Bodyparts | Dance and video, Marieke Helmus
MARIEKE HELMUS (NL)
31.10 – 10.11 / 11:00 / WASP
Acest workshop se concentreaza pe crearea unei simbioze autentice intre dans si film. In alte cuvinte: vom face un dans care nu exista fara utilizarea filmului.
Dansul va fi inspirat de diferiti artisti, ca opera kinetica (mobilele) lui Calder si tablourile si sculpturile lui Picasso, adica artisti avangardisti. In primele zile vom explora dansul prin izolarea partilor corpului. In ce fel poti sa-ti concentrezi dansul dintr-o singura parte a corpului, in acelasi timp ramanând credincios restului corpului tau ? Cu lumini si tehnici de filmare vom fi capabili sa izolam partile corpului si mai bine si sa cream o mica piesa de arta in spatiu.
Urmatorul pas va fi sa cream un nou corp din parti ale corpului apartinand diferitilor oameni, din nou invatand din compozitia operelor de arta si tablourilor abstracte avangardiste. In acest moment filmul devine important, pentru ca, prin moduri diferite de filma si monta, incercam sa cream noi corpuri, nu cu tehnici dificile de animatie, ci preluand libertatea picturilor si sculpturilor abstracte si prin folosirea ritmului si sunetului. Astfel vom crea noi corpuri vii din parti ale corpului apartinand diferitilor oameni, dar, de asemenea : dintr-un grup de maini un nou corp utopic va sterge. Sau ce sa gandim despre maini si picioare ‘inotand’ sincron intr-un studio negru, in care corpurile zvacnesc brusc din intunecime ? In aceste dansuri in grup vom incerca sa cream o tensiune perfecta intre elemente diferite, ca mobilele lui Calder sau o pictura perfect echilibrata. Putem, de asemenea, să experimentam cu diferite culori, spre exemplu a lucra intr-un studio complet alb cu o usoara concentrare a filmului si a incerca sa gasim emotia si culorile unui anumit tablou in culori pastelate.
Va fi un experiment adevarat; nu stim care va fi rezultatul final. Vom lucra cu un spirit de explorare si descoperire. La fel ca artistul avangardist, nu vom reprezenta ceea ce se vede cu ochiul liber, ci vom dansa si filma emotii, impresii, relatii si contraste.
Mai multe informatii pentru exemple: http://calder.org
Tema in avans : faceti o poza cu opera de arta avangardista preferata
Marieke Helmus (1980, Olanda) a realizat o varietate de filme de dans si diferite clipuri pentru a fi proiectate in performance-uri de dans. Pentru Cape Town Soup, a lucrat cu dansatori traditionali africani si i-a incurajat sa experimenteze cu dansul modern. In Rotterdam Tranen (Rotterdam Tears) a examinat relatia pe care o au tinerii dansatori cu locurile comfortabile sau incomfortabile din Portul Rotterdam. Pentru performance-ul docu-dans Sneak Preview, a investigat libertatea de miscare a femeilor arabe acoperite cu val. Filmul si dansul se contopesc intr-un performance multidisciplinar. Ultimul film al ei se numeste Dansen in Stilte (Silent Moves), în care urmărește cinci dansatori surzi și conferă o nouă perspectivă asupra sunetului și liniștii. In ultimul timp a cercetat dansul Butoh si in acest contet a filmat la Mud Flats pentru a reinvia o legenda veche de mare cu dansatori butoh.
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Înscrierile se fac pe baza de CV și scrisoare de intenție la adresa: workshops@exploredancefestival.ro
Termen limită pentru înscrieri:
– 5 octombrie 2013 (pentru artiștii români)
– 15 octombrie 2013 (pentru artiștii străini)
MARIEKE HELMUS (NL)
31.10 – 10.11 / 11:00 / WASP
Workshop by film director Marieke Helmus
This workshop is focused on creating a true symbiosis of dance and film. In other words: we are going to make a dance that does not exist without the use of film.
The dance will be inspired by different artists, like the kinetic work (mobiles) of Calder and the paintings and sculptures of Picasso, in other words avant-garde artists. In the first days we will explore dance by isolating body parts. In what way can you concentrate your dance from out of one body part, while still being honest to the rest of your body? With lighting and film techniques we will be able to isolate the body parts even more and create a really small piece of art in space.
The next step will be to create a new body from out of different people’s body parts again learning from composition in abstract avant-garde paintings and art work. This is when film really will be important, because by different ways of filming and montage we try to create new bodies, not with difficult animation techniques, but by taking the freedom of abstract paintings and sculptures and by the use of rhythm and sound. So we will create new living bodies out of different body parts of different people, but also: out of a group of hands a new utopic body will erase. Or what to think of synchronic ‘swimming’ arms and legs in black studio, in which bodies suddenly pop up out of the black? In these group dances we will try to create a perfect tension between the different elements, like Calder’s mobiles or a perfectly balanced painting. We can also experiment with different colours, for example work in full white studio with soft film focus and try to find the feel and colours of a certain painting in pastel colours.
It will be a true experiment; we do not know what will be the end result. With a spirit of exploration and discovery we will work. Just like the avant-garde artist we will not depict what meets the eye, but we will dance and film emotions, and impressions, relations and contrasts.
More info for example: http://calder.org
Assignment ahead: take a picture of your favourite avant garde art work
Marieke Helmus (1980, Holland) has made a variety of dance films and also made different videos to be projected in dance performances. For Cape Town Soup she worked with African traditional dancers and encouraged them to experiment with modern dance. In Rotterdamse Tranen (Rotterdam Tears) she examined the relationship young dancers have with comforting and discomforting spots in the Port of Rotterdam. For the docu-dance performance Sneak Preview she investigated the freedom of movement of veiled Arab women. Film and dance merge together in a multidiscipline performance. Her latest film is called Dansen in Stilte (Silent Moves), in this film she follows 5 deaf dancers and gives a new perspective on sound and silence. Lately she has been researching Butoh dance, and among that she has been filming at the Mud Flats to revive an old sea-legend with butoh dancers.
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To apply: send your CV and a cover letter to the following address: workshops@exploredancefestival.ro
Deadline for applications:
– October 5 (for Romanian artists)
– October 15 (for European artists)
