I was interested in curating a collaborative show at the beginning of the year, shortly after I found out my good friend (and choreographer of Moving While Standing Still), Halie Bahr was moving to Minnesota. As a frequent collaborator and someone I would (and continue) to bounce artistic ideas off of, I found myself questioning how to continue working together although we would be a state apart. As I move forward with my MFA in film and video, I also desired to continue working in dance, as I believe both mediums are informative about my creative process.
I continue to question the idea of “technologic integration” and what it really means to the field of dance and it’s importance in the field’s evolution. For tonight, the idea seems to have two different faucets. Communication over technology was essential to many of the processes in the show. In Solo for a Duet, choreographer Kristin Marrs sent choreographic phrases over Vimeo, where (performer) Gina Laurenzi and myself could then start to structure the dance. Animator and filmmaker Hannah White then translated the choreography even further. Halie choreographed Moving While Standing Still in the Fall 2015 and was interested in adding projection to the work. Personally, I am more attracted to how lighting and video can relate to movement versus live feeds. I think the technologic savvy of the program(s) have the potential to threaten the rawness and vulnerability of the body... two values that I strive for in my work.
I approached the choreographers/creators for tonight with the idea of “re-working work”. When I first started working in video, I took a dance that was made for the stage and developed the work into a single-channel video. I found how each process informed one another. Editing as choreography helped me realize things about the dance I was unaware of before. For Between Catching and Falling, I reversed that process by taking a video I am working on and creating a dance. I was curious to see how each choreographer/creator would interpret this idea of re-working work.
I am excited to have choreographers Chloe Nagle and Marissa Jax show their process and current development of their piece. To me, the great thing about re-working work is that the process feels continuous. Every work could be considered in-progress and therefore always available to choices, development, and growth. Especially thinking of the Alexander Technique work that I have been apart of the last few years, the idea of development, touch, and connectivity resonates with me.
Kym
I continue to question the idea of “technologic integration” and what it really means to the field of dance and it’s importance in the field’s evolution. For tonight, the idea seems to have two different faucets. Communication over technology was essential to many of the processes in the show. In Solo for a Duet, choreographer Kristin Marrs sent choreographic phrases over Vimeo, where (performer) Gina Laurenzi and myself could then start to structure the dance. Animator and filmmaker Hannah White then translated the choreography even further. Halie choreographed Moving While Standing Still in the Fall 2015 and was interested in adding projection to the work. Personally, I am more attracted to how lighting and video can relate to movement versus live feeds. I think the technologic savvy of the program(s) have the potential to threaten the rawness and vulnerability of the body... two values that I strive for in my work.
I approached the choreographers/creators for tonight with the idea of “re-working work”. When I first started working in video, I took a dance that was made for the stage and developed the work into a single-channel video. I found how each process informed one another. Editing as choreography helped me realize things about the dance I was unaware of before. For Between Catching and Falling, I reversed that process by taking a video I am working on and creating a dance. I was curious to see how each choreographer/creator would interpret this idea of re-working work.
I am excited to have choreographers Chloe Nagle and Marissa Jax show their process and current development of their piece. To me, the great thing about re-working work is that the process feels continuous. Every work could be considered in-progress and therefore always available to choices, development, and growth. Especially thinking of the Alexander Technique work that I have been apart of the last few years, the idea of development, touch, and connectivity resonates with me.
Kym