
[Music] 50 petals and idea and imitation you
50 petals and idea and imitation you
50 petals and idea and imitation you like to share with you today we’re both
like to share with you today we’re both
like to share with you today we’re both choreographers and dancers we’ll be
choreographers and dancers we’ll be
choreographers and dancers we’ll be sharing this idea with you through
sharing this idea with you through
sharing this idea with you through movement back in January I know myself
movement back in January I know myself
movement back in January I know myself began to collaborate and create a duet
began to collaborate and create a duet
began to collaborate and create a duet together we decided we wanted to reflect
together we decided we wanted to reflect
together we decided we wanted to reflect on some of our own questions and
on some of our own questions and
on some of our own questions and difficulties that we were having with
difficulties that we were having with
difficulties that we were having with our own environment London any to
our own environment London any to
our own environment London any to encourage our audience to think about
encourage our audience to think about
encourage our audience to think about their awareness of city environments and
their awareness of city environments and
their awareness of city environments and to remember the nature is still very
to remember the nature is still very
to remember the nature is still very vital for our needs as well we’re
vital for our needs as well we’re
vital for our needs as well we’re hopeful now let’s review it in the
hopeful now let’s review it in the
hopeful now let’s review it in the future as a society we can continue to
future as a society we can continue to
future as a society we can continue to embrace the ever-expanding ways to
embrace the ever-expanding ways to
embrace the ever-expanding ways to express ourselves whether that be
express ourselves whether that be
express ourselves whether that be digitally physically or spiritually but
digitally physically or spiritually but
digitally physically or spiritually but our prioritized form of expression is
our prioritized form of expression is
our prioritized form of expression is movement so share our flexion with me
movement so share our flexion with me
movement so share our flexion with me today through dance
today through dance
today through dance dances are often asked how they came up
dances are often asked how they came up
dances are often asked how they came up with the movements they create so before
with the movements they create so before
with the movements they create so before we perform we’d like to share with you
we perform we’d like to share with you
we perform we’d like to share with you some of our creative process
some of our creative process
some of our creative process I wish translated our ideas into
I wish translated our ideas into
I wish translated our ideas into movement to begin we thought about on
movement to begin we thought about on
movement to begin we thought about on the physical States its architectural
the physical States its architectural
the physical States its architectural layout we look deeper into the transport
layout we look deeper into the transport
layout we look deeper into the transport network there’s many grids and lines and
network there’s many grids and lines and
network there’s many grids and lines and considered how you convert the space
considered how you convert the space
considered how you convert the space onto stage we also thought about our
onto stage we also thought about our
onto stage we also thought about our relationship to this space how do people
relationship to this space how do people
relationship to this space how do people interact within the city how people
interact within the city how people
interact within the city how people would follow the correct errors in the
would follow the correct errors in the
would follow the correct errors in the underground masses of people just
underground masses of people just
underground masses of people just relying on that information to
relying on that information to
relying on that information to successfully navigate their way through
successfully navigate their way through
successfully navigate their way through the city at times we’ll take the second
the city at times we’ll take the second
the city at times we’ll take the second ritually by moving through the spacing
ritually by moving through the spacing
ritually by moving through the spacing stage in rigid lines and directions well
stage in rigid lines and directions well
stage in rigid lines and directions well in other moment you completely blur
in other moment you completely blur
in other moment you completely blur those lines on purpose
those lines on purpose
those lines on purpose perhaps if we left the trace on stage or
perhaps if we left the trace on stage or
perhaps if we left the trace on stage or willing to use the space a very
willing to use the space a very
willing to use the space a very disfigured version of the London
disfigured version of the London
disfigured version of the London – that might appear whilst the silence
– that might appear whilst the silence
– that might appear whilst the silence is something we can trust understandably
is something we can trust understandably
