Friday 21 May 2010
Sunday 24 January 2010
Wednesday 16 December 2009
We worked on a backwards roll using the sheet as support but this proved difficult (although more work is to be done on it).
The rope is caught mid-swing by the sea. The boy still in a state of entrancement is lead through the arch made by the material by his waist. A dance (tender but slightly awkward). A push back towards the material. Rebound and smiles (flirty and mischevious from all participants). The boy ends up on the other side of the material and runs towards the sea. He is stopped by the material.
There is a moment of constraint. The boy is wrapped up in the material. He spins and plays. The play is a flirt and the sea plays along.
The boy is totally constrained into the material. Wrapped tightly into it. He is released and he walks forward. He comes close to the sea and loosens the material. The material falls and he steps out of it. A dance (this time closer and passion).
The sea stops and looks towards the father (balcony) and he leaves the space leaving the boy alone with the material.
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Friday 27 November 2009
27th November '09
Also raised yesterday was the need for text. We took the texts written at the beach and used them.
This was combined with the chorus drowning moment described below.
Wednesday 25 November 2009
25th November '09
What is it about throwing rocks at the sea? What is is about? Throwing rocks at the sea?
I wanted to capture the softness of the water and the fierceness of the waves. The foamy edge coming towards then the the smooth layer dragging backwards.
Tuesday 24 November 2009
24th November 2009
Through an improvisation with outside eyes (an exercise we use often), several moments were established.
A soundtrack of a beach was playing while a performer was 'drowned' by another. Using the hands to simulate the waves travelling up and down the body, the drowned performer lay still as the wave engulfs him totally before forcibly putting their hand over the drowned boys mouth. The drowned performer struggles briefly but it totally dominated. The whole sequence has a sexual undertone.
The moment was built upon, extending the wave by including all 4 other performers. The drowned performer is now totally dominated by 4 other boys.
It is important to note that inevitably there is a heavy homoerotic subtext happening throughout.
The next moment came from the drowned performer laying on two chairs, lifeless. An outside eye gave the direction "Try to put him onto one chair." This generated a moment of struggle. Music was playing in the background (Bjork - Joga). The moment was extremely powerful and gave further hint to a relationship narrative.
Tomorrow we are going to a beach with these moments in minds. We will be exploring how putting the moments into a real life context, the setting of the beach, will change, develop or add to them. I want to explore being submerged in sea water. I intend to write texts and develop new movements out of the notion of being wet.