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pt
half mile run, followed by ‘gun run’ style task with tyres and planks. we also invented a ball game with three teams and goals.
morning moving is tending towards the physical/vigorous. it’s not beasting, but trying to give a flavor of military drive.
i’ve noticed some interesting student perspectives on the masculine feminine emerging. i’d rather see how they develop before discussing them.
much of pt was spent in formation or competitive teams. the key to happiness was staying in motion; pauses were draining.
contemporary class
returning to yesterdays class: yoga, floor-work, centre-work, grand-phrase. rose finished the traveling ‘wild’ phrase and explores some material for the work.
a strong focus on performance (again), rosie is giving them a rich (applied) context for her style. she is very explicit about the role of the dancer(s) in her choreographic process. the clarity seems useful.
(i asked the students to write down all corrections they receive during classes/workshops)
devising
students learned some basic marching/parade drill. afterwards developed their own bizarre ‘drill’ using the core principles.
abstraction followed the bizarre variations. embellished, de/re-constructed, and modified drill movements. imagine silent drill and contemporary dance had a ‘child’.
- what is an off duty soldier?
(a discussion followed by ‘theatrical’ representations)
a homework of writing personal stories of the connections to conflicts/soldiers (etc.).
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