TRAPPED
Creative process is never
ending process which provides each choreographer with feeling of satisfaction
as well as disappointment. During the creation of this piece I had to face a
lot of difficulties. However, there is no situation without a solution. In my
opinion, dance is an art form which is wide enough and full of answers to all
our questions. I just needed to have a will and intellect in order to inquire
into my own nature and find those answers.
Trapped is a dance piece which
explores our True Self. According to a philosopher Kenneth Wilber, each of us
has that True Self. However, most of us have an intention to hide it. Due to
the research I have done so far, I strongly believe, there might be a lot of
reasons for that. First of all, all the humanity is trapped in a wide variety
of systems. Whether it is political system, economical one or others but at the
end of the day we are all from the same planet, from the same universe and we
are all different individuals. Secondly, each individual might have a fear to
be heard or seen more often than others. It might be the issue of low self confidence.
Finally, depending on environment, experiences and circumstances a person’s
unique self will either express itself or hide itself. It is everyone’s
personal choice.
The first idea to explore
the true identity came to me when I saw a movie Requiem for a dream directed by Daren Aronofsky. I was inspired by
one episode which has shown what people are ready to sacrifice in order to be
liked by others. The concept and intention of my piece kept changing many times
till I stopped by the exploration of everyday movements.
Consequently, exploration has turned those movements into robotic ones in order to express the systematic concept. There is no feeling expressed due to the fact that being trapped in everyday system and routine does not allow enjoying it. What you can see is only blank look in their eyes and bodies doing the same movement over and over again. Dancers have chosen their own movement to explore. That is how all the repetition has developed from one simple movement which was individual’s personal choice. There was no right or wrong.
Consequently, exploration has turned those movements into robotic ones in order to express the systematic concept. There is no feeling expressed due to the fact that being trapped in everyday system and routine does not allow enjoying it. What you can see is only blank look in their eyes and bodies doing the same movement over and over again. Dancers have chosen their own movement to explore. That is how all the repetition has developed from one simple movement which was individual’s personal choice. There was no right or wrong.
Except Requiem for a dream, I found a lot of useful sources in order to
deepen my understanding of the idea. It includes books about self – disclosure
and relation to others, videos from www.youtube.com such as Be yourself by Australian Dance Theatre.
In addition to this, I have read the opinions of philosopher’s about
individual’s uniqueness.
Soundtrack is a mixture of voice
records and song taken from Enigma musical project. Voice records were created
by dancers where they tried to be as opened as possible in order to express
their real self and opinions about fake self.
The experiences and
challenges that I have gone through helped me to understand a lot of things
that are important for every artist. Understanding of the idea is not enough to
create a piece. Motivation and interest are the main factors in order to achieve
my goals. What is more, I had a chance to experience how it feels to be in
charge of my dance company. There were a lot of mistakes I have done during
this creative process, however, the best thing to learn something is to learn
from my own mistakes.
Episode from 'Requiem for a dream'
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