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← Older posts Newer posts →East Coast Towers: Tower L
November 7, 2010The security guard spends long shifts patrolling the grounds on his own. He knows the territory well, the plants and trees, the animals and their routines, the history of the site. He says the job gives him plenty time to think. He is gentle but an unexpected noise sees him shoot purposefully to check its source. This ability to alternate between alert and thoughtful suggests the energy of my dancing in the towers – the fall into interiority balanced by outward action, the stillness containing agitation.
The security guard is my touchstone for now. read more…
Posted in Blog | 2 CommentsTattered Outlaws: The East Coast Towers
October 25, 2010But the towers are still quirky and still make me think of transience and permanence. In the past, I’ve thought about the towers’ solidity in contrast the temporary nature of our human intervention in them. However, the fact that some of these towers have been lost to coastal erosion suggests that even that presumed architectural ‘permanence’ is temporary. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentModul Dance: The first gathering
October 8, 2010Modul Dance is another structure to navigate. Artists and dancehouse partners gathered for the first time at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon to get to know each other and begin planning how the opportunity will evolve. Reading the … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentDialogue on Imeall
September 24, 2010It was great to see Xiao Ke being interviewed on Imeall last night. The programme focused on Ireland’s cultural contribution to the Shanghai Expo and though I had returned by the time the Imeall team got to Shanghai, they interviewed Xiao Ke about our collaboration. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentStarting – resuming
September 24, 2010Stéphane’s visit to London has allowed me some precious time in the studio and a chance to open myself to the thoughts that movement stirs in me. It has also left me with precious material to look over in video … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentODA Residency – not this Olympics
September 3, 2010What I see as urban is a heterogeneous structure that allows for grassroots development and for alternative communities to coexist. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentOlympic Residency
August 26, 2010I’ve just had my final interview to try and become Artist in Residence for a year at the offices of the Olympic Delivery Authority in Canary Wharf and on the Olympic site on which the ODA is building. read more…
Posted in Blog | 1 CommentFort Camden Site Visit
August 5, 2010I was in Ireland recently on a site visit as part of the application process to create a public art commission for the magical, Fort Camden. Fort Camden is a former military fortification near Crosshaven at the mouth of Cork … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentXiao Ke at the World Expo
August 5, 2010I was surprised to find an article in China Daily about my friend and collaborator, Xiao Ke. read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentKings Cross Solos
July 14, 2010I’ve just finished a project with five second year BA students at London Contemporary Dance School. I’ve been encouraging/facilitating/mentoring them to think about context when they are developing their choreography. In particular, I’ve focused their attention on Kings Cross, where … read more…
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