Choreography 365: Day 38 - Peace, Love and Understanding 4

Definitely just a 'mark' today after working a 13 hour shift and the directions need work, but that's a job for tomorrow.  But I did manage to change the bits I wasn't happy with yesterday and add on most of the additional stuff originally from day 28.

I have a shorter day at work tomorrow and then ballet in the evening so hopefully I will be able to find a studio to do the whole dance so far in and add more!

Choreography 365: Day 37 - Peace, Love and Understanding 3

Another very hot day on site today so I'm not 100% happy with the new work on this as it was hard going to think, but I will revisit it tomorrow.  I also worked on putting the material from Day 28 to the instrumental section; which I started dancing at the end of the video.  I really was too hot to do any more dancing today even in the dappled sunlight but it will be added on tomorrow.  See you then :)

Choreography 365: Day 35 & 36 - Peace, Love and Understanding 1 & 2

OK so my first fail day yesterday due to heat and distraction, but I made up for it with two today!

I have decided to embark on a mini week-long project to Peace, Love and Understanding by A Perfect Circle.  I am working six days this week but will have time during the day on site to choreograph.  I am hoping that the piece will progress and develop in both quantity and quality, as you would from spending a week on the same thing!  Also I may give myself a 'day-off' as it were and do something completely different in the middle of the week to change up the way I work, but we'll see.

 

Day '35' was filmed earlier today on site after choreographing both in my head and getting up by the desk and trying things out.  

Day 36 was filmed after a 2 hour ballet class so I am a little red and tired in this one.  I put together the additional movement material in this one both on the bus to class and shortly before filming.  

I'll have another look at it again tomorrow and see where I go from there :)

Choreography 365: Day 34 - On Site

 It was my second day on site today at Bristol Zoo's Wild Place, which opens on 22nd July.

I found a couple of out-of-the-way places in my lunch break.  I have a feeling that you will be seeing a lot of the site over the next two weeks.

There's still a lot of construction going on on site, hence the hi-vis and steel toe capped boots.

Some of the movement material today is a development of material used in day 23 and probably others as well.

I expect that a lot of the movement I generate and work on over the next two weeks will be a further development of this as I will be very busy with work and in a similar space.  

Although saying that the site is quite varied and my throw up some surprises. Watch this space!

Choreography 365: Day 33 - New Pointe Shoes

I had a long first day at work in the heat today so couldn't get to class tonight, but I did get round to sewing the ribbons on my new pointe shoes.

They are Sonata by Bloch in case you were wondering!

As I did a video with an old pair, I thought it only fitting that the new pair should get one too; so here is their first wearing.

A rather quickly thrown together video to High Heels by Ludovico Einaudi.  

And now I'm off to bed, see you tomorrow :)

Choreography 365: Day 32 - In The Studio

A very dance related day today.  Luna, Taz and I had a chat with Paulette at Ujima Radio about our 365 projects.  You can listen to it here.  (The last 15 minutes of the 12pm-1pm segment and the first 15 minutes of the 1pm-2pm segment)

This evening I went to a ballet class and also got my new pointe shoes, just need to sew the ribbons on and they'll be ready for class tomorrow :)

After class I found an empty studio.

A very balletic improvisation today inspired by work in class.

Dave, Genie and I had fun with choosing the music for the video today as I just improvised in silence.  We made a game out of it by adding different tracks to the video clips to see what would work.

The track we chose is Superheros by Daft Punk.  Although there were some other ones which worked quite well and this process has given me some music ideas for the future.  Thanks guys :)

Choreography 365: Day 31 - At The Zoo

I had to put my plan to go to the graveyard on hold today as I had an unexpected interview at the zoo.  So how could I pass up filming in the zoo, as I had a free afternoon to see all the animals :) 

I found a quite place in the underwater seal viewing area to film with no one around but unfortunately the seals didn't want to make an appearance either; I think they were being fed!

Me, Taz and Luna are going on the radio to talk about Our 365 Adventures tomorrow. So listen out for us on Ujima Radio Bristol at 12.45 A great way to mark the beginning of my second month :)