What letter does this look like? What is Martha spelling? Dance Letters project starting-up at the Hammock in May and June.
"‘The dance class was incredible - I loved the step-by-step build up, it was a very comfortable atmosphere, and I enjoyed every minute of it - I got a lot out of it - getting back into my body - the movements felt so natural - I loved how it brought me into the present moment - I now know a new way to move, interact and live in my body - Thank you!’ - Nilesh"
This is a quote from one my students in Seoul. A wonderful dancer who attended my series of classes at Art Space Mullae.
More photos from JMFF / Marie Claire Show, with Ida Grandas-Rhee. All of these pics Photographed by Park nam-kyu (PENN Studio).
Dance Classes Coming-up!
Get your dance pants on … I’m teaching contemporary technique classes for the next three Mondays in Seoul.
Kinect Four at weekendsound (September 2011, Berlin).
This is documentation of a improvised set between myself (dance), jesse scott (visuals), Hui-Chun Lin (Cello), and Sammy Chien (Laptop).
Presented by IDOLON Studio as part of weekendsound #9, at IAC Gallery, Berlin, Sept. 2011.
Jesse used the kinect to capture the visual information from my performance - and created visuals based on the three-dimensional data. There were four of us performing. Hence - the title ‘Kinect Four’.
Performance with Ida Grandas-Rhee
Seoul-based Swedish singer Ida Grandas-Rhee invited me to perform with her at the MarieClare+JIMFF music evening in February, here in Seoul.
Ida created sound with her laptop and guitar and sang; her husband KangHee played bass; and I composed a few dances to accompany the music. We worked with the whole space, leaving the stage moving through the audience at opportune times.
It was a graceful, flowing set, with the Northern Lights as an inspiration.
luftalone … A workshop and performance action in Berlin’s Neukolln district. Hosted by The Center for Endless Progress. Part of The Center’s 48 Hours of Choreography event, June 2011. Facilitated by Mirae Rosner, with dancers: Hsiao-Ling, Arthur, Veri, Alfons, Bernhard, Severin, Lina and Jaime. (Music: Aki Tsuyuko, Flutter)
(Source: vimeo.com)
luftalone
luftalone was a workshop and performance action in Berlin’s Neukolln district. Hosted by The Center for Endless Progress, it was part of The Center’s 48 Hours of Choreography event, June 2011. luftalone was conceived and facilitated by Mirae Rosner. Participating dancers were Hsiao-Ling, Arthur, Veri, Alfons, Bernhard, Severin, Lina and Jaime.
Participants were given a two hour workshop in various movement patterns that related to a performance action which centered around letting-go of a balloon. In the workshop, we worked with breath, flow, weight, and release. A simple score was devised for the performance action, and the dancers performed it on the street near The Centre. The participants came from different backgrounds, and displayed a rich diversity of movement abilities, creating a mix of responses to the performative task. The workshop was accessible, fun, and designed to enliven the street through an unexpected encounter.
Videos: part 1: workshop part 2: performance action
