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The Rodin Project paintings and drawings

Saturday, October 20th, 2012

20th October 2012

Paintings and drawings made during and after spending 4 weeks drawing during rehearsals of choreographer Russell Maliphant‘s stunning dance The Rodin Project, to be performed at Sadlers Wells 29th – 31st October.

Dynamic Sublime Hip Hop rehearsal. The Rodin Project. 2012. Oil and acrylic on canvas

Darkness Visible. The Rodin Project rehearsal. Carys Staton. 2012. Oil and ink on fabriano paper

Darkness Visible. The Rodin Project rehearsal. Dickson Mbi. 2012. Oil and ink on fabriano paper

Darkness Visible. The Rodin Project rehearsal. Jenny White. 2012. Oil and ink on fabriano paper

Force Fields 2. 2012. Oil and acrylic on fabriano paper

This work was exhibited during September at no format gallery as part of my recent large solo exhibition. Some of the work will be on show in my studio in November when I will be part of SFSA Open Studio weekend.

17th and 18th November, 11.00 – 6.00pm

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Lewisham College Dance Students at the Gallery

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

20th September 2012

Lewisham College 1st year Btec dance students are in no format gallery with me and their dance teacher Robert Nicholson rehearsing for their performance tomorrow afternoon. They have devised a dance taking inspiration from my paintings, drawings, sculpture and etchings.

Just watched a run it’s looking good, the performance is open to the public, tomorrow, Friday 21st September at 2.30pm and of course you get to see my work too.

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Travel details to no format gallery.

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Marilyn Monroe in Dance Performance

Thursday, September 20th, 2012

20th September 2012

My sculpture, Marilyn, is now in Bath ICIA theatre ready for the performance, Words Worth, tonight. The sculpture is of Yolande Yorke-Edgell in the dance Marilyn, inspired by a letter written by Marilyn Monroe to her psychiatrist after being committed to a clinic in New York after suffering mental exhaustion.

I drove to Bath on Tuesday with Marilyn lying in the back of the car.

Marilyn Monroe sculpture in theatre Marilyn on stage

Marilyn Monroe sculpture and Yolande Yorke-Edgell in theatre Yolande Yorke-Edgell on stage with the shadow cast from the sculpture

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Lewisham College Btec Dance Students

Saturday, September 15th, 2012

14th September 2012

I invited 18 1st year students from Btec Dance at Lewisham College to come to no format gallery where I have my exhibition, they began to create a dance inspired by my work. The performance will be open to the public at 2.30pm on Friday 21st September.

lewisham college dance Students at the Gallery

Lewisham College dance students create a dance inspired by my work

Lewisham College will perform at the no format gallery 2.30pm on Friday 21st, all welcome.

My show will be open on Friday 21st 2.00 – 5.00pm, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd 11.00 – 6.00pm

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Yorke Dance Project. Rehearsal

Sunday, September 2nd, 2012

31st August 2012

Day at Moving East Studios drawing Yorke Dance Project rehearsing Words Worth. Artistic Director, Yolande Yorke-Edgell will be dancing in no format gallery at the opening night of my exhibition on Thursday 13th September, Yolande will dance in the space with the life size wire sculpture I have made of her performing a solo inspired by a letter written by Marilyn Monroe to her psychiatrist after being committed to a clinic after suffering mental exhaustion.

Yorke Dance Project open in Bath ICIA on Thursday 20th, my sculpture will be leaving my exhibition on 18th September to go on tour with the company.

Yorke Dance Project. Wordsworth

Yolande Yorke-Edgell rehearsing Noted

Yorke Dance Project. Wordsworth

Yorke Dance Project. Wordsworth Anton Du Beke’s Easy to Love

Yorke Dance Project. Alessi. Wordsworth

Maurizio Montis and Valentino Porcu rehearse Sardinian choreographer Alessio Barbarossa’s speedy and beautiful duet

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Marc Brew Company. Fusional Fragments

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

28th August 2012

Wonderful day with choreographer Marc Brew and his company Marc Brew Company at Greenwich Dance, drawing during the rehearsal of Fusional Fragments. Fusional Fragments will be performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of Unlimited Festival, on Friday with drummer Dame Evelyn Glennie playing live on stage. Lots of small pencil drawings and 1 large one on brown wrapping paper.

