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!

Interview Fiona

After our work presentation, Fiona and I had lots of discussions about our emotional journey into the big sheet of paper. This portraits helped us to become closer and to have a strong friendship, but the most intensive part of the rolling was when we created our hears inside of our universe and then we exchanged them!
I think she is a wonderful person and this is the beginning of a long and strong friendship!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syamr0ofg8k

IPP Presentation

That picture...

This picture...is like my  shadow..I even can say it harasses me...this woman is wearing a white material, she looks so pure, but so sad ... The idea of feminism can be a part of my IPP presentation...

How quick things change!!!

I started the research for IPP by having into my hands some objects from my grandparent's old house...what memories come into my mind when I see those objects? How can I make them alive? Well this special picture is my grand-grandmother....so we have in common so many patterns, habits and things...But does the age when she lived influence me?...or maybe I can be HER!...

Just a few words...

I had my own rehearsal today and some words just came into my mind while practicing...

SPECIAL                         DEEP                                  INTERESTING                 ENIGMATIC
                 POWER                      SILENCE                     EMOTIONS                      PURE            ORIGINAL            HONEST         SIMPLE             WHITE          AMAZING

I noticed I still have in my posture and blood the ballroom patterns! I started to move and to add my arms position...this mixture might be a good idea..I'll go further!

Dance Exchange Workshop

Yesterday I took part form Polly's CI workshop in Birmingham...It was a very good session and I met very nice women!
We started this class by releasing our tensions: the back of the neck, tissues of the skull, shoulders, arms, fingers, making more space into the ribcage releasing the legs and bringing into our attention the breath...let the breath travel in all corners of our body and then start to move...soft and easy!
 I enjoyed the idea of different types of introducing yourself to someone...you can say "hello" or you can just touch someone! We started moving with our eyes closed, by allowing the other person to touch our moving parts of the body, to follow the movement, and then we changed roles. Then we played with the idea of giving weight...there are so many interesting ways of doing this...I feel so comfortable when I let someone to support my weight...
I found myself tensed at the beginning of the class and after I was relaxed and happy...
Reflections... I found myself following and repeating my partner's movement, just like in real life...when you live with someone, you take a part of his habits, when you dance with someone, you take a part of his energy and patterns...

Movement Studies- Andrea B

We came back to the floor sequence, and now my body knows it very well, so I can focus on my head to tail connection and spine. I'n not so flexible today I think it is because of my "full" week-end...
Jumps: -alignment; foot work, travel, pelvis in, breathing;

Reflections after the session...
Today dancing was a therapy for me...I could let go all my "black" thoughts and to think about my body movement. At the beginning the emotional side affected my practice (I was stiff, tensed, I couldn't focus), but after a while the practice affected my emotional side! Now I'm feeling relaxed and full of energy! Dancing helped me to leave behind all negative thoughts and emotions, so I can continue the rest of the day more happy and in an active way! I even improved my breathing and I find myself easier now...

Photography Exhibition

Last Tuesday we visited the Warwick Art Center and we saw a very modern photography exhibition, called "Twenty-Nine Pictures", by the artist Hannah Starkey.
Here you can admire some of her pictures!

I noticed the shadows and reflections, lights and different sources o light(the moon, the lamp, the river, the sun);

-mixture of reality and fiction;

-human relationships;

-mirrors, windows, water... glasses, floor, closet, TV, desk( anything can make a reflection!)

Seeing this reflections made me ask myself how do I see myself as woman in society, at uni, at work, at home, or in clubs! But how do the others see you as woman, part of this world?

Some pictures made me think about the relationship: mother-daughter!

After a discussion with the artist, we found out that in this work she used her own language,she had different interest field into the time when she was in college. Her work is as well a "collection of documents that have a visual language. During this discussion I understood that the "creator" (photographer, choreographer, actor, writer) is not responsible for what the people take from their work, or the message that people understand.

One important theme of this exhibition is the WOMAN:

-individual;

-groups;

-different ages;

-ambiguity;

-possibility of narrative;

-how women are used by media;

-as woman, formulate your own language and apply it to the world;

-life cycle;

-what means being a woman;

-internal and external of an image;

This exhibition gave me ideas for my body story, I can even take some pictures ti myself in different situations, while working to this project, and talk about the dance reflections into myself!!!