SRT [2nd year-term 2]

[the use of the mist image travelling along your bones, tissues, skin...]

Readings....
"Releasing is discovered in the doing"
This little phrase makes me think of how I see SRT now, after I have already been through all this material once again, theoretical as well as practical. Now I feel like it's there, it's sort of set into my body and now it makes more sense. Even if I was used to "no pain no gain" I can admit that this type of work changes the phisicality and the mentality of my whole self. It even made me aware of another sense of the human being, the "kinesthetic sense", maybe at the end of the day, we are not who/what we think we are...as Kirstie Simson has said.
I just like this definition: (it makes sense for me anyway)
"SRT can be described as  a system of kinesthetic training which refines the perception and performance of movement through the use of imagery".

 Principles:

• suppleness
• suspension
• economy of movement
• autonomy
• multi directional alignment
• balance
• disorientation
• effortlessness
• immersion
• disori

Ipp reflections

Fiona- Even if we both chose a scarf and a source of light, our experiences were so different. The first thing that came up to my mind was the interesting way that you have embodied the scarf. You also found very intelligent images to work with and your amazing focus just captured me into your movement. I am glad that my light source helped you and I think as well it offered you a larger variety of ways to explore the duet: movement-light, actually the trio: movement-light-scarf, actually (sorry for that) the quartet: movement-light-scarf-me. (if that makes sense). Your exploration was very inspiring to watch and wellllll done:)

 

Julia- What a special light source!!! in your movement I could see the fact that there were a lot of memories and feelings for you within the Christmas lights. Very strong images came to me watching you decorating yourself with those lights, maybe even making them a part of your body, you can even develop your work by using more lights and making more connections between the lights-your body-audience. I loved the way you have created the space and turning them on and off was the surprise ellement of you work. Working with the wall is also an intelligent choice as you had the chance to explore shadows. I also enjoyed your dinamics when you turned them in the air, it was the explosion moment. Really nice and natural "performance". Welllll done:)

 

Joana- You really showed me you din not like your scarf, you body just refuses to come in contact with it. I enjoyed the way you played with the idea of scarf as transport tool, you are always creative and funny. At the beginning you were far away from your objects, but at the end of your little piece you actually were in contact with them, so in life it always takes a little while to get used to be in contact with materials (even people, attitudes?) that you don't agree or like, but the close exploration of it makes you become larger as an artist as well as a human. Very nice exploration Jo! wellllll done:)

 

My own experience- I was very attracted by the little candle and by working through my senses. Today (Friday) I went back into the studio and explore this play and a lot of ideas came into my head, so this is surely the idea that I want to keep exploring and see what comes up from it. I also felt a curious relation to my audience (maybe becase we are all so close). Here you find my score for my exploration:

                   Fall up and down through the breath

                   Find moments of stillness on the floor or in the air

                   Breath...

                   Use the voice and the material

                   Turn off one of your senses and find the fire...

                   Allow the warmth and the light to caress your skin...

                   Breath and enjoy...

Working with projections

My Reflections

A session with Amy Voris and Christian Kipp

Student: Oana Rotariu

• Working with projections represents a new type of work, that I have enjoyed to work with and it opens a new variety of possible performances for my final work.
• During the session I felt that working with the main light off turned me into a more active body (rather than making me feel sleepy), maybe because I was very excited about the session.
• While moving I was looking at relations between the projections and the body moving or being still, and I have played with near and far. I also noticed my interest to my shadows, I even started to "haunt it" or to "hide it" (if that makes sense).
• I also found an interesting play with the idea of me allowing the wall/body to capute the images, sometimes I was generous, but sometimes I just needed to take within my body the whole image and to see what happens with me as a "new entity".
• The fact that we were 2 bodies moving brang to my head the idea of a trio and be aware what relation is there and how we interract.
• I also found interesting the large range of materials and colours of our clothes coming in contact with the projection and the idea of "chameleon" came up to my head. By witnessing my colleagues I noticed a very strong embodiment of the image into the their bodies and it was relevant for me how this fact changed/affect their movement.
• By playing with my shadows I felt a frustration because this is when I came in contact for almost 1 hour with my shadow (a 2^nd Oana) and I didn't feel comfortable having it all the time there, next to me, following me, it felt like someone was copying me, even killing my individuality. But reflecting about that I started to accept the idea of my shadow as a "part of my body", just like my limbs, voice, etc...
• This session was a special one for me as I have been introduced to a new discipline and it raised my interest to explore the relations between projection and body.

While researching I found this amazing picture!!!