Marc Brew Company, Fusional Fragments

While I’ve been preparing for my exhibition I haven’t been able to spend time with the dance companies drawing and have been missing the live drawing, missing the dancers, missing the speed, energy and collaboration.

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The Olympic and Paralympic Games

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

14th August 2012

The Olympics is over and the Paralympic Games will soon begin. My kids and I had a lot of fun during The Olympics, living in Greenwich and my studio in Woolwich we felt like we were in the hub of it all.

We watched the races on the Big Screen in Blackheath, had a neighbors Olympic BBQ in our garden and because my daughter was dancing in the Closing Ceremony she was given 2 tickets to the dress rehearsal of the Opening Ceremony, so we had a great evening in the Olympic park. Here’s some quick snaps, taken along the way. I am continuing to prepare for my exhibition opening 13 September.

The approach to the Olympic Park is covered in wild flowers, including cornflowers and marigolds.

Our shadows in the Olympic Park Anish Kapoor, Orbit Anish Kapoor’s Orbit. My daughter and I waiting to enter the arena to watch the dress rehearsal

Bell

Opening Ceremony drummers My favourite performers were the drummers of all ages – fantastic!

Opening Ceremony Steeplejack

Opening Ceremony

Olympic Park goodbye Singing goodbye to us as we left the Olympic Park!

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Yorke Dance Project with Anton Du Beke

Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

3rd July 2012

A wonderful day at Dance Attic Studios, drawing Yorke Dance Project‘s guest choreographer, Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke rehearsing ballroom with the dancers for the forthcoming show, Words Worth which will be touring in September.

Yorke Dance Project rehearse with Anton Du Beke Rehearsing with Anton Du Beke

Yorke Dance Project rehearse with Anton Du Beke

Artistic Director and choreographer of Yorke Dance Project, Yolande Yorke-Edgell, will be dancing a solo on the opening night of my exhibition, inspired by a letter from Marilyn Monroe to her psychiatrist. I am working on a full size wire sculpture of Yolande dancing Marilyn. The sculpture will be on show on the opening night of my exhibition and then on stage with Yolande during the tour of Words Worth with Yorke Dance Project.

Solo exhibition Sally McKay: Multisensory experience and artistic images of the moving human figure

no format gallery Thursday 13th September – Sunday 23rd September. The exhibition is in conjunction with the academic and freelance writer Dr Stephen Baycroft.

Opening night preview Thursday 13th September 5pm – 9pm with dance performance by Yorke Dance Project

Opening times: Fri 14th, Sat 15th and Sun 16th September. Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd Sept and from 17th – 21st Sept by appointment (07803 609977)

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Yolande Yorke-Edgell rehearses

Sunday, June 10th, 2012

8th June 2012

Yorke Dance Project are rehearsing for their new 2012 tour, Words Worth. Each dance in the programme is inspired by words, in the form of songs, letters or text from books.

Artistic Director and Choreographer of the company, Yolande Yorke-Edgell will perform a solo inspired by a letter written by Marilyn Monroe in 1961 to her psychiatrist following her being committed to a psychiatric clinic in new York (by another psychiatrist). The letter is very moving and this is conveyed in the choreography. I joined Yolande at Dance Attic Studios to draw her while she rehearsed.

Yolande Yorke-Edgell. Copyright Sally McKay

Yolande Yorke-Edgell rehearsing

I am about to begin a life size wire sculpture of Yolande dancing Marilyn. I will show the sculpture on the first night of my show in September after which it will go on tour with the company to be on stage with Yolande Yorke-Edgell while she performs the dance.

In several weeks I am looking forward to returning to draw Yorke Dance Project’s special guest Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke choreographing a dance for the tour, so look out for my drawings of ballroom dancing.

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English National Ballet at Tate Britain

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Exhibition Picasso & Modern British Art opened at Tate Britain on 15th February. The exhibition explores Picasso’s connections with Britain, not only do you see work by Picasso but paintings by British artists for example Francis Bacon, Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland and David Hockney, demonstrating the influence Picasso’s work had on them.

English National Ballet took up residence at Tate Britain for a week. A raised stage was placed in the Duveen gallery, each day began with morning class on the stage followed by rehearsals and discussions, culminating in performances on Friday of 3 new commissions inspired by Picasso’s collaborations with the Ballets Russes.

I joined the dancers to draw them in class and rehearsal.

English National Ballet. class