IPP Presentation

We had to think about some ideas of a possible performance, and we had as well a discussion about it with our tutor, Katye.
The most representative work that we have done until now during IPP sessions is the portraits work. This helped me to look deep into myself and find different sides of me that I didn't know that exist!
After reading the hand-outs from IPP I start asking myself some questions. First I start researching who I was before this huge change came into my life....what this change bring in my life?
-place(country, home, room);
-language- expressing;
-food, water, juice, fluids;
-values, memories;
-lifestyle, friends, music;
- culture, books, DVDs; etc.....
What kind of influences happened before I start building up my personality, education and who I am?
Working with Fiona made me discover a new friendship; we even created our "hearts" inside our intimate universe and during the whole process we passed trough...
The movie "Avatar" is as well related to this work because I feel that now I'm living in parallel in this new world and sometimes I go back to where I come from. It's interesting to notice how changed is my point of view now and how I look at people that are an important part of my past...
This work made me reflect a lot about myself and even I start writing to myself...It is related to my Body Story also!
The discussion with Katye gave me some ideas: -memory of places where I come from (the beautiful landscapes of the village where my grandparents used to live and the house of my childhood, the animals around us, the forest, the fresh mountain-air, flowers, colors, interesting stories, sounds, alive nature, river, smells...)
Another idea is sending a series of letter to myself, to start looking to different artist that work with this idea and I'm planing to visit that amazing village in April.
The word "intervention"....-who made interventions in my life? and why? Sometimes some people, but sometimes it's just the "destiny"...things just happen!
I found a strong motivation and interest about cultural phenomena!
The idea- experience-expression...what is the source of my performance?
I need to find my boundary...how flexible can be my membrane? I'm afraid not to be broken at some point...maybe it's already broken...

Water

It is Saturday afternoon and I just watch a very interesting film (documentary), that made me ask some questions...
The film talks about water, the most common substance on Earth. Water is with us in every moment of out lives, but where does it come from? and who brings it? why? As this movie says, "only water itself knows the answers...".  In Bible, water is considered as a concept, related with life! Many scientists had studied water's composition, as molecule and they decided we know almost nothing about water.
With modern technology, people discovered that water has memory and it contains different types of information.
The brain is made of 85% water !!! The scientist affirm that the water we introduce in our body can affect our brain and decisions that we take,even the character! Water is the "key" of  information exchanging in the world and it is as well the way that the environment can be controlled.
The words that we use intensely and thoughts that we have can be imprinted into water. There are stories that talk about people who were able to do miracles just because of their profound spiritual knowledge, and by using holly water, that has amazing qualities! Scientists say that the whole system is a state of instability, so the power of "thought" is strong enough to make all universe change! Whatever we do, it turns back to ourselves, not as punishment, but as result! And every word we say and every thought we have separates from us and became a part of global information environment! So this defines a human as a source of information, that makes the universe constantly changing! But water as well is considered as a source of life just because of her capacity of self-purifying: it evaporates, it condenses, it rains, it freezes and it melts, but is maintains the main structure: the program for life!
How the world was created? Everything begins in water and in water everything comes to an end!
Every single word is a drop of water and any thought is a source of information! This is the idea that made me raise some questions about humanity and individual!
What are the relations between humans and nature? How does this relation can influence our daily lives? How do people react to water? Why is water source of our lives?
This film make me reflect about myself and abut my connection to the Universe and it made me take a great decision : to have FAITH!!! and then the Universe is going to respond back...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnbZN54IZNE

What do you think abut this?

Can you imagine a water dance? If not...just watch this video!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI6S5CS-6JI

SAGE - What do I take from it?

Obviously, I can't sleep now, even if it's the midnight!!!I keep thinking about the presentation from IPP...
So what do I take from today session, when we read some fragments from "The SAGE Handbook of Performance Practice"? I put down just the first ideas that came into my mind when I read it, that can be considered as "interventions" into my work and process.

• Performance is not about "good" or "bad"; observing a process;
• Open up endless questions, even when I cook, or have a shower, or sleep...
• The word "interventions"- who made interventions in my life?- sometimes people around me, sometimes just the "destiny" ... things just happen! with no reason or explanation!
• Finding motivation and interest in cultural phenomena;
• The idea: experience-expression => source of my performance, but my experience of changing as well...
• Finding my boundary! How flexible can be my "membrane"? I'm afraid not to be broken at some point...maybe it's already broken?!
• PERFORMATIVITY- the first thing that came in my mind: = making routine that offer me a basic practice, that can prepare me for performing...always being ready to experience new ideas and creating movement...being ready mentally and spiritually as well;
• Interpretations of identity;
• Questions:- start researching who I was before this changing came into my life!- what this change brings in my life?- what kind of influences happened when I started building up my personality, education and who I am! Portraits helped me to raise these questions about myself! => working with Fiona- new relationship.
• Changing place(country, home), friends, language, food, values, meanings, symbols!
• Relations to somatic studies , Body Story! 

The White Ritual

Out daily lives mean coming in contact with different materials, some of them hurt us, others are soft, of fluid. How can we use those materials in a total different way? What can it be? Is it possible to tell a story or express ourselves by using our body movement and a piece of material?

Impressions

I was impressed by Florence's demonstration so I was really excited to find out how it feels to be inside of a huge sheet of paper! What a challenge!

My first sensation was the fear...I was suffocated, I couldn't breath anymore, so I needed to break the paper and to reconnect with the "outside world". Actually it's not just paper, what is inside of it represents an individual universe. It is an intimate space with a specific smell. I wasn't able to see anything around and I couldn't hear outside noises because of the strong noise inside of it! Where were all senses? They couldn't help me anymore...After a while I felt the paper like a second skin, a warm skin, that gave me a different shape. I wasn't me anymore! A transformation happened! I start improvising interesting movement with my new "skin" and I also create extravagant costumes for myself, just by using the paper. This is how a funny "paper fight" started! Afterwards we create our "heart" , the main organ that keeps us alive! 

What an exhausting, but beautiful journey!!!

Questions About Myself

Today, 13 January 2011, Cecilia told us words that need to be always in a performer's mind :

• EMPOWERMENT
• PASSION
• CELEBRATING THE INDIVIDUAL
• INCLUSION
• TRANSLATE
• CREATIVE
• FACILITATE

She also asked us to think about the following questions:

1. What stops you? Why?
2. What makes you different?
3. What do you celebrate about your dance?
4. What do you need to feed it?
5. What stops you feeding your dance?

I keep thinking about all these questions, but I still don't have a complete answer...But soon I will try to explore myself to find some answers....because I'm really curious who I actually am!