Spotlight TV and thanks with Shallal & artists credits

 

We we were on Spotlight TV!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001kcq6

Congratulations and thank you to The Writers Block, Dean Evans, The Ladder, Redruth Library and all who created the morning.

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Thank you to Shallal to all the many artists who make it and those who help us on our way.

It is a great blessing to work with generous, kind, creative people and I am always reminded of it when faced with events with multiple layers.

From today  

Colin running around enabling:

Billy Wynter to make the puppet structures and heads

Justine Thorgood to dress and decorate the puppets, with input

Eddie, Toby, Caleb and Colin for papering it

Toby for painting the portrait heads and Colin for final touches

Tony Minnion for photographing, printing and creating the banners

from paintings by Sam While, Becky Smith, Tina Butler, Bobby Johnson, Eddie Callis

and designs by Bobby and Colin

Textile banner by Toby Bridge

Writers

Jo Lumber, Jilly Hemann, Kerry Tomlinson and Debbie Udy O'Nyons

Signing, Demelza for Lighthouse poem

Dancers

Star, Miles, Debs, Tina, Jilly, Kerry and Kerry, Mel, Toby, Becky,  Barbara ( welcome first performance with us) and ...it's late - i might have forgotten someone

Photos and film George and Bobby

Karen for sharing her art work and inspiring Mel ( a pair to work together in Back Lane West maybe)

Support Melanie Stokes

oh and our 'sailing' puppeteers Colin & Jo L

waiting backstage

We look forward to next Wednesday at Falmouth Library, Mr and Mrs Passmore will be there to Meet & Greet those attending Dean Evans talk 2.30pm

Friday at Kehelland Hall, performance 11.30am for Kehelland Centre

Passmore Edwards events with Shallal in!

 

Friday Passmore's Birthday!

Just a regular day at Shallal yesterday... 🤣 ....from Jo Lumber!

Mrs Passmore no head - material design/making by Justine with input from Shallal artists

Mr Passmore head only!

structure by Billy Wynter, decorating by Shallal artists and detail by Toby and a little extra by Colin

Getting ready for Friday 

Passing on Passmore - poster made by Bobby Johnson in response to- what would you do now? 

Shallal artists have created past and present banners and Tony Minnion is busy getting them printed for us!

also placards and posters ..

this one is by Becky

and in https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/quiet-anarchy-ridding-redruth-deprived-8257349

 

Knitted Together Festival, Passmore Pass it On and Thom watching Thom!

 Knitted Together are having a celebratory festival weekend at Back Lane West...

and excited for Friday 

Passmore Puppets nearing completion and already attracting attention, wonderful placards and banners being created and costume coming together.

Shallal Sketchbooks ready for another outing and we hope to see you out and about soon.

Double Trees School Arts Lab project and more happening.

Nice news shared by Liskeard group

 

"Our last session was inspired by our walks and what we see on them, then we watched a film Lois made a while ago called Living it Loving it, in which people danced in their favourite outdoor space, that Thomas danced in, so this is Thom watching Thom! "

Heads, 2 New team members, Knitted Together, & Access

 A lot going on!

Ten years ago whilst writing an Arts Council bid for Doorways ( we go it third attempt! many thanks to all involved in that ) Dot asked me about Shallal continuing and developing and the aim was for succession and Shallal to be independent of me. I was 50 then, I'm nearly 60 now, and I know if I stopped now Shallal would continue, which is a great joy!

Thank you to the whole moveable feast team of the ship Shallal for consolidating and developing Shallal through your gifts, enthusiasm and understanding.

So that was a musing as i realise we need another newsletter soon, as there is again so much going on.

I want to share Passmore Edwards heads! Mr & Mrs... Colin, Toby, Eddie and Caleb began papering this afternoon.

they have to be ready before 24 March! lots to do 
made by Billy Wynter, to be decorated by Shallal artists

                                                     Zoe and Bobby on our team!

Zoe Wilton
Shallal Founding member,
Consultant & Cross Art form adviser.

Bobby Johnson
Artist in Residence Shallal Dance Theatre

                                         see more info on https://shallal.org/meet-team

Huge thanks to Claire Mayle, as she starts a new job, and has left such a good legacy in Shallal Sketchbooks.

Knitted Together Festival on the 18th and 19th March at Back Lane West, Redruth

wonderful workshops and events to join and celebrate this project, more info coming soon.

Recent meetings with: Morwenna the new director of Falmouth Art Gallery, Jack from Feast and composer Matt Thomason were a pleasure and looking forward to a meeting at The Ladder next week.

Our event schedule is filling up and starts on the 24th but more about that soon 

This evening Sapphire, Dylan and George were at 

International Women’s Day Charity Cabaret

despite - The theatre is fully accessible and has an induction loop and state-of-the-art air filtration and extraction systems installed.

sadly there is a new 'raised' stage so Shallal Dance Theatre couldn't perform - access is also for  performers.

Dylan & Sapphire     photo by George

Georges 

introduction notes 

I’ll be creating an 

improvised soundscape 

for Sapphire 

and Dylan’s 

improvised dance 

2nd act, 2nd half.

The 3 of us know each other through the brilliant Shallal Community Dance Theatre which I’ve been a part of 

for over 10 years. 

Dylan is my son!

(Shallal were invited to participate, but:

1) this show runs at a 

frenetic pace 

2) our members are rich with additional needs 

3) the stage is not accessible 

for all…

So Shallal had to sadly decline)

I’m writing to give you 

some idea, some possible prompts regarding 

what we 3 are up to!

