Creative Workshop 5
Creative Workshop 5
Date: 25 March 2021
Workshop Part One
Workshop aims
Create a phrase based on the feeling of exhaustion and being drained from
the temporary relief experienced when living with OCD after completing an act
of compulsion.
Focus on utilizing the full body within this phrase. Combine moments of brushing
body parts and moments of holding head to relate to the Seed Base Phrase.
Teach phrase to dancers.
Research and Planning
From both interviews I carried out with participant one and two, it was explained
that the relief only lasts for a short
amount of time once a compulsion has been acted upon.
Language pulled out from participant two:
‘I
feel I have a relief for a short period of time’. (Participant 2, 2021)
From this quote I plan to create a release based, soft phrase to
emphasise a sense of exhaustion. Within this phrase I would like to involve
repetition and different facings to relate to the constant urge to do something.
I would like to also add elements of brushing and touching of the head to link
to the Mental Contamination Base Phrase and the Seed Base
Phrase.
Evidence and Reflection
The workshop began with a twenty - minute warm up combining release exercises
to prepare our bodies for the exhaustion phrase that I was teaching. I then
taught the exhaustion phrase ensuring I explained the concept behind the
phrase.
Workshop Part Two
Workshop Aims:
Set creative task for one of the dancers on pulled out language from zoom
interview with participant one.
Research and Planning
After teaching the exhaustion phrase, I would like to set a creative
task for one of my dancers that relates to the number four because within a
zoom interview, participant one explained that her rituals are carried out in
fours and sixteens. For example, switching a light four times.
‘I
work in fours and sixteens there like my two numbers.’ (Participant 1, 2021)
Creative task
Assign a task to one of my dancers whilst the other dancers recap
previous phrases. This task will be to demonstrate accents, movements and
change of directions on the 4th count. For example, three steps then
turn.
Evidence and Reflection
Dancer, Anya Robinson, was selected to work on this creative task. The
phrase was very detailed and interesting because she added her own ideas whilst
using movement from the other phrases. This phrase will probably not be
developed as I really liked how it was.
Video One – Anya’s 4s Solo
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