is something we can trust understandably the tubes and escalators are packed full
the tubes and escalators are packed full
the tubes and escalators are packed full of all kinds of advertisements
of all kinds of advertisements
of all kinds of advertisements suggesting how it should be living our
suggesting how it should be living our
suggesting how it should be living our lives from how we dress – off phone to
lives from how we dress – off phone to
lives from how we dress – off phone to buy next or what kind of diet plan
buy next or what kind of diet plan
buy next or what kind of diet plan you’ll need this kind of topic of
you’ll need this kind of topic of
you’ll need this kind of topic of consumerism or something we felt we
consumerism or something we felt we
consumerism or something we felt we could no ignore as it brings a massive
could no ignore as it brings a massive
could no ignore as it brings a massive pressure on people Brendan but it’s also
pressure on people Brendan but it’s also
pressure on people Brendan but it’s also something that mcclendon tick it’s kind
something that mcclendon tick it’s kind
something that mcclendon tick it’s kind of like a cycle almost unavoidable our
of like a cycle almost unavoidable our
of like a cycle almost unavoidable our translation of this idea is reflected in
translation of this idea is reflected in
translation of this idea is reflected in our movement through various forms of
our movement through various forms of
our movement through various forms of manipulation tricking one another with
manipulation tricking one another with
manipulation tricking one another with attractive gesture to the other might
attractive gesture to the other might
attractive gesture to the other might follow or physically readjusting the
follow or physically readjusting the
follow or physically readjusting the other body to a specific position these
other body to a specific position these
other body to a specific position these learners lead to suffocation or some
learners lead to suffocation or some
learners lead to suffocation or some form of physical struggle to express our
form of physical struggle to express our
form of physical struggle to express our reflection that consumerism can be
reflection that consumerism can be
reflection that consumerism can be impossible to keep up with and could
impossible to keep up with and could
impossible to keep up with and could eventually dramas one of the most
eventually dramas one of the most
eventually dramas one of the most significant developments of this century
significant developments of this century
significant developments of this century is the smartphone one incredible tool
is the smartphone one incredible tool
is the smartphone one incredible tool every day our access and ability to
every day our access and ability to
every day our access and ability to communicate worldwide becomes easier and
communicate worldwide becomes easier and
communicate worldwide becomes easier and easier through this device I can be in
easier through this device I can be in
easier through this device I can be in Brixton when hunter invites me to meet
Brixton when hunter invites me to meet
Brixton when hunter invites me to meet her in a coffee shop near Kings Cross by
her in a coffee shop near Kings Cross by
her in a coffee shop near Kings Cross by sending me a live location in a matter
sending me a live location in a matter
sending me a live location in a matter of seconds my phone is calculated how to
of seconds my phone is calculated how to
of seconds my phone is calculated how to get to her
get to her
get to her and how long am I taking furthermore it
and how long am I taking furthermore it
and how long am I taking furthermore it can tell me where the nearest station is
can tell me where the nearest station is
can tell me where the nearest station is and how serene the next bus will choose
and how serene the next bus will choose
and how serene the next bus will choose might arrive so I begin this journey I
might arrive so I begin this journey I
might arrive so I begin this journey I hold my head down my chest closed I’m
hold my head down my chest closed I’m
hold my head down my chest closed I’m sure many of you recognize this as a
sure many of you recognize this as a
sure many of you recognize this as a common posture in this day and age so
common posture in this day and age so
common posture in this day and age so although I accessibility to communicate
although I accessibility to communicate
although I accessibility to communicate has become almost instant what kind of
has become almost instant what kind of
has become almost instant what kind of effect is is having on our relationships
effect is is having on our relationships
effect is is having on our relationships to each other and
to each other and
to each other and how about said to me in my her school
how about said to me in my her school
how about said to me in my her school it’s like people have their heads in the
it’s like people have their heads in the
it’s like people have their heads in the sand how much you literally took this
sand how much you literally took this
sand how much you literally took this posture but I’m so to speak what are we
posture but I’m so to speak what are we
posture but I’m so to speak what are we missing out on by not looking at the
