Friday 5 September

Friday 5 of September


Today, the gathered material of the past weeks should start taking a final form – Some are focusing on going through details, others are still working with the chorographical form and movement language.
The groups are working in different places, and for each entered room the atmosphere is a new one. It is clearly not the day to interfere too much in the working process... But even so, the two workshop leaders is preparing their tour to go visit each one of them – giving advices, critics, ideas, commentary and compliments.

It is now that the past week’s intense work is either coming together ore rising questions about how it can come together before tomorrow. Many mixed emotions are flourishing; Tension, concentration, frustrations… But still, the dynamic in the groups is floating nicely.

It is now becoming more and more clear how the counts and structure is used – both dancers and choreographers are familiar with the music and the steps. Movements are embodied and practised – the time is used in a constructive way. Working with dynamics, with filling in and taking out.
Some parts needs more – some less – but the overall view is there.
In one group there is a lightness and calm that makes it very nice to watch – no stress no panic – no desperate counts – and a very good communication between the dancers and the choreographer. They do work a lot with cues in the music.
An other group is getting more into the complexity of the music – there is still a way to go - but the pressure also becomes the drive.

For Kim Brandstrup and Kim Helweg, leading the workshop, their task today is to go from group to group and give final remarks by focusing on the specifics.

One group is using a piece of music witch includes many different sounds and sound effects. The dancing itself is performed with great strength and bounded flow; the movements are tied and performed very slow.
There are a lot of changes in the music, an interesting piece, which makes it even more of a challenge to make the dancing equally interesting and keep up the curiosity.

The dancers are operating in different speed. One is transforming slowly, the other very quickly.
A Commentary from Kim Helweg is that the accent of the music should be followed more precisely. In the short note, the fall should be longer, not so quick, the music should be delaying the fall…
Also the beginning is a bit confusing. There is too much happening in to short time. It needs more awareness of how the music is used in relation to the movements.

Kim Brandstrup on the other hand, is more focused on how they use the dynamic of the movements to “hit” the music. The movements are a bit to hard, they should work with more lightness; play with the music so that the body becomes more of a free flow – a bit more trust as Kim puts it.
Other wise very nice – dynamically it works.

The group is very attentive of the remarks – taking them in, breathing deeply and obviously thinking: “how….” They go through it again, taking notice of the commentary, and when leaving, the group has transformed the constructive critic into action. It has given them more freedom and flow in the choreography.
They now know what to do for next couple of hours…

We leave for “Dansens hus” – a bit of a journey actually… traffic in cph, is apparently not flowing… So more than 30 min. later we are there…

The day passes by “disturbing” the dancers and choreographers, starting by putting more pressure on them, leaving them a bit on the defensive, but finally giving them some very nice input that makes it easier for them to continue the work and getting ready for tomorrow.