Shadows

Light and shadow
How light is disturbed or influenced by an object to cause/create shadow.

SRT (Session 1)

Florence Peake
18/1/11

Relieve tension during dance and movement.
With reference to being codefied there seemed to be specific exercises which were used.

Realised my ability to soften, but how can I continue to soften?

Cecillia Macfarlane

Focus on reflection and evaluation.
Dance being the most stereotypical art form (certain expectations)
Diversity

EMPOWERMENT

PASSION

TRANSLATE

FACILITATE

CREATIVE

What stops you?
What blocks you?
Why?

What surprised you?
What do you celebrate about your dance?
What makes you different today?

Alexander technique (Session1)

Lucia Walker

Correct posture-'would have thought it was poker straight, now know different' awareness of the way you hold yourself.

I find it incredibly difficult to notice self, how can I make myself more aware?

Also made aware of the idea that each movement affects another. (e.g the tension in my head and neck would affect the movement in the rest of my body)

Can you put in too much effort, new concept haven't even thought about. Could too much effort hold you back?

Could go the other way? Could change a bad habit for another bad habit, be own worst enemy.

Term 2 begins

First session after the break - incredibly uncomfortable (need to focus on own body and own movement, not what anyone else thinks)
Felt as if I was larger than anyone else, stood out in a negative way.
Just because first day back after lengthy break?
Why is it so difficult to be focused on task and not on insecurities?

Skinner Releasing Techinique

Introduction to SRT.
Taken influence from alexander technique, to question and prepare dancers for performance.
Multi-directional alignment -3.D being
Highly codefied, not random.
Not sure what to expect in class.
How can it be 'highly codefied'?

Reflection on blog

During solo choreography I felt that the blog was completly seperate from my dance progression. Need to share on the blog more often.

Need to look at the blog on a large scale, the reason for carrying on.
Question everything. Comment on other blogs. Don't restrict to dance course only, include inspirations.

Don't restrict, it's personal.

Choreographic solo sketch - Diffidence

My solo piece began with a piece of writing from Daphne Du Maurier's novel Rebecca;

Firstly, I looked at the idea of being 'handicapped' by restricting the movement of one body part. For example, my first improvisation involved leaving the forearm restricted to the floor without any movement. I also completed more improvisations focussing on other body parts, such as the feet and legs.

I found that within these improvisations I wasn't dedicated to keeping the body part restricted. I then decided to see if the movement would change if I physically resticted my movement. As another layer to this, I looked at the writer's focus on the contrast between timid and bold. I found being physically restrained easier to move more freely.

first siobhan davies dance workshop 08/11/2010

From the piece of text (below) we were asked to improvise and take notice of what strikes our curiosity as well as noticing when we were performing movements that we would normally do. We were asked to consider the possibility of challenging ourselves. This score was an accumulation of myself and of two other people who watched my dance improvisation piece.
I found this really helpful as it helped me to see parts of my dance i would have never have noticed before.