Eden Dance Company

On the 10th December I went to watch the unique and qwirky Eden Dance Company in their piece based on nature. The company was made up of 11 Coventry University dance students and was choreographed by Alex Howard. This site specific work was originally meant to be performed outside however due to weather conditions the dancers did a superb job of altering their dance to be performed half inside and half outside which I thought made it very interesting to watch.

The dancers had already started performing before the audience arrived in the dance space. We were invited to take a journey around the space like a 'nature trail' Various props were around the room such as wellington boots and fur coats which confused the audience but the link to nature was still there. When walking around the room the dancers looked like apart of nature aswell as if they were in their element and we were simply not there. The audience were challenegd right from the start of the piece as they were bought right into the action which was intresting and sometimes slightly uncomfortable for the audience members.

The dancers continued to explore the space and changed dynamics throughout. I was drawn to the intricate movements that each dancer portrayed and the different timings of each dancers score.As the dance progrssed it was quite clear to the audience that the dancers actually used the same score but different timings which worked out beautifully as sometime cannon and unison occured throughout the piece.

Halfway through the piece the dancers but on wellington boots and fur coats and started to walk outside we were asked to follow. The 11 dancers walked through the streets of coventry completely and proffesionaly in character. We ended up in the University square where the dancers explored different areas together. The audience again were challenged as to whether they should follow the dancers or where the should stand at all in the space.

Overall, the piece was very interesting to watch due to the change in locations throughout the piece. I found it very intriguing as both the dancers and audience were challenged to adapt to their surroundings.

Solo Stimulus

My Solo : Vunerable me

For my first solo I wanted to pick something that reflected and meant something to me. Therefore, I picked the theme of vulnerability which is relevant to me now with starting universirty and i also gained inspiration from song lyrics.
 I worked with structured improvisation rather then set work which was hard as I had never expereinced choreographing in that style. In doing this, I explored each part of the body arms, legs , torso etc and seeing how they can move and the idea of them escaping themselves.

Performing my solo for assesment went better then expected! I was extremely nervous but came out with a 2:1 which has given me alot of confidence with mychoreographic ideas towards dance. Florence Peake assesed me and gave me great feedback and gave me the challenge of working and exploring with my body more.

Dance Phrase 2

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Dance Phrase

This is Rebecca Curtis (me) Shannon O Dowd and Julia McCaughley. We Practicsed these phrases that we learnt in our studio practice sessions with Kayte Coe and Andrea. When doing these phrases we focused on elongating the spine and the idea of a floating skull. By filming these phrases it lets us see the placement of our bodys and see where we need to improve.

For example, in this phrase I can see that I need to improve on releasing tension in my neck and embrace the idea of a floating skull. This will help my enlignment of my spine during the phrase.

 One of Shona's sources of inspiration for her final third year project. Tangled Thoughts x