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Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem
as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers
known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep
going regardless of the obstacles they met. W.
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I would like to say 'Thank You' to all 'Rooted' Dance Company, Denise Rowe and Omer. I had a really nice time with You!!! xxx

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One performance is done. I think we did our best! Well done ''Rooted''! Next performance is tomorrow, I hope that it will be as good as the one before :)


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Dear ''Rooted'', ''Influx'', and ''Unwritten'' Dance Companies. How did You find all the creative process in collaboration with choreographers?

Performance Projects

11/14/2011 Rooted company had a rehearsal. There is some words I underlined after the warm-up:

ARTICULATION

CENTRE

BE OPENED FOR CHANGES

CONNECTED

FLUID BODY

PERIPHERAL VISION

EXPLORE

BREATH

"ARTICULATE BODY IS INSIDE THE FLUID BODY" (Denise Rowe 2011)

Rooted. 1st rehearsal with Denise Rowe

First of all I would like to say 'Thank You' to the tutors of Coventry University for the opportunity given to us - work with choreographers for The Performance Projects. Another 'Thank You' I would like to say to the 'Rooted Dance Company' and their choreographer Denise Rowe for the amazing time spent together.

11/8/2011 we had the 1st rehearsal with Denise Rowe. It was challenging for me as I have never danced before African Dances. It was exploration of your own body. African dance mixed with environmental movements. We used improvisation in order to emerge something happen. We were told to be opened for unexpected changes.

Awake to imagery Awake at both ends

Fluidity around rhythm Landscape of sound

Following the inclinations The fullness of yourself

Articulate body Body as vessel

African Dance - non-stylised movement! Intimate with the present movement

A listening body Making space to emerge

Rhythm as support container

Every movement starts from the centre. Let the sound be inside you...

We finished our first rehearsal with the workshop where we used all the practices that we have learnt during that day. Weather report? Sun is shining inside me!!!!! :)

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Company preparations. Work with the scores.
LISTEN
to the sounds of the room
eyes closed in silence
What is the soundscape of this place?
the soundscape of the body
the breath, footfall, heartbeat
Warm up in silence - sounds of the room as a score
Open a door to let the sounds in from outside
Map a sound landscape of daily sounds
fridge, clock, wind, rain
Find categories of sound
ugly/beautiful uncomfortable/ soothing
Combine and use as score for movement