Dance

Residencies

“Only art can again reactivate all of mans senses in the face of the exclusive diktat of rationality…art was the only real revolutionary force” Joseph Beuys

In this research and development project supported by The Work Room l examined my current practices, experimenting with how they attune me for the creative process and how l will use them in the future with other artists/dancers while creating work. l was also questioning how these practices can be used to attune an audience before a performance and how best to synthesise the theatrical performance within a workshop type experience.

l am deeply interested in the creation of sacred or ritualistic spaces and the effect set and setting has on creating a transformative environment.

My research included looking at the history of the Hermetic principles and the effect this had on the renaissance era and early theatrical performance. In the space l created a map of the planets in the layout of The Tree of Life, my process was to make each space in a magical way, for me making magically meant intention into placement of every object and then movement and meditation in each space that felt almost like a prayer to each planet.

Practices l researched and worked with included meditation, breathwork, chanting, 5 Rhythms, Gurdjieffs sacred dances, creative visulisation, ritual magic, kabbalistic tree of life and traditional astrology.