The art of choreographing thoughts

“Actually I really like this artform. I would love to be one of the people who expanded its territory.” – Siobhan Davies Thursday 19th January 2017 This evening, our Next Choreography session took place at the Barbican centre, where we got to see Siobhan Davies’ new work: Material / rearranged / to / be is

A freelance dancer’s life

I have just come across the example of Edwin Olvera, a former dancer with Pilobolus Dance Theatre. There are many things I could relate to in his interview, published on mysoncandance.net last October: What five things have helped you succeed as a dancer? Focus Learning to work as a team My interest in learning multiple

Flexer & Sandiland in and out of sight

A circle of stools on the usual stage space. Set. Yet it wasn’t for the performers – unless spectators are considered performers … of the art of attending. When entering The Place Theatre that night, each audience member could choose their stool, their spot, their unique viewpoint for the show. Yael Flexer herself took a

Work/Travail/Arbeid: Essays

Jeudi 1er septembre 2016 Aujourd’hui, alors que certains rentraient à l’école, j’ai terminé une série de lectures sur l’œuvre d’Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker : “Work/Travail/Arbeid”. En voici quelques extraits que j’ai traduits de l’anglais. Il n’y a pas d’expression sans construction. (Bojana Cvejic, Dance in Earnest: On Time and Attention in Work/Travail/Arbeid, dans Essays, p.13) La nature

Découverte du Teatro Dimora

Samedi 23 juillet 2016 C’est au hasard d’une balade dans les rues de Mondaino, le village italien où je venais d’arriver pour une semaine de vacances, que mon regard a été attiré par cette affiche. Dialoghi con la Danza. Des dialogues avec la danse, donc. Une démonstration du travail de Cindy Van Acker. Ce nom