We will step out onto the stage with very little idea of what will happen next! 

We have ‘rehearsed‘ just once 

to form a very loose framework for our 4 minute window!

If the audience should know anything beyond our names 

and how we know each other through Shallal,  

it should be that:

We all are

going about to join together 

in something that’s purely improvised. 

As new to us as it will be to you!

Second section about Components of Dance Improvisation Sessions

 Second section about Sessions

Components

a useful reflective structure is ...

5 Part session - Marcia Leventhal https://www.marciableventhal.com/

Warm up

Release 

Theme

Centring

Closure

Check in if needed ( not too personnel anything personnel needs to be in quiet private and related to working in session or if not at another time ie. afterwards etc )

Greetings, learning names introductions if needed

Can be made part of the warm up

Warm Up 

usually

Upbeat music for encouraging general movement, waltz, rhythmic, folk dance,

Then stretch out

Introducing noticing each other, if you haven’t already

Working together eg.

Crossing the room 

Making shapes, saying hallo, character dance, humorous

Increase focus:

bring in a theme or work on/develop ideas you have observed in the group 

More 

Reflection observing

Theme or challenge

Something fun, to do your own thing

Bring back focus

Last ideas

Wind down 

Stretch out, remember/revisit themes, ideas, warm up

Comfortable place 

Relaxation lying sitting, encourage exhalation and deep breathing - don’t insist on closing eyes  or lying down, 

Gently observe group, some people can hit, grief, distress when resting, be ready to help, comfort support under head, bend knees..etc sit beside or get support discreetly if sad.

Quiet music/song/silence

Gently talk back into awareness of the room, sounds around them, wiggle fingers, toes, yawning stretching, roll over before sitting up if on floor, give a chair beside them to help get back up, rather then assisting

Into circle

3 bows breaths in and out with stretching up and down, 

Thanks, and quiet applause

End

Time for reassurance positive feedback if needed - be available for up to 15 mins then get out promptly.

News can be given beginning or end and in circle

A dream come true - Janet Holland's first solo exhibition

Congratualtions to Shallal Studios 

Lou, Phoebe and team (Julie, Kerry, Amy and all volunteers) and Meg at Grays Wharf who enabled the fabulous residency and exhibition at Grays Wharf, last day today.

Many years ago possibly 35!! I met/worked with Janet at 'Dance and Draw' she went on to regularly attend 'Annexe Arts' with Lisa Mortensen and Elly Fairs. Janet was a legendary inspiration to fine artists who met her, her enthusiasm and straight forward way of working were refreshing and compelling.

When the studios idea was developed she was one of the artists we hoped to find and reconnect with, to give the opportunity to develop her practice and exposure. Phoebe met her while working at Holifield Farm Project and so she encouraged Janet to come along and she then came regularly to Shallal Studio at Krowji.

Phoebe and Lou with others have created a fabulous wrap around immersive multi faceted project, which shows off Janets work and we can't wait for more!

Info below...

‘Rise and Fall’ is a new body of installation work, created by Shallal Studios in partnership with Grays Wharf gallery.

‘Rise and Fall’ is a new body of installation work, created by Shallal Studios in partnership with Grays Wharf Gallery. The audience will be invited to witness the installation build, which will involve artist Janet Holland using found objects and recycled materials to create a theatrical set in the space for performers and musicians to respond to.

The audience will be invited to witness Holland’s rhythmic painting process and observe the dramatically changing landscape around them, as it rises and collapses.

Image caption

Amy Lawrence in the recording studio

Cornwall based artist and musician Amy Lawrence has created a sound piece inspired by Holland’s working process. Featuring vibrations, the sound piece has been created for Janet, who is deaf, as well as for hearing audiences. During the exhibition, Shallal dancers will be invited to respond to Holland’s paintings and Lawrence’s sound piece during a live performance. The work will be documented by Cornish based film-maker Lou Brett who has been following Janet’s process leading up to the exhibition.

The work will be documented by Cornish based film-maker Lou Brett.

Image caption

Janet Holland painting in the studio

The exhibition will showcase Holland’s unique ability to create large scale immersive work and leave potential for Holland to discover new ways of working. Holland’s process is incredibly focused and fast, as she confidently uses whole tubs of paint, creating layers that she scrubs and constantly reworks, so that the compositions rapidly change through colour and mark making. This time-based project will celebrate Holland’s performative working style. The audience will be invited to witness the process of live painting and allowed access to a unique moment of the artist’s creation and its transient position within the space.

Image caption

Janet Holland painting in Shallal Studios

Rise and Fall key dates:

30th Jan - 5th Feb, 1pm - 3pm: 

Janet will be taking over the gallery space as a studio. You are welcome to pop in and say hello.

6th Feb & 8th Feb, 11am - 4pm: 

Shallal will be installing the paintings, the sound piece and the film. You are welcome to drop in and check out what's happening. 

 

Image caption

Janet Holland painting in Shallal Studios

9th - 12th Feb, 11am - 4pm: 

Exhibition open to the public. 

9th - 12th Feb:

The 17mins vibrational sound piece will be performed twice a day at: 12pm & 3pm and on request. 

9th February, 2-4pm: 

A Shallal dance workshop is happening in the space so it will be busy and noisy. You are welcome to come and check out what’s happening. 

11th Feb, 2-4pm: 

Exhibition event, drinks, snacks and performance.