Movement
Ritual
Apr 2008
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Art of Being in Motion
Apr & Nov 2008

Dancers on Site
Performance Training
Jul 2008

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Seas & Skies
Sept 2008

Dancers on Site
Intensive training in Site-specific Performance
July 2nd - July 5th 2008

An intensive four day training in movement based site-specific performance working with the inspiring landscape of the World Heritage Coast in West Dorset and East Devon.

This embodied and receptive approach to site-specific performance generates performances that resonate deeply with the places in which they are created. In-depth kinaesthetic exploration of a site elicits a movement vocabulary that is a direct response to it, evoking unforeseen images and associations and engendering a new sense of relationship to the land. These resources are the ground for developing performance. The site becomes a central protagonist in the work; the simplicity of the human form in the landscape has its own eloquence. The training uses the Halprin RSVP cycle for collective creativity as a process to create scores for site-specific performance, both individually and in small groups.

Participants include independent and community dance practitioners, theatre performers, visual artists and lecturers in performance. Many continue to develop their site-specific practice on the basis of the training.

Location: The training is based in Charmouth, 2 miles east of Lyme Regis, Dorset. Details of local accommodation will be sent on registration.

Cost: Price £150 (£130 concession) non-residential 

Booking: Send £50 deposit, only 10 places book early! Newcomers are welcome but please include brief details of your interest and experience since this is a practitioner level course.