Beginning Duet

Duality
Making decisions is a concious action not a reaction
Staying with one thing is difficult committing
Group score - to witness levels and clear connections an opening when asked to help explore different moments of contact build trust unexpected confidence to just let happen but obviously pre-thought is involved moments of stillness and interruption staying with something e.g unfamiliar (hand on head follow with it, not to do the natural) restriction?
Ending not neccesarilly still or like rest of the group

Getting to know a place

Thinking when not thinking!
Notice how you feel
Don't edit, doesnt have to make sense
Lying on floor in different places, strange how affected.

Body Part Duets

Challenging to stay with own movement and connect
Thinking too much
Starting poing, offering

Space/Place

Polycentric and Non-procenium space
Interior and exterior landscapes
Site-specific (specifically for one place)
Place(designated area)
Space (where you move into? inhabiting?)

Duets with chair



Exploration of Space/Place

Duet beginning

Seeing and reading works important!
Relationships

True duet is that each performer is essential to the whole
JIGSAW (not same but works together)

Conversation with partner (can't answer question because don't know the question)

Stop thinking don't question be confident with self don't try to understand just do be more aware of tasks and of partner don't try to understand feel work together not just you others too don't need to be close don't force just let happen contact can be simple more attractive work together can leave and return enjoy.

srt (session 4)

Florence Peake

8/2/11

Gossomer thread (string, round, middle, finger, spiderweb)
Shoulders, Riblift
Back of hand suggests movement to melt from

Paper Duets

Introduction of paper and pen to improvisations in duet form.
Relationships with partner.
Not being too careful with paper, can rip.
Move from idea of drawing/painting with body parts, draw round.
Choreograph duet from scores just made on paper.

Would it be as effective as a solo?

srt (session 3)

Florence Peake

4/2/11

Large hammock swaying

MARIONETTE STRINGS

Heels down on crouch - work on it!!!

srt (session 2)

Florence

25/1/11

Can I change the way I use my breath?
Can I keep my breath continuous, especially whilst doing sharp movements or sequences?

'Experiment with this in different classes. It is possible to breath with all kinds of dynamics it may change the breath but it is possible-comes with doing!!'

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