Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, March 05, 2013:
At its recent meeting in February 2013, the Executive Committee decided
to organise two workshops on artistic and musical content, which are
part of the judging criteria in Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics
exercises. The workshops will be held this year at the World
Championships in Antwerp (BEL) for Artistic and in Kiev (UKR) for
Rhythmic. They will be led by the 1st Vice-President of the FIG, Ms
Slava Corn, and target choreographers and coaches primarily, with access
for judges.
A panel of
internationally recognized experts will be appointed under the technical
leaders of both disciplines, particularly Ms Lyn Heward (CAN), Creative
Director with Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Mr Lasse Nettum (NOR), expert
and specialist in music and Rhythmic Gymnastics, and Mr Hardy Fink
(CAN), FIG Education and Gymnastic Academies Director.
Music and artistry
are two major elements in exercise composition and judging. For this
reason, FIG President, Prof. Bruno Grandi (ITA) was clear when
addressing his authorities: "Artistic content and a gymnast's
immersion in the music are crucial; when translated through body
expression, these are the heart of an exercise. Not only do athletes
need to grasp this concept, but so do choreographers and coaches. When
music is properly integrated into an exercise, a sense of artistry can
truly evolve," emphasized the President.
The workshops will
spur the creation of an educational programme targeting coaches, a
concept to be developed in cooperation with the Cirque du Soleil.
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music and artisty haven't been major (or even significant) elements in exercise composition or judging for the last several Codes.....expect the usual FIG blather resulting from these workshops but do NOT expect any perceptible change....
ReplyDeleteI am all for it, but to me tha FIG is playing with a double edge sword. for example the women are unfairly being push to try 4 hard difficult passes, insert all the requirements in the COP, come up with a good choreagraphy, and they have to stick their landing like the men and now with no pauses in the corners, that is a recipe to bring more injuries. but the men floor exercise is nothing but tumbling passes from one corner to the next. the men no longer have to do scales, or 2 different kinds of planches and handstand, and absolutely no flairs or show flexibility. something is got to give.
ReplyDeleteto me they should allow the women to return to lunges, only penalize them if they stand more than 3 seconds in the corners, and increase the time to a minute and forty five or fifty seconds per exercise in order to have them to work on choreagrophy while incorporating all the requirements in the COP and the 4 tumbling passes.
Gymnasts are not initially selected for their artistic abilities, but rather their athletic , and they might or might not have an artistic bone in their body. The code is not conducive to artistic endeavour and has not been for quite awhile. You cannot quantify artistry.
ReplyDeletePossibly the choreographers have adapted to the scoring reality and have a few dynamic poses on the way to a multitude of counting skills.
I still think the Russians are the best in the world artistically