Jerwood Bank 2008 – Siobhan Davies Dance

We started with breath.

They were asked to write a thought about breath (it could be a singular word or a sentence) which could stem from any impetus…. anatomical, emotional, situational ect.They passed this thought on to another person and this new thought became the engine for an exploration (about 20min) all the while keeping a part of themselves alert to moments that spark their curiosity and which could lead to further exploration. They recorded these moments in their own notebooks.

They were then asked to add a new thought on breath to the one they received….it could be a continuation of the previous thought or taking it on a new tangent. This was then passed on to another person in the group and the process was repeated, hopefully continuing to challenge their way of thinking.

We repeated this process three times and then the page was passed back to the original person.

Everyone then went back to their notebooks and chose one of their new thoughts to explore further. They worked on their own, in pairs with one observing and in group improvisations. Slowly more clarity of the thought was experienced and demonstrated and as they continued everyone became more precise about the intention which drove the movement.

 Tags: 1. Week one/ Deborah Saxon/ Gill Clarke/ Henry Montes/ Sarah Warsop