Started my fabulous winterschool workshop today...so much to document.
I feel very excited about the injection of new methodology/exercises/ideas/art into my practice.
Some of the key things that were examined today were:
* How we get away from describing the source of a sound and use language to describe the sound, get a handle on it (I think of describing source as a short-cut to understanding, knowing that maybe the other person has a completely different idea of what an air conditioning unit or a chair sound like but we agree that we are in the same field.)
* How to get a fresh perspective on performing actions...Julia gave us some great little exercises to explore status, and we did some group work which was largely the same exercise for three groups but with a fresh motivatation (like intellect, feelings, and will)
* Using objects to explore characterisation/persona. Taking on some of the qualities of an object in a basic task like having a conversation. (Julia mentioned the idea of this being like exercising a muscle or practicing an instrument, that the more you practised this, the more it could be used in all sorts of sticky situations- not just in performance)
They showed and played some of their work and had conversations about their influences and areas of practice/concern. I love the theatricality of Julia's performance...she is a technical master as well, branching out into film, editing etc.
I stated some of my influences were Opera Circus's King Stag performance, the film work of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and surrealism/dadaism occupying more than one discipline - the epherera of their performances and the objects/traces left behind.
More tomorrrow, possibly relevant reflection comments too
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Batch, just stumbled across your blog. Didn't know you were making one! Nice work.
See you in the Groves tomorrow.
B
Met Gina McKee (thats totally the wrong name, bugger, I'll get back to you) last night at the NRLA aftershow...she was great, really encouraging.
And then I met Marty, who is Sarah Jane's helper (it's the other way around in London, apparently). He is super cool, I'd like to know him as a friend.
Got Murray's card cos I need to inform him if we are doing a winterschool showing...
OH! And had a really exciting talk with Ingrid about the IKEA/little piece of Sweden opportunity during the fire alarm. She is really keen to be involved and may even be want to be in a swedish IKEA when I'm in Glasgow. She also makes work about Home, so this feels like a fruitful possible collaboration! Yay!
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