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P18_Transformation as Inspiration
The choreography of a dance performance in the public space.Dance and architecture meet in space. Architecture makes the space static, dance creates a dynamic space. Therefor the architecture around the dance is mostly just a static scenery on which the dancers react or where the scenery reacts on the dancers. Transformation as Inspiration starts from the dynamic architectural spaces, spaces in movement: building plots. Building plots are in their transformation a move between position A and position B, a dance in architecture, sometimes with big movements (cranes, bulldozer,...) sometime with detailed gestures (pincer, hammer,...) The dynamic of a building plot is the dancers’ inspiration.
The performances were made at site, 2 hours before the performance, by the use of improvisation.
2oo9, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Transformation as Inspiration @ PdBB o9
Transformation as Inspiration, the public space dance performances, was part of Parfum de Boem Boem. PdBB is tour along building plots, combining information and artistic performances. PdBB exposes the beauty of demolishing and building.
The improvisation-based dance performance was held in front of the building plot of Vopak, which is situated next to the park of Rotterdam.
The building plot showed a building stripped to its structural essence. This created the strong image of a wood of concrete trees with an interesting perspective and depth between the trees.
The audience was placed in the park, looking up to the building. The dancers were placed in different layers between the audience and the building, creating more depth and playing with perspective. Some dancers where asked to come in contact with the audience and end behind the audience. The building being stripped to its structural essence was the base for the dance movement. The dancers moved from out of their bones and junctions.
The dancers improvised with the materials around the plot and played with the sound these materials made and created a rhythm for the dance. The sounds of the materials created a working atmosphere, this in contrast of the sounds of nature coming from the park.
The performances where made at site, 2 hours before the performance.
Choreography David Dooghe, dancers Datah; Anuska Oosterhuis, Maartje Schuurmans, Annemarie De Vries, Else Marijn Kruijswijk, Sandra Ketterings
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Transformation as Inspiration @ MoMo o9
Transformation as Inspiration, the public space dance performances, was part of Motel Mozaique of 2oo9, the multidisciplinary art festival of Rotterdam.
The dance performance was held in front of the building plot of the Central Station of Rotterdam. The Delftse Poort, as a tall and light building and the Groothandelsgebouw, as a dense and heavy building were the inspiration for the dancers.
The dancers moved on the rhythm of the hammering, which sounded like the familiar Rotterdam sound of driving piles. The dancers ended by connecting and forming the identifiable form of the new station.
Choreography David Dooghe, Dancers Dattah: Jan Misker, David Dooghe.
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P18_Transformation as Inspiration
a dance in architecture