Looking back on the week...

 A Call to Home St Austell

Comments from our book...

"I thought it was a different show, like I'd never seen before. I thought the acting was great and everyone was enjoying themselves" Mark ( who used to live with Trevor!:) at St Mawes

"I liked a lot. I liked that everyone was interacting and taking part. It was very moving and inspirational". Natasha

"I liked the animals!" Rob

"I liked the animals too! I liked the music." Kerry

we had a 'small is beautiful' audience

due to competing 'beach and barbecue' a Friday night 'heatwave ' before rain all weekend!

 

However we raised over £100 for our new project.

We had a wonderful range of audience, Elizabeth and Demelza had people to sign for, the access was needed, family, friends, those who knew us, those who don't,  supporters from the church venue, Charlotte who wrote our NPO application and four people who want a group like Shallal in St Austell, so all good! 'Quality not quantity' and you only need 'to move' one person to make it worthwhile and apparently we moved a few! 

So onward to dear Trevor's Tribute

Pleased to have Leigh Jacobs with us for an internship next month so his curational skills can help set up the space.

Also a big well done to Phoebe and Lou and all in the Underworld Project, it was really enjoyable to see the range of responses to their Bat and Seaweed themes...

"Toby demonstrated his invention this afternoon at the Underworld exhibition sharing. It's inspired by bat sound, echos and waves".  Lou 

photo soon hopefully

Pam reading her poem. 

Kresen Kernow was a lovely venue for it.

 

This blog becomes less representative of much of Shallal and more of a slice, as what we do and deliver expands.

I'm loving going into Double Trees School and need to write it up our project on the website, it was our first session on Monday!

However covid still haunts and lurks, as two from that session now have it..it was a busy morning.

Loving our R&D 'Sound and Voice' with Holifield Day Centre.

Looking forward to Back Lane West planning for October residency, already have one artist keen to have space and time for own R&D, need to get Coats back in! could be a whole project of its own, keen to R&D installations ...devise Christmas Songs, develop Podcasts and more!

Meeting supporting Passmore Edwards projects with Dean and Hennie.

Oh and bumped into Josh at Old Redruth Library so looking forward to building on chats and contact Phoebe has had with him. 

We are currently searching for storage for Shallal 'stuff' props, mats, art work, costumes and all sorts and so that also means Shallal grows up and leaves home more, as much is stored in my home and its getting clogged up, as we grow and need to care for it all.

more to remember ....and film

and Zoe's birthday Dance Delivery

such wonderful feedback of how surprised and pleased she was!

Midsummer Dance - advertising

from our good friends Lois and Sam an exciting evening of dance not to be missed...

Midsummer Dance

What happens when you bring exciting, independent dance artists together to collaborate and make new work?
Choreography that pulses with the energy of Midsummer.

We are delighted to share that Midsummer Dance is making a return to Sterts on Sat June 25th, 7.30pm. 

Midsummer Dance is an evening of dance, spoken word and creativity. A collection of solo and group performances, curated by Dance Centred and set on the unique moorland stage of Sterts Theatre. Midsummer has its ancient traditions firmly rooted on Bodmin Moor and each dance artist brings their own contemporary interpretation Including:

Pléyades… Pleiades by Gocha Mendible   - inspired by the indigenous Latin America culture of summer solstice, a transitional time from sun to drought to rain and the effects on the individual and collective. 

Cresendo by Lois Taylor in collaboration with the dancers – a response to the buzz from earth to sky of midsummer.

Song of the Golden Dragon by Sapphire Sumpter - a moment of breaking free from our old selves, shedding the winter skin we have outgrown, to burst out into the unknown.

 

Curious Creature: Lois Taylor in collaboration with the dancers – Bold, colourful, sassy like the peak of summer.

Co-Director Lois Taylor says “ after a long 2 years we are thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with other artists and share our work with a live audience. ”

Sterts is a fabulous 400 seat Amphitheatre nestled on the side of Bodmin moor and protected by a large canopy for all weather. We invite you to feast with us, by bringing your Midsummer picnic, or purchasing refreshments on site to celebrate the Summer Solstice.

Book tickets now:

Midsummer Dance 25th June, 7.30pm, Sterts Theatre.

Sterts Theatre 01579 363282 https://tickets.sterts.co.uk/sales/genres/theatre/midsummer-dance---dance-center/ticket

Choreographer Profiles

Lois Taylor  - national and international touring performer,  artistic director and choreographer for Attik Dance, dance lecturer at Falmouth University and co-founder Dance Centred with Sam Lawrence. www.dancecentred.co.uk

Gocha Mendible –performer and teacher across Venezuela, now based in Cornwall and sharing her love of Dance, Yoga and Pilates through choreography performance and teaching. https://www.gochawellness.com/

Kane John Mills -  ****Theatre & Spoken Word Artist [Facilitator, Maker/Choreographer, Director, Performer, & Writer] based in Plymouth and collaborating with a range of artists and community partners to share and inspire. https://www.instagram.com/kane_john_mills/?hl=en

Sapphire Sumpter – after training at Rambert Trained, her dance artist work includes: Collaborative exploratory work with musicians and filmmakers and a commission to choreograph a full length work for AMICI Dance Theatre company under the mentorship of Wolfgang Stange.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKO0RPolfWo

Shallal Dance – We are delighted that Shallal dancers will open the evening with their own response to midsummer https://shallal.org/shallal-dance-theatre

Performers: Huck New, Suryan Hall, Sam Lawrence, Kane John Mills, Sally Robins, Lois Taylor, Gocha Mendible and Sapphire Sumpter