missing out on by not looking at the
missing out on by not looking at the subject the beauty of nature and what
subject the beauty of nature and what
subject the beauty of nature and what about the small population of animals
about the small population of animals
about the small population of animals their density we seem to be having less
their density we seem to be having less
their density we seem to be having less moments where we actually remember that
moments where we actually remember that
moments where we actually remember that we’re a part of the natural world as
we’re a part of the natural world as
we’re a part of the natural world as well we don’t need to live our lives
well we don’t need to live our lives
well we don’t need to live our lives through a virtual reality these devices
through a virtual reality these devices
through a virtual reality these devices are a tool and should remain just a tool
are a tool and should remain just a tool
are a tool and should remain just a tool not something we’ve become totally
not something we’ve become totally
not something we’ve become totally dependent on finally we thought about
dependent on finally we thought about
dependent on finally we thought about the rhythm of the city the routines the
the rhythm of the city the routines the
the rhythm of the city the routines the repetitions the rush the expectations we
repetitions the rush the expectations we
repetitions the rush the expectations we set for ourselves and for others around
set for ourselves and for others around
set for ourselves and for others around us we wanted to find a balance between
us we wanted to find a balance between
us we wanted to find a balance between the peace of the city and the flow of
the peace of the city and the flow of
the peace of the city and the flow of nature for us this balance was achieved
nature for us this balance was achieved
nature for us this balance was achieved by recognizing human breath a natural
by recognizing human breath a natural
by recognizing human breath a natural rhythm something we can’t ignore
rhythm something we can’t ignore
rhythm something we can’t ignore something always present in us but often
something always present in us but often
something always present in us but often we explore the flow of breath by
we explore the flow of breath by
we explore the flow of breath by channeling it through spirals and
channeling it through spirals and
channeling it through spirals and momentum as well as sharing each other’s
momentum as well as sharing each other’s
momentum as well as sharing each other’s waves and connecting our rhythm through
waves and connecting our rhythm through
waves and connecting our rhythm through the breath this was also reflected in
the breath this was also reflected in
the breath this was also reflected in our musical choice it’s a beautiful
our musical choice it’s a beautiful
our musical choice it’s a beautiful piece by Johanna Hansen this track
piece by Johanna Hansen this track
piece by Johanna Hansen this track creates like an ambient quality and
creates like an ambient quality and
creates like an ambient quality and atmospheric stages though at times we
atmospheric stages though at times we
atmospheric stages though at times we have sometimes
have sometimes
have sometimes newsmen and our tanks disrupted them the
newsmen and our tanks disrupted them the
newsmen and our tanks disrupted them the truck created a blanket works and if
truck created a blanket works and if
truck created a blanket works and if like the vibrations within nature and
like the vibrations within nature and
like the vibrations within nature and like the Russell intensity when creating
like the Russell intensity when creating
like the Russell intensity when creating city patterns we’ve got many themes and
city patterns we’ve got many themes and
city patterns we’ve got many themes and many ideas today we very opportune
many ideas today we very opportune
many ideas today we very opportune reoccurring themes and the most
reoccurring themes and the most
reoccurring themes and the most significant ideas but I really hope with
significant ideas but I really hope with
significant ideas but I really hope with this message with this piece is to
this message with this piece is to
this message with this piece is to encourage people to be six petals
encourage people to be six petals
encourage people to be six petals embrace your city your environment get
embrace your city your environment get
embrace your city your environment get to know her drives and nests yes develop
to know her drives and nests yes develop
to know her drives and nests yes develop our creative voices as the next
our creative voices as the next
our creative voices as the next generation remaining conscious of our
generation remaining conscious of our
generation remaining conscious of our choice to embrace these tools
choice to embrace these tools
choice to embrace these tools what remaining true to sharing
what remaining true to sharing
what remaining true to sharing connection in nature’s flow you’re
connection in nature’s flow you’re
connection in nature’s flow you’re finding that balance we are creative
finding that balance we are creative
finding that balance we are creative expression flourish
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