Sleep/Wake (2008)
The Playground
Conceptually and aesthetically this piece explored territory that I have either researched or wish to investigate and express through. Using a mixture of projected imagery, technology, liquids, airborne particles and light, Sleep/Wake moved me on many different levels.
Scenes:
Bed Sheets
Three dancers lie on a bed each. Initially, they move independently and in isolation to the other dancers. Twisting around the sheet of the bed, and sliding in and around the bed, the dancers moved with closed eyes. They appear to move from intuition and through their unconscious mind.
Pillow Feathers
The dancers thrash and maul a pillow, causing the contents to burst into a swirling cyclone of feathers. I find this eye catching and aesthetically similar to some ideas I will convey.
Moving Wall
A wall that drops up and down, which gives an illusion of a shift in perspective as the dancer moves with the wall. I like how the architecture is alive, and how the environment interacts with and influences the dancers’ decision making.
Tap Scene
Basin overflows, spreading water mixed with black food colouring over the floor. The tap is left on for the rest of the performance. The female dancers begin sliding around in the water.
The lighting reflects the water onto the surrounding walls, which gives a beautiful lushness to the stark scenery. The dancers begin interacting with the wall and throwing water around the place in a crazy organic manner.
2 comments:
Weird. This sounds like a totally different performance than the one I saw. Was there a man in a finely boned skirt outfit in this piece? That began under his nipple line? Did he speak? The water wasn't black and the dancing was highly choreographed. Was the Town Hall recontextualised, the floor-bound seats removed, and the audience to sit in the choir seats at the front of the hall? Did a dancer leap from the Mezzanine floor onto a double bed below, and did animal masked people in overalls act as stagehands/dancers at times? Fascinating. Must go dig a hole in the garden for a trampoline.
Yes all those things you mention happened in the performance I saw also. I have mainly reviewed things that are relevant to my research and desired aesthetic.
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