary space. In this spatiotemporal dimension, the movements of the dancer are directed/ guided by his feeling states. These feeling states determine the formal structure of the piece which has a linear narrative character and is divided into three sections. In section A, inertia, stasis, emotional stiffness and inactivity prevail as the dancer feels restrained to his overstretched and neglected body, mind and soul . Gradually a desire to break free from these emotional states, arouse inside him, leading us to B section. There, he tries to explore and reexamine his inner self by putting himself through a psychological effort in order to move away from the unwanted state he was. In section C he achieves to reach the desired freedom and a sense of lightness and flexibility (both physical and emotional) he was striving for.
In order to express musically these feeling states and movements of the dancer I came up with some musical materials which represent this linear process which moves from inertia to freedom.