The Art Of Touch

               The Art of Touch

One of the most interesting activities for me is watching Siobhan Davies' Archive, so I can observe a lot of videos and images. The performance that really made my hold my breath was the beautiful "Art of Touch", an explosion of movement and passion.
The idea of this project came from the artist Francois Couperin, who composed some pieces to prepare the hand to touch the keyboard, that will prepare the musicians to really explore the range and color of this instrument. The final piece of music is payed by Matteo Fargion and Domenico Scarlatti. The scores of the choreography were the imprints that human bodies can make into the air and different dynamics of the movement.
At the beginning of the show I noticed that the man placed this hand of the stomach of the lady, who had a special reaction to this and watching this video I felt sometimes that I shouldn't be watching a range of intimate touches. An other type of touch was the eye-to-eye connection, which sometimes can be much stronger than a physical contact.
Watching the duets I observed the parallel between dance and real life: sometimes man support the woman, and sometimes the revers happens, couples have similar habits or different direction to go, but at the end they come back together.
When the dancers start to move, I can see different "conversations" between them and this is how love stories come to life! The dancers express as well many situations that every couple pass trough, beginning with the very first touch, and continuing with the moments of waiting for their first child, or moments of anger and sadness, but also the way that the passion leads them to different extremes.
The music is very colorful and it makes me feel full of energy and power, like a waterfall in the middle of nowhere, like a fire in the middle of the dessert.
In conclusion watching this performance was one of the most exciting experiences in my life and it made me reflect more about human relationships and whatever means a "touch".

References:
-www.theartsdesck.com;
-Siobhan Davies Archive.

Siobhan Davis Archive

During our library session we all had the chance to discover the amazing archive of Siobhan Davies Dance Company, which is full of videos, reflections, images, interpretations, and emotions.
I was happy to build my own scrapbook, where I can add images, videos and comments, but on the other hand it was difficult to choose some pieces of work, because they are all interesting and full of emotions and energy.
I find interesting to observe their pure and perfect technique and and the messages that they transmit to the audience. One of the most important things for me was to observe the way they work during different rehearsal, the scores they start from and as well the final piece, which is very different from all rehearsals. I enjoyed a lot all these unique and spontaneous performances and the dancer's graceful style, their power and involvement.
The music they used is very expressive and I am fascinated by the collaboration with different artists, which  make all performances so original.
This archive is a source of inspiration for my future work and Siobhan Davies Dance Company represents for me one of the most powerful forms of art!