Choreography Duet Starting Point!

My life and the worlds life are deeply intertwined; when I wake up one morning to find that a week-long illness has subsided and that my strength has returned, the world, when I step outside, fairly crackles with energy and activity... Likewise, when a haze descends upon the valley in which I dwell, it descends upon my awareness as well, muddling my thoughts, making my muscles yearn for sleep. The world and I reciprocate one another. The landscape as I directly experience it is hardly a determinate object; it is an ambiguous realm that responds to my emotions and calls forth feelings from me in turn.

(p33) The Spell of the Sensuous, David Abrahms

PHENOMENOLOGICAL WORLD!

"Being in the world" where person and world are mutually constitutive

defined by directed-ness, embodiment and worldliness

is my experience of ... the same as yours?


[ we understand a cat as a whole not just by sound - senses as a whole ]

Everything is Connected, Nothing Stands Alone...

VISION:




Keeps going - never and end, 360º in every direction, one object leads to another

Paper Following...

One person moves on top of the paper whilst the other traces/marks their movement.



Does the paper score left behind make more sense to the drawer than the mover?

This score is now a log or the actual dance on paper ... Could this be a cross over of art forms? ... Will an audience member gain the same experience from viewing the score? ... Possibly team up with an art student to explore this further

Hannah and Charmaine: Moved the audience around the space as they danced ... reminds me of 'Disgo'... I love the idea of "shepherding" the audience and would like to look into this further.

Conversation in Simple Movement...

My partner joined me at one point and I turned away, she said she felt offended. We ended up doing similar movement and this reminds me that when you know someone really well you tend to have too much in common. When you speak you talk about the same things.
I find this a really effective way of building relationships and characters.

Gaps in conversation
Argue/confront
Speak at the same time
Backchannel
Pause
Monologue/length of time

The outcome depends on how both dancers and audience members interpret it. Like listening to a foreign language. Every time you work with a new partner you must translate their language.


Similar to what we worked on in the first term....




I think I may like to look into this movement conversation idea a bit more maybe even as a foundation for my duet.

Duet ...

Level 3 Balcony ...

Curves, lines, light, shadow, bright, subtle, eyes relax, patterns, Installation piece, art, like everything has been pieced together to please the viewer, not just your typical building.

Buzzing, rumbling, scratches, voices - distant and unusual unrecognizable noise.

Creative Enterprise...

Task: To form a business in the creative industry that is unique to its field.

We should teach children to be versatile in dance and teach a variety of dance styles... including contemporary dance as we often don't start this until later in life. A dance school that offers more than the typical tap, ballet and modern and incorporates sections of theory and choreography in the lessons would definitely prepare the children more for a career in dance. We could also see some amazing choreography from the imaginations of younger children.

This dream of mine could be achieved by the Alexander Technique ... Starting in neutral and expanding to any extreme but being able to return.