Sally's had 2 days so far with her training and performance residency at the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff.
As she doesn't have internet access, she's informing me to report back as promised.
She's really enjoying getting to know 3 beautiful dancers from all over Wales. Lucy and Eeva are non-disabled, and Leila is a dancer with a learning disability.
They are exploring lots of new ways of working together using improvisation. No props at the moment. However she's been spending the afternoon giving the other dancers an opportunity to explore working from her wheelchair, and finding ways for them to climb and get height using the chair with Sally supporting them - all whilst travelling through space!
This morning she had fun combining movement and song.
Sounds like a much more exciting day than mine in the office!
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Thursday 24 September 2009
Well we've been busy with aerial work.
Here's our very own Sally Edwards venturing onto the ropes in her chair for Sugar, and the fabulous Jodie Gorle performing Now Now at the Liberty Festival in Trafalgar Square
Photos courtesy of Paul Bronicki
And TAKE became to the air in the square, with a fabulous audience in front of the National Gallery.
Found a blog Mother of Shrek from a lady who attened Liberty and commented on the variety of performances.
The bad news is that we didn't win the Great Briton's programme to get our flights to Hong Kong for the community project A Human Landscape. But we'll make it happen, and thanks to everyone who voted for us.
And the good news is that we've uploaded some video to the Blue Eyed Soul YouTube account.
You can see a clip from Where the Wind Blows which is touring to primary schools in the West Midlands, East Midlands, and South West. Plus a section of the film projected in Be-Longing at Theatre Severn together with a clip of the performance. TAKE; a dance in the park is being edited at this very moment.
Also check out Danny Beath's photostream of images from the TAKE performance at the Quarry.
Happy viewing!
Performing in Cardiff - Patua Dance Project
I am very excited to be preparing to participate in a project in Cardiff.
Over the next two weeks as part of my professional development I will be working with the Artistic Director of Patua Dance and 3 other dancers to create a piece. This project is an inclusive dance project - the name of the show being Paisagem or Memory Landscape. Myself and three other dancers who have never worked together before will be put through our paces and will be exploring ideas about the human lanscape. We will be based at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff whilst creating the piece, and will be performing there on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October. We will also be performing at Powys Dance in Llandrindod Wells at the end of the month. I am excited about performing at Chapter again as I performed there with Blue Eyed Soul in the very early days of the Company.
It is going to be very exciting for me to be working with other dancers but also to have the opportunity to dance, which is what I love the most in my work. I am looking forward to learning skills and ideas from the others as well as passing on some of my experience to them too. I will be keeping a diary whilst I am away and will keep you all up to date with my progression.
WISH ME LUCK !!!!
Over the next two weeks as part of my professional development I will be working with the Artistic Director of Patua Dance and 3 other dancers to create a piece. This project is an inclusive dance project - the name of the show being Paisagem or Memory Landscape. Myself and three other dancers who have never worked together before will be put through our paces and will be exploring ideas about the human lanscape. We will be based at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff whilst creating the piece, and will be performing there on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October. We will also be performing at Powys Dance in Llandrindod Wells at the end of the month. I am excited about performing at Chapter again as I performed there with Blue Eyed Soul in the very early days of the Company.
It is going to be very exciting for me to be working with other dancers but also to have the opportunity to dance, which is what I love the most in my work. I am looking forward to learning skills and ideas from the others as well as passing on some of my experience to them too. I will be keeping a diary whilst I am away and will keep you all up to date with my progression.
WISH ME LUCK !!!!
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Shortlisted on BA Great Briton's programme
We're delighted we've been shortlisted along with 7 other applicants for the BA Great Britons programme!
Launched in February with Sir Chris Hoy, the programme underlines the airline’s commitment to the London 2012 Games and supports budding talent with a £500,000 travel fund between now and 2012.
Blue Eyed Soul visited Hong Kong in 2006 to perform at a disability arts festival and lead workshops. We developed a relationship with the Centre for Community Cultural Development, and it was this project that kindled the dream of ‘Wander – a human landscape’.
We're hoping to return this winter and work with 2 local artists and a group of 20 local dancers with and with out physical disabilities, learning difficulties and sensory impairment.
Sharing our 15 years of inclusive dance experience and knowledge, providing training and creating an inclusive community dance performance.
But we need people to vote for our project to win our flights!
Please visit our page in the Great Briton's website and give us your vote. And tell your friends too!
Many thanks
Launched in February with Sir Chris Hoy, the programme underlines the airline’s commitment to the London 2012 Games and supports budding talent with a £500,000 travel fund between now and 2012.
Blue Eyed Soul visited Hong Kong in 2006 to perform at a disability arts festival and lead workshops. We developed a relationship with the Centre for Community Cultural Development, and it was this project that kindled the dream of ‘Wander – a human landscape’.
We're hoping to return this winter and work with 2 local artists and a group of 20 local dancers with and with out physical disabilities, learning difficulties and sensory impairment.
Sharing our 15 years of inclusive dance experience and knowledge, providing training and creating an inclusive community dance performance.
But we need people to vote for our project to win our flights!
Please visit our page in the Great Briton's website and give us your vote. And tell your friends too!
Many thanks
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