As an interpretive dance of how I see Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, each of the three songs represents a different part of the play: Utterson’s talk with Enfield about Hyde and Utterson’s dreams, Jekyll’s apparent detachment from Hyde and Lanyon’s death, and Utterson’s discovery of Dr. Jekyll’s secret. The reason I chose to do an interpretive dance was for the fact that I found songs perfect for the play. Words about the night and sleeping, not being the same as someone else, and the realization of a truth all enveloped the understanding of the play. My actions in the dance also have many meanings; some parts are meant to reenact what happened during the play, other parts are a little more symbolic. The hands represent the transformation from Jekyll to Hyde, but more importantly, it represents the conflict between the good and evil inside of people as seen with the dance sequence of Utterson’s dream. The body language of parts of the dance also help define my interpretation of those parts of the play such as during the second song, the body moves are happier as this is portraying Dr. Jekyll’s happiness of having rid of Hyde, but that soon changes at the end of the song when Lanyon dies from shock and Jekyll realizes his fate. The dramatic ending with Utterson’s discovery of the body and letters leads him to complete understanding of the situation as shown with the joining of the fingers as I kneel while gazing at the lost Dr. Jekyll. Throughout much of the dance though, my <b>…</b>
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