So much on as always and bubbling along!
Great that the Studio beach venue Seaweed workshops had fine and even warm weather, lots of good feedback about them. A bat walk was cancelled tonight but there are more to come.
Shallal Dance Theatre (SDT) and Shallal 2 (S2) are settling into our new homes this term.
SDT, love being back in Newlyn, in the heart of a community, which although 'gentrifying' fast is still home!
S2 were reallocated to the theatre floor space for our session at Gyllyngdune Gardens this week. There are so many wonderful spaces to work in: the gardens, a large light clean cafe/social space cleared with light windows and a theatre/ social dance space. Ben from Falmouth food coop https://falmouthfood.coop/ was locking up and very helpful and Hennie is Director of Cultural services as well as our chairperson.https://www.falmouthartgallery.com/Gallery/AboutUs
Thinking about what we do next:
St Peters venue...
1 November our first SDT sharing performance open improv event, yet to be named tbc
26 A Call to Home 2pm fundraiser for St Peters and Shallal
14 October Thursday live stream of 'Foraging Nectar' as show ends 16 October
and possible 28 Jan live stream Embodied Space from Newlyn Gallery to Tretyakov Gallery, funding not acquired but in discussion to do it anyway.
Kerry & Debs from last time, photo Steve Tanner
Live streams, filming, some new wonderful photos in from Steve Tanner made me look at:
'A live performance, whether captured in still photography, video or on-line, has many lives, circulating to those not present at the actual event, each person forming new and different memories from the original, wherever they may be. Artists each have their own position as to how they wish their work to circulate, indeed, some have refused photography altogether....................... Today, rehearsals are attended by journalists and Instagrammers, recorded by a director of photography, live broadcaster, photo journalist, or fashion photographer. These radical performances, once attended only by small groups, now beam from Vimeo into the palm of one’s hand from across the globe.
With portable compact cameras and tiny cameras installed in desktop monitors, laptops and mobile phones, came a new method of creating abbreviated notes in the studio, making video an integral part of the rehearsal process. .......... the approach to documentation is as distinctive as the work of the artists themselves.'
from Flash Art https://flash---art.com/2020/05/performa-time-share-an-exploration-of-live-performances-in-relation-to-video-sharing-platforms/
Thinking about COP26 Shout LOUDER film and conversations yesterday about
"now we are political as now it's about everybody"...
For many people in Shallal ...
"We know what it's like to be marginalised and excluded and we know how much we need community. We know that in community diverse voices bring better and more dynamic creative solutions under a generous ethos."
This week i attended the Rank 'Take Stock and Reset' Conference, and was grateful for some insights from
Foresights panel of experts discussing how communities and the sector might look in a post-pandemic world. The panel will explore ways to harness the renewed sense of community leadership, volunteering and the use of technology.
I struggle a little with 'leadership' but do believe in serving
and also grateful to be reminded of Ubuntu
a quick google search gives you
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