Plants and Ghosts (2002)

I used the online archive siobhandaviesreplay.com, to watch Plants and Ghosts (2002)
There were various sections to the piece which were very clear but there were recurring themes throughout.
The use of lighting and staging was very interesting as it wasn't the typical procenium arch staging and both this and the lighting created varying atmospheres and effects. For example, the lighting at the beginning and also part way through, which, both times highlighted a solo showed a dull blue light connontating cold or supernatural?
There were many instances of repetition in each individual section but also throughout the whole piece.
The most interesting part for myself was the solo performed by a woman using sign language and pre-recorded sound. The story was repeated multiple times whilst the woman moved to different points in the space translating the story into sign language. The story gradually became more and more complex, introducing new details to the story and was quite comical in parts.

Translated into movement creation?

Siobhan Davies Replay

http://www.siobhandaviesreplay.com/lightbox.php
Most of the pieces I have scrapbooked on the online archive are a collaboration between various artists, not just Siobhan Davies herself. I also included Bridge the Distance (1985) into my scrapbook as I chose to use this piece as a stimlus for the A Level graded piece.

Feedback/Work in Progress sharing

-use the actual sound of the breath
-use of eyes and focus, play with difference between having the eyes closed and moments of open.
-definately need to warm mind and body beforehand
-see each other
-longer movement before sound is included
-hear and see at different times
-not class based phrases

Duet Site

Reflection of self

Recently noticing my focus and awareness has developed.

Beginning of the year I asked myself what it meant to be active whilst just walking or in stillness.

After today I feel I have a slightly better understanding.
I think I can thank SRT for this as I felt I connected to the concepts given.

More aware now, I think, of my awareness of my own body and others'.

Bones, Muscle, Skin

Duet Feedback

Katye

Projections on sideline, for now (save for later choreography )

Sound of body
Sounds of relationship
Sounds of outside

Research artisits involved in sensory work
Work with relationship in first circle relationship sound/stillness exercise

Duet Score

Score for duet, spacing and 2nd section of peice.

Ideas

Touch
sound
smell
sight


contact
improvisation

multi-media
multi-sensory

participation
manipulation

2nd Year Performances

"At the age of 40" Kirstie Richardson
-use of photos on slideshow, unrelated, random life photos?
-work in progress sharing, more interesting to witness as creater of work
-pedestrian movement (use of ring- normal movement)
-use of voice (stating the obvious) "I'm married", "I shouldn't be"

"I am still..." Chameleon Dance Collective
-difficult to see, was that the aim?
-audience choose how much or how little they want to see, force the audience to include themselves?
-tight spaces make the audience more aware of own bodies? or to make the audience feel involved? or uncomfortable?

Green Coffee

23/01/11

Creating space for experimenting.
Somewhere to make mistakes.


In 10 years time if you were to make a documentary of your life what would you have liked to acheive??

Warm up in different language. Translation.

Creativity from restriction. How can we learn from?