Julie Cleves, Carla Vendramin and Kimberley Harvey Normal 0 0 1 50 287 2 1 352 11.0 0 0 0 the ceiling on my feet my feet escape sideways and my arms now oppose ceiling and floor change points of reference again and again until even gravity could appear to happen in different directions until it is just an arbitrary decision wishing to be a non-decision...

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My artistic collaborator Deborah Black and I are beginning work on a new Dry Earth production, Childress. In this work we will be simultaneously presenting the embodied ecology of a small North Texas town (USA) AND the story of a young couple starting out their lives together during the time of the Great American Dust Bowl.In our last rehearsal, Deborah mentioned her interest in exploring the methods...

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by Carla Vendramin I arrived in Llandecwyn – Wales for the body weather workshop 11-17 June/09, stunned by the beautiful landscape! The workshop was a great opportunity to find space to delve a bit more into processing my work, my dance, my training, my life. We went through a series of walks and experienced a series of proposals led by Frank. We also had, every day, a moment allocated to developing a personal project. My...

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Photograph by Heidrun Löhr of Michelle Outram in 'Language of Loss', Nikki Heywood 2007.The plant and I. The pile of couches. The floor.A rosemary bu...

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Body: Rachel Sweeney, Dartmoor, Devon UK. Creator: ROCKface (Orr & Sweeney) during Mapping Project, March 2007. The softness of this environment - the grass between her fingers, the twigs above her head, the only tree for miles, shelters her from the open, wild moor - is reflected in the softness of her cheeks, eyes, mouth, touch. This is the transference of properti...

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TRE Task 2 - : For Marnie from CarlaLook at the skeleton in relation to the centre. Observe what is the effort of your muscles. Taken from Feldenkrais:You can rely on your skeleton to move rather than relying on a muscular action. The format and the connections of the bones with the muscles and ligaments and tendons. So the effort that I make and how I make it. WOrking in training - indoors envir...

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TRE Task 2 - Approach as an encounter between two bodiesTask for Carla whilst at Frank van de Ven Bodyweather choreographic / body|landscape workshop: Focus on continuing work with encounters between tree body and my bodyMarnie proposes Carla to focus on the difference and the transition between passiveness and action in terms of the transference of properties between the two bodies.What are the properties...

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Focusing on my centre:Only yet exploring the question from training sessions in studio.It was about strength / my power base.My ability to go where I want. To be versitile in terms of body action.Could go further - direct - deeper in the movement within MB Bodyweather MB training indoors, not leading"constantly re-engaging with myself through the centre"constantly reflection in action - and knowledge...

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Body state variations in focusing on the presence of wind. Movement Lab 09. Creator: Marnie Orr. Bodies (L-R):Caitlin McLouglin; Michelle Outram; Justin Morrissey. City Beach, Perth, Australia, Jan-Feb ...

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This workshop happened on the 16th May/09, and was my initial investment to begin this movement research. With this research I want to create a collective action which moves through the city. I want to investigate which changes happen in the perception of the body and the city dynamics and for that, I imagine that a large number of people would be effective.In this first workshop I had only 5 people who worked together for a...

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water reeds echo in fingert...

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Simple relation is beauti...

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We'll set tasks to each other, choosing something to work on that relates to where we already are in our investigative process.Sunday10May2009 11:25Marnie to CarlaMarnie working towards a task for Carla:Pedestrian Body -What are the physical charactristics of a pedestrian body?Describe these characteristics according to the physical propertieseg.timingweight distributionspeed relationdensitygazetensionintentionSunday10May2009...

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