Archive for June, 2011

In Good Company

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

A powerful evening of five dance works created by the highly skilled and talented dancers from Hofesh Shechter Company on 18th June at The Place. Following drawings during rehearsals for Political Mother and paintings inspired by his choreography, Hofesh Shechter said of me “I am impressed with how Sally is able to capture not only the movements but also the atmosphere of my work”.

I hope the company dancers feel the same way. Below are a selection of my drawings of their dances.

15 Minutes of Infinity. 1       15 Minutes of Infinity 2.

15 Minutes of Infinity. Choreographer, Maeva Berthelot.    Performers, Maeva Berthelot, Fred Cave, Thomas Hauser 

Yesterday’s Bird

Yesterday’s Bird. Choreographer, Jason Jacobs.  Performers, Jason Jacobs and Andrew Maddick

 Noble Thinking

Noble Thinking. Choreographer, Sita Ostheimer. Performers, Hannah Shepherd, Vit Bartak 

No Face. 1

No Face. Choreographer and Performer, Chien-Ming Chang

Holding Dead. 6

Holding Dead. Choreographer Philip Hulford. Performers, Philip Hulford, James Finnemore

I’m looking forward to seeing Political Mother The Choreographer’s Cut at Sadler’s Wells (12 – 16 July), performed by Hofesh Shechter Company. New sketches coming soon, meanwhile see drawings of Political Mother created during rehearsals in Brighton last year.

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Rehearsing Crossroads

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Listening to Luca Silvestrini  Listening to Luca Silvestrini

crossroads 12 Crossroads 14c

Waves were created by passing cases and dancers overhead

crossroads 16

Children and adults practicing together  

Crossroads 2

Rehearsing on site at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Crossroads 3 Crossroads 20

The musicians, led by Andy Pink created evocative music

Crossroads final  The end  

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Marc Brew Company. Nocturne

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Choreographer Marc Brew invited me to draw the rehearsals forNocturne, a poetic and emotionally charged quartet staged around two mobile beds. Below are some of the many sketches I made, I am looking forward to using them as inspiration for etchings.

 Nocturne 2 Nocturne 3Nocturne 6

Nocturne 7 Nocturne rehearsal

Nocturne will be performed outdoors at The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival on Saturday 25th June at 2.45pm & 7.55pm and on Sunday 26th June 2.40pm (BSL) & 6.10pm in Monument Gardens, Old Royal Naval College.

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Crossroads

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Crossroads features a cast of 70 local people of all ages to be performed in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, during the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June.

The performance is inspired by experiences of travelling, migration and cultural identity. Protein choreographer Luca Silvestrini is the creative mastermind behind this moving and powerful dance. I have been drawing during some of the rehearsals.

Crossroads 2  Crossroads 4

Crossroads 6  Crossroads 8

Crossroads 9  Saturday 11 June 

More drawings of Crossroads rehearsals to follow.

Crossroads will be performed at Greenwich and Docklands International Festival in King Charles Courtyard, Old Royal Navel College Greenwich SE10, on Saturday 25th at 6.45pm and Sunday 26th June at 1.50pm and 3.35 pm.

To see more drawings of Luca Silvestrini’s choreography and his dance company Protein, see January 31st and March 20th.

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Norfolk

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

The half term holiday seemed to arrive too early, the kids had only just got back into the school rhythm after the extended Easter break.

The weeks holiday cut through the middle of the AS exams the eldest was taking and more time off from school seemed detrimental to his attempts at focussing on work. He discovered that if you create something gorgeous and delicious you are left to get on with it, so baking became a great alternative to revision. We ate lemon drizzle cake made for his sister’s birthday and on another day chocolate torte. And yes during the baking sessions I stopped nagging him to revise – the results were too fabulous to put a halt to.

When the kids went to see their father for a few days and I drove to Norfolk with a friend. Norfolk Courtyard bed & breakfast near Fakenham proved an excellent place to explore the North Norfolk coast from. The barns have been stylishly converted to individual suites, cleverly offering complete privacy and relaxation by including a fridge in each one containing everything you might want for your continental style breakfast. Luxurious adjoining bathrooms and tables in the courtyard to eat breakfast at in the early morning sun. Home made cherry cake and a bowl of fruit were waiting for us when we arrived, could you ask for anything more? (Ok there’s a flat screen tele and a table inside too incase it rains).

Norfolk Courtyard B&B

Norfolk Courtyard 

My favourite walk was on beautiful Holkham Beach, wind swept white-gold sand covered in tiny cockle and razor shells. We walked for several miles with pine woodland on one side and the sea on the other, horses were being exercised through the shallow waves creating magnificent spray. The beach is so vast that you could sing at the top of your voice and no one would hear you – perfect. Ahead we saw the masses of coloured beach huts of Wells-next-the-Sea, we returned through the pinewoods.

Our hosts suggested The Bell in Wiveton in the evening, I ate delicious haddock smoked locally in the Cley Smoke House.

Norfolk Beach

 The beach at Cley Next The Sea

 

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