Howdy ya'll!

shameless self-promotion!:

I remembered I was in some small projects involving dance and technology a few years ago working with a software designer and thought maybe someone might be interested to see after the recent RAW presentations.

teehee!

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This was a little film that was projected onto a wall nearby a park in Chelsea called the Highline where many people walk...(can't really see in the daylight here, though).  it was an experiment with chance, and people walking by could text words to the organization who would then compile the words into short poems projected on the screen as well for passersby to view.


In this project, we were running and jumping on small trampolines to affect the screen along the wall.  


In this one, we danced in front of a three dimension camera from the nintendo system to project visualizations onto the screen.



hope you enjoy ....maybe!
meow
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Kinesthetic Awareness

 

This 

is some pictures
                         

                                                            we took with Julia 
      


                                   to illustrate the  
                                                   



Kinesthetic Awareness classes.

Y O Y O Y O!

KINAESTHETIC AWARENESS CLASS 10/10 REHASH

In the class we began by discussing our current physical pains and whether kinaesthetic awareness class can provide support in how to work with our variant bodies.  Tex was discussing compensation, and expressing that she feels, lately, she must reorganize her body and where to put her weight, a "horrible and wonderful place to be."  She further expressed finding the balance between focusing her energy somewhere that is weak while, still, not obsessing too much on the issue.

Julia then shared that this whole year she has been considering her center to find out where it really is, and that she feels better in classes through this pursuit.  

When we were recalling the last class where we discussed our dance aims, Joao brought up the idea of mapping a personal dance teacher geneology to indicate how information is passed through generation by generation, body by body, and that we are a compilation of all our teacher's input as well as our own reflection, absorption, analyzation, and physicalization.  RHYzOME of influences!

Next, we generally talked about why talking about dance is helpful, and concluded that our observations then become more objective.  You discussed Steve Paxton, since he was always asking, "Who am I?" thus emphasizing that learning is done by self-exploration, not by copying another or passively allowing yourself to be taught/trained.

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First log

Hello there!

This is the first log of what will become a collection of articles, texts, and reflections on our ArtEZ journey.

We are the Funky Turtles. The 2012-2016 class of the Bachelor Dancer/Maker at ArtEZ Dansacademie in Arnhem (Ex-EDDC).

Feel free to read our thoughts on dance and the rest.

Best wishes, yo. xo.