Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Nicosia University
Some lost material was found :) however, it is never too late to share these amazing experience with You guys! :) Enjoy! Performance was in Limassol, Cyprus 2013
http://youtu.be/bJ-c_ULOHqs
http://youtu.be/bJ-c_ULOHqs
Research and Performance Practise
The
intention of my Final Major Project is to investigate one of the most important
human’s perceptions - touch. My attention will be especially drawn towards
human’s touch, body to body touch. Live piece will be performed in mostly
improvised duet where two human bodies will play around with the idea of touching
and being touched which may lead into some set material, gained from the
working process and memories of it. The intention of this experiment is to be
as opened as it is possible for anything that might happen. I believe it will
be an ongoing process in order to explore all the possible effects that touch
may bring. I will explore different ways of touch on my own body and other body
next to me as well as different responses that might occur during the process.
Responses can be very different and quite unexpected for that particular moment
but my personal motto during creative process will be NOT TO NEGATE and see
where it may lead me and my partner. Dialogue between two live bodies will be
ready for manipulation, rejection and playfulness…
Research and Performance practise module will be my starting and the most important step towards the creation of my own choreography piece. Where am I at the moment? Good question to investigate right now. 23/10/2013 we had a presentation which gave me an answer to this question. I think, I am somewhere on the right way :) Basically now, my research will be focused on studio practise.
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Contemporary Dance VIII (Release)
The Dynamospher
The Dynamospher was Laban’s term for the imaginary structure that illustrates the eight basic efforts.
They dimensional cross within the cube is structured in such a way that it illustrates the nature of time, weight and space.
Light to Strong: goes from the centre of the floor to the centre of
the ceiling, indicating that light is high whilst strong is deep.
Flexible to Direct: goes from the centre of the right wall to centre
of the left. This is because of the action of raising your arm or leg to
either side. If you were to raise your right arm and move it to the
right side of your body, you would be relatively free of resistance
(freedom) but if you move it across your body to the left side, you
would encounter resistance and the movement would be very limited and
would, therefore, direct.
Sustained to Sudden: goes from the centre of the front wall to the
centre of the back wall. Laban noted that we mainly use are arms and
legs in front of our body where movement is easily sustained. If we move
them behind our body, we encounter more resistance and our movements
are necessarily short and therefore sudden.
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Contemporary Dance VIII (Release)
Contemporary VIII is based on Release Technique and information from other techniques such as Limon, Laban, Yoga and Pilates. The course focuses on deepening the knowledge about Release technique, such as gaining speed through letting go of muscular tension and developing movement patterns into more complex combinations with varying speeds and dynamics. The students will intensify the search for connections in the body and connect movement to the breath of the body in order to enlarge the range of dynamic changes. A focus will be on personal approach to movement through improvisation and research as well as on the execution of more complicated movement patterns using the combination of floowork and travelling through vertical positions.
Learning outcomes:
- trust gravity whilst sustaining strong in the center of the body
- let breath travel and expand the movement
- stabilize the basic body positions even in complicated combinations
- let energy travel and connect movement without being imprecise
- release without being weak
- apply coordination and precision in difficult patterns
- develop a personal approach
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Trapped. Final.
Big thank You for all my dancers that helped to achieve this result! Nora Meldere, Tamara Sanchez, Sotiris Sotiriou, Louis Apostolu, Alvaro Hernando Gavilan
Advanced Dance Composition
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'
Friday, 22 February 2013
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